Sussex Diving Club is a membership club affiliated to BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club). Our branch, number is 1016 and was formed in 1979, we currently have 30 members.
The Club is run by our members, some of whom volunteer to take on roles in our Executive Committee, currently our Committee consists of the following:- Chairperson, Diving Officer / Training Officer, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Equipment Officer, Secretary, Club Welfare Officer.
We have a mixture of members of various diving grades, providing a good blend of diving skills, from Trainees, Sports Divers through to the more advanced grades of Dive Leader and Advanced Diver. If you are already a qualified diver find out more.
Many of our more experienced divers are also qualified instructors. A number of our members have attended the external courses run by BSAC in such topics as Boat Handling, First Aid for Divers, Oxygen Administration, Marine VHF Radio, Marine Conservation etc.
During the summer months we have regular dives arranged for both weekday evenings and at weekends. All our dives are run and managed by our own volunteers. We have excellent local knowledge of the Brighton wrecks and reefs and keep the dive calendar varied and open to all for opportunities to enjoy our coast. Take a look at our Wreck Dives page and our Reef Dives pages to find out more about the local sites off our coast.
The training programme normally commences in the autumn and continues through to spring. This means that by early summer most trainees have reached the Ocean or Sports diver grades and are able to progress to their open-water training.
What do you see down there? There is a plethora of marine life, which will give you plenty to smile about. A wide variety of UK wildlife lives on our local reef including conger eels, Bib, Wrasse, tiny Tom Pot Blennies and some substantial lobsters and a variety of crab species. We are seeing more cuttlefish, rays and skates. The wrecks are also home to nudibranch, Jewel Anemones and all manner of fish life.