Please contact the Diving Officer or chairman to find out the expedition leader for that dive. You can book your dive directly with them.
The following is a list of informal lectures that will/have been taking place. Please apply to the individual lecturers if you wish to attend one of them.
| Event | Date | Lecturers | Participants (priority order) | comms | Location |
| Underwater photography (and possibly some pool work) | 29th January 2026 | Paul Crane | Paul Crane Lean Hearn Vivek Masani Oscar Withers Imogen Howarth Karl Wilkinson Magda Snowden Paul Hitchen Vince Wratten Jemimia Whitwell |
whatapp group sorted | Forestreet lecture room and pool |
| O2 Admin and resuscitation refresher | March/April 2026 | Raj Mistry | Alan Beaumont Ali Sutor Paul Crane Imogen Howarth Ian Brown Karl Wilkinson |
need a whatapp group | Forestreet lecture room |
| Electronic tools to help plan dives (tidal software etc) | 12th February 2026 | Joe Crofts Alan Beaumont |
Ali Sutor Oscar Withers Jim Spurling Karl Wilkinson Steve Barnes Craig Finbow Ian Brown Ali Sutor |
need a whatapp group | Forestreet lecture room |
| How to organise dive trips | 15th January 2026 | Joe Crofts Alan Beaumont |
Ali Sutor Paul Crane Jim Spurling Karl Wilkinson Ian Brown Shaun Leaberry |
need a whatapp group | Forestreet lecture room |
| Chart work and how to use charts to find dive sites, plan dives etc | 13th December 2025 | Dave Lock | Ali Sutor Vivek Masani Oscar Withers Jim Spurling Ian Brown Craig Finbow |
whatapp group sorted | TBC |
| How to use the club chartplotter to find dive sites etc. First lecture. | 6/11/2025 | Joe Crofts/Rick Westwood | Ali Sutor, Scott Harris, Vivek Masani, Conor Reed |
whatapp group sorted | Forestreet lecture room |
| How to use the club chartplotter to find dive sites etc. Second lecture. | 20/11/2025 | Joe Crofts Alan Beaumont |
Ian Brown, Steve Barnes, Jim Spurling Jim Spurling |
whatapp group sorted | Forestreet lecture room |
| How to use the club’s VHF radios | 09/10/2025 | Paul Crane Alan Beaumont |
Ali Sutor Scott Harris Jim Spurling Ian Brown Tom Spurling Craig Finbow Nikos Christodoulou |
whatapp group sorted | Forestreet lecture room |
| Boat handling course using the club boats to practice steering, anchoring, using the electronics etc | 19th October 2025 | Ian Brown Rick Westwood Steve Barnes |
Paul Crane Lena Hearn Paul Hitchen Tom Spurling William Darby Ian Brown Oscar Withers Vince Wratten |
whatapp group sorted | Orwell or Deben |
| Club boats familiarisation (dry session so you can see where everything is stored (flares, anchor, etc)) | 2nd November 2025 | Rick Westwood? Ian Brown |
William Darby Ian Brown |
Club boat hut | |
| Rescue skills refresher training in the pool. Session 1. | 13th November 2025 | Ian Cross | Alan Beaumont Glenn King Shaun Leaberry Tom/Jon Nicholson Oscar Withers |
whatapp group sorted | Forestreet pool |
| Rescue skills refresher training in the pool.Session 2. | 27th November 2025 | Ian Cross | Ali Sutor Dave B Tom Spurling Jim Spurling Ian Brown Paul Crane |
whatapp group sorted | Forestreet pool |
| Rescue skills refresher training at Stoney Cove | Self help following pool refresher with instructors | Alan Beaumont Ali Sutor Glenn King Dave Barber Shaun Leaberry Melanie Smuk Oscar Withers Tom Spurling Jim Spurling Ian Brown Tom Nicholson Paul C |
need a whatapp group | Stoney Cove | |
| Boat handling review/safety session | Apr-26 | Ian Brown Joe Crofts Alan Beaumont |
Coxswains and boat handlers | need a whatapp group | Forestreet lecture room |
| Technical Diving | 19th February 2026 | Mel Smuk Ian Cross |
Karl Wilkinson Jemima Whitwell Paul Hicthen Nikoc Christodoulou Oscar Withers Dave Lock Vivel Masani Jim Spurling Shaun Leaberry Dave Barber Joe Crofts David Hopps |
whatapp group sorted but need to populate with members | Forestreet lecture room |
| Boat handling course | TBD – but probably March 2026 | Dave Grimson? | Vince Wratten Nikos Christodoulou Luke Wilkinson Matthew Willingham Oscar Withers Vivek Masani Dave Barber Tom Spurling Magda Snowdon Karl Wilkinson Thomas Holdaway Riley Spurling Millie Barber Oscar Sutor |
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