We are great believers that diving should be open to everyone whatever their ability or needs. To that end all our instructors are CRB checked and have experience in teaching children, in fact one of our instructors has extensive experience in the special needs sector and is currently studying for his Adaptive Sports Diver & Adaptive Techniques courses.
Our Moto is "Diving the way it should be…..FUN", we made the decision right at the start to put making diving fun ahead of everything else.
Too many of our competitors put their profits first and end up with a production line of students, this method of training produces vast numbers of divers in a short time, BUT have the students had the time to properly develop their skills and have they enjoyed the process because diving is about …. FUN.
We don't just want to produce confident divers we want to create divers that are passionate about the sport and want to continue diving and developing.
Dave first qualified as a diver in 2000 and dived intermittently till 2010 when he did his Divmaster course in Spain. He then discovered a passion for helping & teaching other divers and decided to become a PADI Open Water Instructor, qualifying with Wittering Divers in 2011. Since then he has worked his way through the ranks to the respected position of PADI IDC Staff Instructor.
As part of PADI's ongoing quality assurance process they randomly asses the performance of their instructors, as a result of one of these assessments Dave was recently awarded this certificate for "Outstanding Customer Service and Professionalism.
While the rest of us are teaching and diving ourselves silly, Sarah is in the office sorting all the paperwork and bookings that enable us to dive safely. You will also see her at dive sites undertaking our surface support role.
Tim North is a very accomplished diver who in 2010 decided to take his interest in diving to a professional level. He now holds the coveted qualification of Divemaster as well as DSD Leader , Rescue Diver and EFR First Aider.
He does however much prefer warmer waters and supports us mainly on our dive trips.
Claire has been training with us since January 2019 and is quite frankly a natural educator. Her calm considered approach quickly puts students at ease, while her attentiveness assures student safety at all times. Once she has completed her instructor training she will become an asset to any dive operation.
Address:-
51, Wellington Gardens,
Selsey,
West Sussex,
PO20 0RF.
Tel:-
Landline. 01243 202200
Mobile. 07534 911228
Email:-
info@sussexdiver.com
Our first consideration as always is your safety, in an effort to ensure this all our training will be undertaken in line with the industry best standards.
At Sussex Diving & Leisure we offer a full range of courses for Children and Adults alike, from total novice to professional level, including First Aid and Manual Handling training.
We specialise in Children's diving courses and have a monthly Diving club to engage young minds, we are also able to offer private courses for those who are insecure or just want some privacy.
Not sure if diving is for you? No problem we run informal taster sessions (Try Dives) most weekends at our private heated pool in Eartham, Nr Chichester and we will be happy to let you try diving without committing to a full course, If you do decide you like it and want to go further then, we will give you your money back when you purchase our premium option, if its not for you then all you have lost is the small fee and an hour of your time.
We offer staged payment terms on most of our courses, 1st payment when you register, 2nd payment just before your first pool session and the final payment when we go to the open water site.
At Sussex Diving & Leisure we offer a full range of PADI diving courses in West Sussex & Hampshire covering Selsey, Chichester, Bognor Regis, Petworth, Midhurst, Petersfield, Arundel, Littlehampton, Wittering, Bracklesham, Emsworth, Havant and Worthing area's.