GSAC
- new membersGSAC
- new members
We
take on a new trainee class in October of each year and train them up to CMAS D2
level (also called diver two star or "club diver"). We had a very high level of
interest this year, so much so that our trainee class for the 09/10 season is
now full. This means that for the next few months we will only be able to take
on additional members who already have diving qualifications at the club diver level
or above (or the equivalent in a different dive training scheme). We don't have
the capacity to take on any more beginners at this time, it wouldn't be fair to
those we already have.
If you are interested in the club or have questions of any sort about us or our activities, please contact us at information@galwaysubaquaclub.com. All training and diving with the club is free, though you will need to pay a yearly membership fee and provide all of your personal dive gear including regulator, BCD and bottle(s). The club provides all the heavy stuff - boats, trailers, compressors etc - and use of these is always free to members. We never charge for individual dives, air fills, boat trips, transport or anything like that.
The club is active all year round - the pictures on this page were all taken by club members on recent dives around the west of Ireland. We also run specialist courses for our qualified divers through the year on topics such as Nitrox diving, diver rescue and boat handling.
The beginner class starts in the swimming pool and moves through a structured training programme that gradually builds your ability and confidence until you're ready to move on to scuba equipment and the sea. GSAC is affiliated to CFT and CMAS, one of the largest diving organisations in the world, which means that the diving qualifications you receive will be recognised at dive centres worldwide.
If you have diving experience, in CFT, CMAS, PADI or any other system - then of course that's good and we'll be able to use the CFT equivalency tables to transfer you in at an appropriate level. As well as regular diving, the club has an active training program for qualified divers and we regularly organise courses at all levels from club diver right through first aid, rescue diver, boat handling (cox'n), nitrox, all the way to internationally recognised instructor grades.
We dive every Sunday, all year round, plus every Wednesday evening from April to September. As a member you'll always be welcome on any dive - we have an automated system that sends notifications to your mobile in advance of each dive and you just reply "Y" if you want to attend. Simple as that. In the winter we dive Sunday and have a pool session on Wednesday so that you can keep your fitness up, help with the training of new members or just have fun.
Diving with GSAC is a co-operative effort - nobody gets paid, everybody pitches in. So aside from the diving, you'll very quickly find yourself in the centre of things, launching and recovering boats, filling your own bottles and generally involved in all aspects of the club. We also organise weekends away through the year and you're always welcome.
So if this sounds like something you'd be interested in, do drop us a line.
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