That’s great! We’re all about going diving with good buddies, so we love having new members who can already dive, no matter which agency you trained with. That could be BSAC, PADI, SSI or one of the many other diving training agencies. If you learnt to dive on holiday abroad then joining Arden Divers is a great way to progress your diving further, get into diving in the UK, and find new buddies and friends to dive with.
Just want to go diving?
We’re a BSAC club, and the great news is that BSAC recognises diving qualifications from most other agencies. We’ll probably want to do a check dive with you to start with, then you can just carry on diving with us up to the limits of your existing qualification.
Not dived for a while?
No problem. We can organise a refresher course to get you back up to speed. If you haven’t dived in the UK before we can do some extra training for you too, such as a dry suit course, and get you used to the different conditions you’ll experience here.
Want to progress?
Fantastic! We’ve got plenty of experienced instructors on hand to help. Your existing qualifications will be recognised, so you can start working towards the next equivalent BSAC grade. If you have an Open Water or Advanced Open Water qualification from PADI you can go straight into training to be a BSAC Sports Diver. And if you’re a PADI Rescue Diver you can begin the BSAC Dive Leader course. Check out the BSAC qualifications equivalency chart.
Get in touch now
Why not get in touch now and arrange to come and meet us at one of our regular social meet-ups?