Club Equipment

We have a full stock of club equipment available for suitably qualified members to rent! You must be a current BSAC + OUUEG member to make use of these facilities, and either be qualified to use the relevant equipment, or currently undergoing training with a nationally qualified BSAC instructor.

Kit Hut

Our kit hut along with the boat container are located at Iffley road sports centre. The entrance to the kit hut area is located here. To access the kit hut, an authorized keyholder needs to check out the key from the sports centre reception. These keyholders are usually committee members and instructors, plus anyone who has been granted access by the committee. Note that the kit hut may only be accessed during Sports Centre opening hours, this is a constraint outside our control.

Please treat the kit hut, alongside all the equipment stored there, with respect. Make sure to leave the hut in an orderly and clean state. It is a common good from which we all benefit, and the better we treat it, the better our kit will treat us 🙂.

If you notice any broken or malfunctioning kit, please use this form to report the issue (select malfunction as the type of report), clearly mark the kit (with a zip tie or similar), and place it on the kit officer’s desk (under the whiteboard). The kit officer will take care of the rest!

Please report any other health and safety hazards directly to the kit officer, either via text or [email protected].

Borrowing Kit

You may only borrow kit for use on club trips. To register a trip as a club trip, all you need to do is contact the diving officer and send them an appropriate risk assessment. If you have never planned a trip, and want help or guidance with the planning, please contact the expeditions officer first.

Please check all kit for correct functioning before leaving the kit hut, and ensure that kit such as cylinders and regulators are still in test / service.

When borrowing any kit, you must fill out the kit checkout form. On return, please complete the kit return form. Please ensure that the name on both forms matches. You can also find all the forms as QR codes on the kit hut pin board. Trainees should be encouraged to sign out their own kit and not leave it to the instructor.

You are responsible for any loss or damage sustained to the borrowed kit. Replacement fees will be based on current replacement costs for a similar item in similar conditions (e.g. on the second-hand market).

You may borrow one set of kit and two cylinders per person for a given trip. Only the trip organizer is allowed to take one additional set of kit as spares, where deemed appropriate. Spares taken must also be checked out via the form.

For pool sessions, kit does not need to be signed out, but it is the responsibility of the organizer to ensure all kit is returned clean and to its correct location.

Please wash kit before returning it to the club, and put everything back into its place! For specific guidance on how to treat kit, ask your instructor, or contact the kit officer [email protected].

Kit Hire Charges

We charge a fixed rate for kit on each diving day. Our current charges can be found here. If you are diving with us more regularly, you might want to consider taking out our annual kit flat rate!

In case you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact our Kit Officer at [email protected].

Updated on 2025-04-25 by Karim Alaa El-Din.