Confined water sessions at Astley High School swiming pool must be booked in advance
Additional training sessions outside of course can be arranged at additional cost
Training to be completed within 6 months or course extension fee will apply
ALL course prices do not include travel, boat or dive site entry fees
Equipment hire is additional on courses above Master Rescue
Gas and boat/site fees not included in technical courses
Payment options available
- Register with DiveRAID
- Download Free online course and complete quizes
- Contact us to arrange schedule for confined training (swimming pool) and open water (Ellerton, Capernwray, Farne Islands)
- Final exam will be issued once course payment made
- Attend our facility at GSA for introduction and equipment brief
- Attend confined training sessions, normally held at Astley High School
- Attend Open Water days to demonstrate you have mastered the skills taught in confined sessions
| Start Diving |
| Squid Squad – £25 per session Pool time for 10 – 14year olds introducing them to the world of scuba diving. Specialist training builds basic skills and safe diving practices in a personalised training plan. Next steps available with Cadet & Junior qualifications. |
| Try Dive – £35 Experience the thrill of breathing underwater in this taster session. |
| Scuba Refresher – £40 Need to brush up on skills after a short break (3 months) from diving then this is for you. |
| Scuba Reboot – £195 Designed for certified divers who may have been away from diving for several months and wish to refresh their skills and knowledge before getting back in water. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 1 open water dive. |
| Scuba Diver – £330 Available from 15 years old, a taster of the full Open Water 20 course, this provides you with the knowledge and experience of scuba diving with a faster route to qualification enabling dives to a maximum of 12 metres with a certified professional. Possible to compete in one weekend, this is perfect prep for your next holiday. Minimum of 2 confined water dives and 2 open water dives. |
| Junior Open Water – £445 Available for Cadets (10-11 years) or Juniors (12-15 years), this qualification provides all the experience of scuba adapted to suit younger divers. Full qualification enables diving to a maximum of 15 metres with a certified adult dive buddy. Minimum of 4 confined water dives and 4 open water dives. |
| Open Water 20 – £445 Availabl from 15 years old, this certification introduces the theory enabling you to practice and master essential underwater skills in the pool before moving on to four dives in open water, allowing you to dive with a certified dive buddy to 20 metres. Combine with drysuit training for £550. Minimum of 4 confined water dives and 4 open water dives. |
| Explorer 30 – £445 This course is designed to expand your skills and understanding of the important core areas of diving whilst extending your depth to 30 metres. Also available for Juniors (12-15 years) to a maximum depth of 21 metres. Combine with drysuit training for £550. Minimum of 5 open water dives. |
| Master Rescue – £550 In order to be a good diver, you first need to be able to look after yourself and then be able to help other if needed. This course is a must for all experienced divers, and in particular those who wish to take responsibility for the safety of other divers and is a requirement for all professional level training. A valid first aid certificate is required for qualification and can be added where needed. Minimum age 15. Minimum of 2 confined water dives and 4 open water dives. |
| Divemaster – POA Divemaster is one of the most highly respected ratings in the dive community and the first Pro level within the RAID system. Divemaster is a prerequisite to becoming a Dive Instructor. As a Divemaster, you can plan, organize and lead dives for certified divers. A valid O2 Admin and First Aid certificate is required. Minimum age 18. |
| Instructor – POA Divers choose to become a Dive Instructor for a variety of reasons. For some, gaining their Instructor qualification is simply about being able to share their passion for diving with others. For many, it’s a ticket to dive around the world while being paid to do so. For others, it is about achieving a goal to reach the pinnacle of their chosen activity. An Instructor certification can open the door to an exciting new career, or simply enhance your enjoyment of diving. |
| Master Instructor – POA This rating is in recognition of high standing in the dive industry. It is for dive professionals who have a high level of experience, a high level of training, and a high level of completed certifications. |
| Keep Diving |
| Dry Suit – £225 This program covers all you need to know about dry suit diving and takes you through all the different aspects which are important for new and experienced divers. A must for North Sea diving. Minimum age 10. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 2 open water dives. |
| Deep 40 – £345 Sometimes the dive demands venturing to the far edge of the traditional recreational diving limits, and this is the option to get there with the knowledge and skills to get to deeper depths comfortably and with safety uppermost in your dive plan. Minimum age 15. Minimum of 4 open water dives. |
| Performance Diver – £295 Designed to make you a better diver in almost any situation. The skills that you will learn in this course have been designed by some of the most respected divers in the world. Not only will this course make you a safer diver, prepare you for our other courses, but it will provide a range of skills you will use on every dive. Minimum age 15. This course may be completed in pool, confined water or open water with a minimum of 2 dives. |
| Advanced Wreck – £345 Reels at the ready, lets tie some knots and explore . his specialty is designed to extend your knowledge and skills of diving to allow you to dive on wrecks safely including the penetration of wrecks. It develops the knowledge required to plan, prepare and analyse for your dive to reduce stress and confusion, allowing you to enhance your diving experience. Minimum age 15. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 4 open water dives. |
| Nitrox – £125 Do you want to extend your in-water dive time and gain a better understanding of decompression and use a gas that will allow you to do that? Minimum age 12. Optional 1 confined water dive and 2 optional open water dives. |
| Nitrox Plus – £295 Designed for recreational divers who wish to extend their underwater time and gain insights into technical diving. The plus is that this is a two cylinder course which provides the security of extra gas when your adventure takes you to the recreational limit of 40m. Minimum age 18. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 4 open water dives. |
| Oxygen Administration – £150 In this course, you will learn how to use oxygen, in a first aid situation, to help a casualty. You will discover that oxygen can actually be dangerous, and you will be shown precautions and procedures to ensure you and your casualty’s safety is maintained while handling and administering oxygen. Minimum age 10. |
| First Aid – £95 This qualification is for divers, diving support and diving instructors. It is not designed to be used as a non-diving workplace qualification, however the generic skills learned on the course can be used in non-diving situations. Minimum age 10. |
| Equipment – £150 Understanding scuba equipment function, being able to properly maintain your equipment and being able to set it up correctly is essential for comfortable diving. |
| Sidemount – POA The Sidemount Diver is a modern program designed to include all the current Sidemount procedures suitable for cave, technical and recreational dives. Minimum age 10. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 2 open water dives. |
| Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) – £300 The thrill of speeding through the water behind a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) is an experience that really gets your blood racing. Using a DPV provides divers both immense fun and the means to achieve goals that would be impossible without their use. Minimum age 12. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 3 open water dives. |
| Technical Diving |
| Deco 40 – £POA This program qualifies divers, with standard open circuit equipment, to dive to 40 metres and complete dives with mandatory decompression stop requirements for up to maximum of 10 minutes, whilst breathing Air or Nitrox. The Deco 40 program is aimed squarely at the recreational market and not at the technical market. The program is ideally completed using modified recreational equipment. Prerequisites: Be a minimum of 18 years old and a certified diver for at least 3 months. Certified as Explorer 30, Advanced 35 or equivalent, Nitrox and Deep 40 or equivalent. Must have logged at least 20 hours underwater or 40 dives using open circuit. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 4 open water dives. |
| Deco 50 – £POA Our Deco 50 program highlights a different approach to learning staged decompression diving, and has been written with the new technical diver in mind, so you benefit from a training program designed from scratch using the most up-to-date techniques and technology. Prerequisites: Be a minimum of 18 years old and a certified diver for at least 3 months. Nitrox, Deep 40 and Master Rescue Diver (or equivalent) and have experience in Navigation and Night/Restricted Visibility diving. Must have logged at least 5 hours between 27-40m. Current Rescue Breathing, CPR Training and Oxygen Provider certificates. Have logged 50 hours underwater or 75 dives using open circuit. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 8 open water dives. |
| Decompression Diver – POA |
| Entry point into technical diving, designed for divers looking to learn the skills required for managing decompression dives. This course allows for dives up to 40 meters using three cylinders, including your bottom gas with one decompression gas. Prerequisites: Deep, Nitrox, Sidemount or Twinset, 20 hours logged dives. Minimum of 1 confined water dive and 4 open water dives. |
| Extended Decompression Diver – POA |
| Safely train for deeper underwater exploration, allowing for dives up to a maximum depth of 50 meters covering the use of air, nitrox, trimix, and oxygen, with specific guidelines that ensure safety. Use of 2 decompression gases containing dedicated decompression gas up to and including 100% oxygen for optimized decompression obligations. Prerequisites: 50 hours logged or 75 dives (at least 25 dives deeper than 35m), RAID Master Rescue, Sidemount or Twinset Diver, RAID Decompression Diver. Current Rescue Breathing, CPR Training and Oxygen Provider certificates. |