Dear members, this is a schedule of informal lectures for our members for the coming year. You may apply for them directly to alan.r.beaumont@outlook.com, and the spaces are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. No knowledge of the subject is assumed, except for the O2 admin which is open to Sport Diver and above. Otherwise all are welcome.
| Event | Date | Content |
| Underwater photography (and possibly some pool work) | 29th January 2026 | An introduction to underwater photography. Suggestions on camera equipment and some practice in the pool |
| O2 Admin and resuscitation refresher | March/April 2026 | For Sport Divers and above. An opportunity to practice your resuscitation skills and Oxygen administration skills (using club kit). |
| Electronic tools to help plan dives (tidal software etc) | TBC | How to use some of our software and online tools to help plan dives (e.g. tidal software, wave height, wind speed etc.) |
| How to organise dive trips | TBC | Guidance on how to organise a dive trip from initial outline plans, what to consider and how to wrap up a trip after all the fun diving. |
| Chart work and how to use charts to find dive sites, plan dives etc | TBC | What information is on a chart. How to work out your position, plot a course, find the tidal info etc. |
| How to use the club chart plotter to find dive sites etc. First lecture. | 6/11/2025 | Practical session on how to use the club chart plotters to enter dive sites co-ordinates, plan a course, find previously entered waypoints etc. |
| How to use the club chart plotter to find dive sites etc. Second lecture. | 20/11/2025 | Practical session on how to use the club chart plotters to enter dive sites co-ordinates, plan a course, find previously entered waypoints etc. |
| How to use the club’s VHF radios | 09/10/2025 | Practical session on using the clubs VHF radios. |
| Boat handling course using the club boats to practice steering, anchoring, using the electronics etc | 19/10/2025 | Practical session on how to tow, launch and recover our boats safely. Anchoring, slow speed manoeuvring, finding a wreck, using the depth sounder and chart plotter practice. |
| Club boats familiarisation (dry session so you can see where everything is stored (flares, anchor, etc)) | 2/11/2025 | Dry session at the boat hut to review where we store all our equipment on the boats, how to set up the electronics and initial survey of over-winter maintenance needs. |
| Rescue skills refresher training in the pool | 13+27/11/2025 | Rescue skills refresher in the pool |
| Rescue skills refresher training at Stoney Cove | TBC | Rescue skills refresher in open water |
| Boat handling review/safety session | April 2026 | Discussion on how to manage safely launching and beaching our boats when the sea conditions have deteriorated. |
