There are a vast number of skills that you can choose from to for your stunt register application.  So why choose diving?

• Diving is actually good fun and the majority of the time, fairly relaxed in its approach.
• It’s the only skill where you will enter and be immersed in a completely new world.
• It’s reasonable in terms of cost in comparison to many other skills.
• It’s not a skill that will feel like an endurance project 
• There is no BSR exam at the end - it is more vocational.
• Being a dive professional provides other avenues of employment in an amazing world, should it ever be required.

Well that depends on what courses you may have already done, if any.  For the stunt register you now have two avenues available to you depending on which agency’s courses you wish to follow, which have been approved by the British Stunt Register:

Option 1: PADI

The course requirements are as follows:

• Open Water Diver (4 days)
• Advanced Open Water (2-3 days)
• Emergency First Response (this is a first aid certification.  If you hold an equivalent gained in the last 24 months you will not have to do this). (1 day)
• Rescue Diver (2 days)
• Then work up to 40 logged dives so that you can begin the Divemaster Course
• Divemaster (timeframe varies as the course is run as an internship.  It will depend on individual capability and amount of time that can be dedicated).

Option 2: SSI (Scuba Schools International)

• The course requirements are as follows:
• Open Water (4 days)
• Advanced Adventurer (2-3 days - this will allow you to conduct deep dives)
• React Right (this is a first aid certification.  If you hold an equivalent gained in the last 24 months you will not have to do this). (1 day).
• Diver Stress and Rescue (2 days)
• Then work up to 40 logged dives which must include 5 navigation dives, 5 night or limited visibility dives and 5 deep dives (exceeding 18m).
• Dive Guide - (5 days)

It is now a requirement that your first two courses are completed in the UK. 30% of your dives are also required to be under 12 degrees and in limited visibility.  All of your requirements get filled with us without having to take any extra steps.

SSI Course prices are as follows:

• Open water (£425)
• Advanced Open Water (£295)
• EFR/React Right: £150
• Rescue: £325
• EFR and rescue booked together: £425 

PADI Course Prices as follows:

• Open water (£460)
• Advanced Open Water (£335)
• EFR/React Right: £155
• Rescue: £350
• EFR and rescue booked together: £455 

All the above courses are fully inclusive of everything you will need to complete them (except a dive mask).  Be careful when viewing prices from other schools as they often do not include learning materials, air fills or site entrance to the dive site.

PADI Divemaster: £425 for the course.  You will also need to purchase the Divemaster crew pack which is approx. £300 (price varies slightly depending on PADI prices).  At the end of the course you will need pay an application fee to PADI to become a Divemaster (~£100) and will have to pay a similar annual renewal fee. 

Or

SSI Dive Guide & Divemaster: £600 for the course including materials.  You do not have to pay an annual renewal fee or pay to register your course with SSI unless you wish to work as a Dive Guide after your course.

You will have to get the diver medical signed by a doctor to say that it is safe for you to dive.

As Divemaster is a professional qualification you will also be expected to own some of your own dive equipment: mask, fins, gloves, hood and boots.  For just £175 you can hire for the duration of the Divemaster course a BCD, regulator and wetsuit.  For an extra £50 you can upgrade to a drysuit.  Cylinders and weights are included in your course price.

We do not create dive packages as we do not feel they are best for either party involved to be tied in to.  They are also often advertised as good prices but not are not as inclusive as you would think. We prefer to offer anyone who does all or the majority of their courses with us the ability to work up their dive numbers without having to pay site entrance or air fills by assisting us at the lake.  It also starts you on the right track to your divemaster qualification and saves you a lot of money.

Because we have and are based on our own lake, we are unique in that we can offer things that other dive centres cannot.  There are lots of benefits of learning with us including:

• More flexibility around courses and when we can hold them
• More in-water time if and when required (without extra charges).
• We spend time with you to make sure that you are competent, safe and happy even if it means spending extra time with you.  Our courses are not just attendance courses. 
• All our courses are based at Wraysbury Dive Centre so you do not need frequently travel to multiple locations at your cost. 
• Most other dive centres use our facility anyway, so why not cut out the middleman and avoid entrance fees.
• If you do all or the majority of your courses with us we will help you work up to your required dive numbers without having to pay by getting you to assist us at the lake.
• You will meet all stunt register requirements with us. 
• We will help you collect evidence for your diving skill in the form of video and photograpghs as well as just your certifications.
• We have exceptionally experienced instructors who are full time and not just teaching as a hobby.
• We go diving for fun too and will encourage you to come and see the wonders that the sea has to offer.
• We love diving and want to ensure that you do too.