Costs of courses
Coventry Sub Aqua Club charges the following fees to teach members BSAC courses:
| Course | Cost of training pack | Surcharges |
| BSAC Discovery Diver | £40 plus postage | Instructor surcharge (£40) Course kit hire cost (£75) |
| BSAC Ocean Diver | £45 plus postage | Instructor surcharge (£60) Course kit hire cost (£75) |
| BSAC Sports Diver | £40 plus postage | |
| BSAC Dive Leader | £40 plus postage | |
| BSAC Advanced Diver | £40 plus postage |
The club will provide physical copies of BSAC’s course literature while stocks last. Once these are exhausted, trainees should pay for BSAC’s digital courses.
Why is there a surcharge for instructors?
Our club adds a surcharge to all courses to go toward our instructor expense scheme. While our instructors are volunteers, our club supports our instructors by permitting them to claim back reasonable expenses for costs incurred in the course of instructing their trainees.
The kit hire charge for the Ocean Diver course ensures that students have access to fully serviced and maintained kit during the duration of the course.
Costs of membership
If you are joining our club, you will need to become a member and pay subscription fees. We have different classes of membership to reflect the different needs and circumstances of our members. You can find out more about this here.
You will also need to become a member of the British Sub Aqua Club. You can find out about subscription options and the benefits of BSAC membership here.
Other costs
Like most other sports, hobbies and pastimes, there are costs to pay to go diving whether you are learning to dive or you have been diving for years. For example:
- if you would like to have your own diving equipment, you will have to pay for it; some divers get their gear from retailers whereas others prefer it second-hand
- all divers need to pay for transport (e.g. flights), fuel, food and accommodation when they go on trips
- some inland sites charge an entry fee and / or expect you to become a member; boat skippers will charge you for their services too
Common questions
How much do you pay your instructors?
Our instructors are all volunteers. Though some clubs (including ours) have expense schemes to allow instructors to claim reasonable expenses for their time, they are not paid a wage of any kind to instruct you.
With so many costs, how does anyone afford to go diving?
Diving is a more expensive sport than others, but being part of a diving club, especially one as large and varied as ours, means that there are ways of cutting costs:
- BSAC membership provides substantial third-party insurance coverage: read more about this here
- BSAC membership also provides discounts on diving holidays and equipment
- As noted above, our instructors are volunteers, so you won’t be paying any wages.
- We have an equipment store with items of diving gear that we can cheaply hire to our members, including new learners. Speak to our Equipment Officer about gear that you can hire.
- Many of our members will give others lifts to dive sites. This helps with moving both kit and divers!
- You can purchase a lot of diving gear second-hand, whether from fellow club members or from online vendors. This will help when it comes to exploring equipment and settling on preferences ahead of purchasing brand new items.
- Many of our members are happy to lend equipment to trustworthy divers to help with their progression.