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Our Gear

Scuba diving doesn't have to be costly.

All members of EUSAC have access to our kit supplies. The vast majority of our club do not have their own air tanks, buoyancy jackets or regulators and instead use club kit. All of our kit is well maintained and available for a small kit charge, which can be paid through the club Treasurer. 
We do, however, ask members to provide their own mask, fins, weight belt, and snorkel, as well as booties for pool sessions, as these are the least expensive and most personal items. EUSAC members get a 10% at Edinburgh Dive Centre, though there are many groups on Facebook where good deals on second hand kit can be found. Questions about kit can be directed towards our Kit Officer.
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Safety first 

Most kit failures are due to bad treatment or service. The club ensures that all club kit gets serviced regularly and frequently, according to manufacturers guidelines, by professionals. But it is responsibility of ALL kit users to look after it, treat it with respect and care, wash it after diving, and store it neatly and appropriately.

Our kit is our safety!
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Scuba Gear:
  • BC Jackets in a variety of sizes
  • Regulators: First stage, 2nd stage DV, Octopus DV, pressure gauge, BC and drysuit inflation hose. Most club regs are Apex DIN
  • Cylinders: Sizes of 10, 12 and 15 litres (water capacity). Rated to 232 bar operating pressure. All club cylinders (tanks) are steel (Faber).
  • Lead Weights: 4, 6, 8, and 10 lb.

The club also operates two petrol Bauer air compressors which allow us to fill tanks cheaply and quickly at home or at any dive site.
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Current kit hire rates

BCDs:                   £2.50 per day     
Regs:                    £3.50 per day
Tanks:                  £2.50 per tank
Air fills:               £3.50 per fill
Tanks <5L:           £2.50 per day (including air fill)
Depth Timers:     £2 per day*

Boats:    ​
  • Balvenie -  £5 per person per day
  • Jura -          £10 per person per day
​Twin Set fills:     £7.00 per fill if filled by Kit Officer
                              £3.50 per fill if filled by user
Prices are subject to change. Other kit items may be hired depending on availability and fit. Damage charges will be applied on a case by case basis. *Care must be taken to keep track of the dive timers, any loss will incur a charge of £80 to the hirer.
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Rules:​
  1. Lead is free to hire, but if a weight belt is lost, a fee of £60 has to be paid unless the weight belt jettison was done in an emergency.
  2. Loss of a hired dive timer incurs a fee of £80.
  3. Kit for training is free for the instructor (and assisting ADIs), but not for the trainees involved. This only applies to training following the official BSAC syllabus. ​
​Safety gear (all free to hire with club kit):
  • O2 kits including: O2 bottles (plus spare), O2 1st stage (with pressure gauge), O2 DV, Constant flow port, face mask
  • Hand held VHF radios
  • First Aid kits
  • Flares

Boats:
  • One 5.8m Humber Destroyer RIB (Jura) with 115hp outboard engine.​
  • One 5.0m Humber SeaPro (Balvenie) compatible with the 40hp outboard engine. ​
Boats are equipped with:
  • Anchor and sea anchor
  • Boat tools box, fire extinguisher, Alpha Flag
  • Ultrasonic sounder, with integrated GPS device
  • Removable fuel canisters
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  • Diving
    • Diving
    • Expeditions
    • Day Trips
  • Join us
  • Training
    • Training with EUSAC
    • BSAC Diver Grades
    • Already qualified?
    • Instructor Training
    • Skills development
  • Kit Hire
  • Committee
  • Socials
    • Social Media
  • Gallery
  • History
    • Newsletter Archive
  • Alumni
    • Scrapbook
  • FAQs
    • Covid-19
    • Other FAQs
  • Admin
    • Plan your own day trip