Training

 Confined training sessions held within the swimming pool at Astley High School must be booked in advance

Additional training sessions outside of course can be arranged at additional cost

ALL course prices do not include travel, boat or dive site entry fees

Equipment hire is additional on courses above Advanced 35

Gas and boat/site fees not included in technical courses

Payment options available

RAID Training Flowchart V2

  1. Register with DiveRAID
  2. Download Free online course and complete quizes
  3. Contact us to arrange schedule for confined training (swimming pool) and open water (Ellerton, Capernwray, Farne Islands)
  4. Final exam will be issued once course payment made *
  5. Attend our facility at GSA for introduction and equipment brief
  6. Attend confined training sessions, normally held at Astley High School
  7. Attend Open Water days to demonstrate you have mastered the skills taught in confined sessions

Start Diving
Try Dive£30
Experience the thrill of breathing underwater in this taster session.
Scuba Review – £40
Need to brush up on skills after a short break (3 months) from diving? This is for you.
Scuba Reboot£150
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.
Scuba Diver£250
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.
Junior Open Water£395
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.
Open Water 20£395
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.
Explorer 30£395
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.
Master Rescue£395
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.
Divemaster£700
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.
InstructorPOA
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 InstructorPOA
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£175
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.
Deep 40£295
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.
Performance Diver£250
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.
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.
Nitrox£100
Do you want to extend your in-water dive time? Do you want to gain a better understanding of decompression and use a gas that will allow you to do that?
Nitrox Plus£200
Designed for recreational divers who wish to extend their underwater time and gain insights into technical diving but without investing in tonnes of new kit.
Oxygen Administration£100
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.
First Aid£75
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.
Equipment£125
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£300
The Sidemount Diver is a modern program designed to include all the current Sidemount procedures suitable for cave, technical and recreational dives.
Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)£200
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.
Technical Diving
Deco 40£445
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.
Deco 50£445
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.
Decompression Diver£
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.
Extended Decompression Diver£
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.

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.