About
Based at GSA (Gosforth Sports Association), Newcastle.
We offer a wide range of training, trips and social events and are highly-qualified, well-equipped with use of a heated indoor pool, as well as several great local dive sites. Complementing this is an on-site compressor for gas fills and servicing for all your dive gear.
Equipment rental is also available.
We can take you from your first exciting look at the underwater world as you take your first ‘Try Dive‘, through qualifying as a ‘Real Diver’ with your Open Water 20 (Level 1) and Advanced 35 (Level 2) and Master Rescue (Level 3) courses, then guiding you to the professional levels of Divemaster (Level 4). In addition, we offer tech diving, rebreather and instructor training to the highest levels.
Register with DiveRAID using the above link, then login and download the course and quiz for free. Only pay for final exam when ready to schedule pool and open water sessions.
Guided boat and shore dives are available throughout the North East. We also offer diving holidays, recent destinations have included the Maldives, Scapa Flow, Egypt and South Africa.
Dive Team
Meet the people who make Pirates Dive Club what it is. We meet on a Thursday evening upstairs at GSA from 18:00.
Pete Black
Examiner
CCR Tech Instructor TrainerWith over 20 years of teaching experience, Pete, owner of Pirates Dive Club, specialises in CCR, Tech diving, and instructor development.
Robyn Black
Examiner
Instructor TrainerRobyn, co-owner of Pirates Dive Club, specialises in instructor development.
Lewis Brown
Instructor
CCR TechLewis specialises in CCR and Tech diving with a passion for exploring rusty metal.
Steve Mills
Instructor
Open WaterSteve also enjoys tinkering with his trains and cars.
Neil Graham
Instructor
Open WaterNeil is a patient and enthusiastic Instructor who loves helping young divers take their first confident steps underwater.
Stu Gibson
Instructor
Sidemount TechStu enjoys the freedom of diving sidemount, chasing bottom time, whether that be on wrecks or reefs.
Hannah Queen
Divemaster
Hannah is a confident and capable Divemaster and a budding Marine Biologist.
Paul Casson
Divemaster
Paul is a confident and capable Divemaster who enjoys supporting divers and exploring rusty metal.
Joe Spence
Divemaster
Cave DeepJoe can often be found squeezing through cave systems and exploring tight overhead environments.
Jared Watson
Divemaster
Jared is a confident and capable Divemaster who enjoys supporting divers and exploring.
Phil Wear
Rescue Diver
Phil has more holidays than Santa, and as such can often be found in sunnier climates.