Do you want to? - Learn to scuba dive?
- Crossover from another dive organisation or club?
- Improve or extend your current diving skills?
- Just learn more about Darlington Dolphins?
Then please read on down this page to learn more.
Darlington Dolphins Scuba Club is your local BSAC registered club and welcomes new and experienced members from all organisiations and at all levels. We meet regularly at 9:00pm on Friday evenings at the Dolphin Centre in Darlington for training, where pool facilities are available to all our members. The club dives all year round at numerous inland and coastal sites throughout the UK and often organises diving expeditions abroad. See 'News and Events' for more details.
For more details about the club and how to get in touch, please see the 'Contact Us' page.
Not sure if SCUBA diving is for you?
Why not arrange a 'Try Dive' where you can experience the sensation of SCUBA diving in the safety of our indoor pool facilities, with a qualified diving instructor.
Have you trained with another organisation and want to know more about crossover?Other Agency Qualification | Similar to BSAC Qualification | All ‘Entry Level’ qualifications (which typically do not include rescue training) such as: CMAS One Star Diver NASDS Open Water Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver NAUI Scuba Diver and Advanced Scuba Diver PADI Open Water Diver PADI Advanced Open Water Diver / AOWD Plus Royal Navy Ships Diver SAA Open Water Diver SSI Open Water Diver and Advanced Open Water Diver
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Ocean Diver | All ‘Second Level’ qualifications (which must include rescue training) such as: CMAS Two Star Diver HSE Commercial Diver: HSE Scuba Diver / HSE Surface Supply Diver / HSE Surface Supply (Top Up) Diver / HSE Closed Bell Diver (formerly HSE Diver Part 4, 3, 1 and 2 respectively). NASDS Rescue Diver NAUI Scuba Rescue Diver PADI Rescue Diver SAA Club Diver SSAC Third Class Diver/ Sports Diver SSI Advanced Open Water Diver with ‘Stress and Rescue’ Speciality Army Compressed Air Diver
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Sports Diver | All ‘Third Level’ qualifications (which must include dive leadership training) such as: |
Dive Leader | Any higher level of qualification, such as: CMAS Three Star Diver SAA Dive Supervisor
Because of the variation allowed in training for the higher diving qualifications awarded by US diver training agencies, BSAC is unable to accept them as being of a similar standard to BSAC Advanced Diver. However Branch Diving Officer’s can judge additional experience and training on a case by case basis. |
Advanced Diver |
Do you want to progress your diving skills?
We can offer a range of skill development courses to suit most divers needs. See below examples for BSAC Diving and SDC's 
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