Manatee Diving Club
Bromley and Orpington

We charge a one-off fee to join the club which goes towards the club boat fund.
There is then an annual club fee that is collected as a lump sum for the first period and then either by monthly standing order or annual payment. (£12/mthly for 2007/8)

The use of the pool and the S.A.A. training is provided free as part of your membership

As a member of the S.A.A. you are provided with full worldwide diving insurance. For details either look at the S.A.A. web site or come along and ask at the club.
 

For your first few times in the pool there would not be any costs but as a suggestion during the first few months you would probably want to buy your own dive mask, snorkel and fins. This is likely to cost under £100 but that depends on your taste.

Once you decide that you want to continue diving and have used other members' equipment to find out what you like, the club normally goes to the dives shows and can help you in selecting the best equipment. As a guide the total costs including mask, fins, B.C.D., air cylinder, regulators and gauges would be about £600-700 and then you will need either a wet suit or a dry suit. These will cost £200-400.
As with all sports this can only be a guide as the sky can be the limit if you wish it.
 

When members take the boat diving in the U.K. the costs are divided between all of those diving. This covers the tow vehicle, fuel used by the boat and any launch costs. This is typically about £20 for two dives in a day.

The cost of diving off a hard boat varies greatly but as a guide two dives would £70 -80

As for diving holidays,
The club trip to Ireland cost about £460 for accommodation, food, diving and fuel/ferry to get there.
The Red Sea live-aboard all inclusive cost about £900
The Cornwall trip cost £180 for accommodation, food and diving
The sky is the limit for both great diving and cost.