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The Sub Aqua Association is an overseeing body which ensures standards of safety, management and training across all member clubs. The SAA has a federal structure, its' member clubs maintaining considerable autonomy.
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| Cardiff Underwater |
Sub Aqua Association affiliated club number 120 is Cardiff Underwater, with which the Dolphins share some dives, facilities and activities. |
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Sub Aqua Association affiliated club number 349 is Llantrisant Sub-Aqua Club. Based at Llantrisant leisure centre they are the nearest neighbouring club to the west along the M4.
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| WASAC |
The Welsh Association of Sub Aqua Clubs. WASAC is recognised by the Sports Council as the governing body for all underwater sports in Wales and has a duty to liaise with various groups and institutions on behalf of its member clubs. |
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Initiated in Pembrokeshire Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners are dedicated to clearing the rubbish out of our seas and dive sites. Have a look at their website and support them if you can. |
| PADI |
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors is a commercial training organisation which is not backed up by a club structure. Many PADI trained divers subsequently join SAA clubs in order to continue their diving. PADI is an international organisation and their training qualifications are recognised all around the world.
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| BSAC |
The British Sub Aqua Club is probably the oldest club based diving organisation in the world and has a similar training structure to the SAA, although the club and management structure is different.
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| Cave Diving Group |
The Cave Diving Group is the oldest group of 'technical divers' in the world and has a divisional structure with 'Welsh', 'Northern', 'Derbyshire' and 'Somerset' sections. Members specialise in using a mixture
of caving and diving techniques and equipment to explore flooded caves and mines around the UK and abroad.
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| Skomer Island |
This link is for the Welsh Wildlife Trusts pages about Skomer Island and its' wildlife and conservation. |
| Bristol Channel Diving Services |
This quote from Neil and Maggies web-site pretty much says it all; "Based in East Moors Road, Cardiff, our background is firmly rooted in diving, with years of oilfield, civil engineering and salvage diving experience. Since all of our staff have many years of actually using what we sell, we can genuinely advise, based on experience, rather than telling customers what they want to hear! We don't employ salesmen to talk to divers, we employ divers." Equipment servicing, mixed gas, good advice; they do it. |
| West Wales Divers |
The West Wales Dive Centre shop at Hasguard Cross is now closed (although it still features on their website). Karen now runs the business, mainly the provision of training, from telephone numbers given. She also provides air and nitrox at Montys (see their latest news page). |
| Eddystone Dive Charters |
Eddystone Dive Charters (Pete & Pam Hambly) offer a Lochin 38 hardboat to dive from, out of Plymouth (COP 60 miles), coupled with a diver-friendly bed and breakfast. |
| Heathfield Country House B&B |
Heathfield Country House Bed and Breakfast is a comfortable place to stay in north Pembrokeshire, convenient for Fishguard and launching sites at
Porthgain and Goodwick. Diver friendly. |
| BBC Inshore Waters |
This is the BBC inshore waters forecast. Most of the clubs' diving will be covered by the 'Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel' section. This page is useful for
converting wind mph to Beaufort Scale and knots. |
| BBC Welsh Tides
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This is the BBCs' page for Welsh Tides. It only looks forward for a maximum of seven days.
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| WindGuru
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This site was really designed for surfers and kite surfers but gives good wind direction and speed information, as well as wave height and direction, for some beaches near diving areas. Link should default to Freshwater West, which is just outside Milford Haven.
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| Milford Haven Tides |
This is a link to a pdf document being Milford Haven Port Authorities' tide tables for the whole of 2010. The pages also give some shipping information.
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| Easy Tide |
Use the free predictions section for your chosen port. This is from the UK Hydrographic Office. The free service only allows you to look forward seven days. |
| NERC Tides |
Tidal predictions from the Natural Environment Research Council. Although they are only available for standard ports (including Milford Haven and Fishguard) they do allow you to look forward up to 28 days. |
| MarineCall |
Useful source of inshore waters forecasts; two numbers for local Pembrokeshire forecasts to save in the mobile might be 'Hartland Point to St. Davids Head 09068 500 459' and 'St. Davids Head to Great Ormes Head 09068 500 460'. |
