Rother Valley Divers, BS-AC 1380.

A short resumé.

The Branch was formed in 1984 by a breakaway group from an established branch. Dissatisfied with training and the general attitude of some of the other members, it was decided to strike out on our own, under the supervision of experienced divers.

These reasons influencing our separation have remained a focus for the branch ever since.....To develop our own personal skills and to pass on knowledge and experience to people like yourself who wish to learn.

Our present active membership is about forty five, but over the last fifteen years we have introduced many more to our hobby of Scuba diving, the fastest growing sport in the world.

Rother Valley Divers is affiliated to the British Sub-Aqua Club, and is registered as branch No. 1380. We are an open branch and training is carried out to British Sub-Aqua Club standards by experienced divers and supervised by Nationally Qualified Instructors.

Safety is always treated as the most important issue. We have never had a serious incident in the Club and wish this state of affairs to continue.

Training is done at the pace of the individual trainee, Thursday evenings at the baths, (the 'wet' training), and at the Red Lion pub in Braithwell near Maltby, dealing with the branch and its organisation and basic equipment training. This is especially important, as you will soon be buying your own equipment.

Club Diver is, however, merely the beginning. From here, your training will progress to Sport Diver, and then can go on to Dive Leader and Advanced Diver within the branch framework and perhaps through Club, Open Water, Advanced and National Instructor qualifications. The end result is up to you.

Branch meetings are held fortnightly at the Red Lion, the meeting continues socially after business has been concluded.

Facilities that RVD has for members' use include use of club breathing and scuba gear for use in the pool or open water, training aids, a trailer for equipment transport and a large trailer-mounted rigid inflatable boat with outboard engines which is used for more adventurous diving off our coast.