Here are a few reasons to dive with Edinburgh University Sub Aqua Club:

Great Value: 
Diving is not the cheapest of all hobbies but with EUSAC you get the best value for money because:

  • Our instructors are volunteers
  • Our club provides kit and boat hire at minimal prices
  • BSAC memberships are discounted for students.
  • There is university support: free lockup, and subsidies for instructor training
  • 10% discounts at the local dive shop
  • We run cheap trips to local sites
Diversity: 
EUSAC is a very diverse club in terms of both its members and activities!

  • There is a good mix of students from different disciplines plus PhD students, members of staff and graduates!
  • We dive all year around.
  • We dive around all of Scotland: East Coast, West Coast, Skye, Sound of Mull, Scapa Flow, Cape Wrath, Summer Isles, you name it!
  • Dives include: Boat, shore, drift, night, scenic, wreck, walls, reefs, gullies.
  • Trips: From an evening dive at St. Abbs to a week at Skye or Scapa flow. 
  • Accommodation: From tents to liveaboards.
Great training opportunities: 
We honestly believe that the training we provide in EUSAC is second to none in quality and value!

  • With EUSAC you can be trained from scratch to top level! Ocean Diver to First Class!
  • The EUSAC training calendar is very busy, the result being that every year we have dozens of divers achieving new diving (and instructor) grades!
  • The club is very lucky to have high number of committed instructors ranging from Assistant instructors to Advanced and National Instructors, plus Instructor trainers!
  • A number of Skill Development Courses are organised each year: Boat Handling, Advanced Nitrox, Search and Recovery, Practical Rescue Management, etc.
  • Numerous instructor training events are organised with the South Scotland region.
Fun: 
EUSAC is very social club. Trips are full of banter: fancy dress, fireworks, pub crawls, BBQs, drinking games, and much more. The club has a vivid social life all year round with regularly planned events for all tastes.

Experience:
Diving in EUSAC is a hands on experience, and you can learn how to:

  • Boat handle, maintain boats and outboard engines,
  • Look after kit, arrange different kit setups,
  • Manage dive trips,
  • Sound the dive sites, do chart work and navigation.