Course Fees

A deposit of £200 is payable at time of booking for the Open Water and £150 for Advanced and Rescue course with any balance due 2 weeks before course completion. 

Deposits are binding and non-refundable. 

Cancellation, Late Payments & Refunds

You should be certain that you meet all the medical criteria for the course of your choice prior to studying the manual or using other materials, since once these are used a refund can only be made on the course fees less £200 to cover any used manuals or materials and other administration, and provided cancellation is received in writing no less than 7 days prior to course commencement. 

Late payments will incur a further charge of ten pounds per seven days.   

Any correspondence regarding late payments will incur a charge of five pounds per correspondence. 

Two breaches of a repayment scheme will lead to mandatory payment of all course fees in addition to all incurred charges in full. 

Diving is weather dependent; hence we reserve the right to change the dive site or dive date at short notice. Scuba Wales, is not liable for any loss due to cancellation as a result of inappropriate weather conditions

Changing course dates

Should the original course date not be convenient, it may be possible to transfer dates once at no extra charge.  However, subsequent postponement or cancellation will incur loss of all fees paid. 

Administration and Self Study

You will be required to complete and sign various course documentation before each course including, but not limited to a course learning agreement, a safe diving practices statement, a liability release and a medical form.  Copies of these may be obtained ahead of time from Scuba Wales  Additionally, you may be required to complete pre-course work in readiness for review. Your booking deems that you agree to submit this pre-course work by the relevant deadline, and also agree to arrive for sessions by the designated time.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Course Materials & Certification are included in your course fee. 

Divemaster Registration Fees are not included and are payable directly to SDI/PADI.  

Equipment and gas fills are not provided for any course other than Experience Programmes, and Open Water Diver.

Equipment hire for other courses is available at a reduced charge of £25 per day plus any additional air fills . 

We must stress that you are liable for the cost for repair or replacement of equipment you damage or lose during your course or during a period of hire.  

Course fees do not include travel, entrance fees, or accommodation. Neither do they include any boat fees. 

First-aid, rescue and emergency procedures have been put in place at the centre. 

The Centre staff will make every effort to respond as quickly as they can to any emergency on the site both in and out of the water. We also conduct emergency rescue and casualty evacuation drills periodically to test the effectiveness of our arrangements. 

Any incidents or dangerous occurrences WILL be reported to the relevant enforcing authority in accordance with our statutory duties. In the event of an accident alert the staff immediately.

On the surface. Raise the alarm at once by blowing a whistle, shouting and waving.

If you see anyone underwater with a problem wherever possible, help them to the surface and raise the alarm at once by blowing a whistle, shouting and waving.

At the waters edge if you see anyone in trouble, raise the alarm at once by blowing a whistle, shouting and waving. While someone else alerts the centre staff, stay where you are, monitoring the person in the water until the person in trouble has been reached. Please then follow directions given by the centre staff.

DO NOT RUN, OR BLOW WHISTLES unless there is an emergency.