Hard Hat Diving

Join us on our next trip to the Diver Training Centre at York. Formally a commercial diving centre but now given over to recreation diver training with a couple of very special diving experiences. See events on the Divemaster Scuba Facebook group for details of the next trip. See booking details.

1. The first is the hard hat dive itself
In full standard dress with communications you get to experience what it was like to dive in the pioneering days of commercial diving. They have a superb 6 metre tank where complete with full “standard dress” you can experience surface fed diving, brass helmet and lead boots. Brilliant picture opportunities abound. No specialist training is required so this is open to all qualified divers (experienced or not).

2. The other section is the re-compression chamber dive
It takes six at a time and you get taken down to 50 metres. This alone is worth the trip. Narked out of your scull, even our Mike’s jokes are funny. One time we watched a fly trying to take off in air six times thicker than normal - a narked fly at half speed!!! Watch a piece of neoprene almost halve in thickness before your very eyes, see a tennis ball become the size of a ping-pong ball, wave your hands and watch the air move. Add to this lunch, and you can understand why this is one of our most popular trips.

The Hard Hat and Re-compression Chamber diver is organised at:

Diver Training College
Malt Kiln Lane
Appleton Roebuck
York Yorkshire YO23 7DT
Tel: 01904 744424

The event starts at 9am prompt. Lunch is at about mid-day, all finishing about 4pm. Transport and accommodation are not included.

Directions: (Map)

From the A1(M) past Leeds at junction 45 (A64) leave Motorway (signposted York, Leeds) then keep right (signposted York) to join A64.

After about 7 miles Travelodge (York - East) (on left) A64 Bilbrough Services (on right) A64 (road to) Askham Richard (on left). Turn left (signposted Askham Richard) In 0.4 mile at T-junction turn left then take next turning right Askham Richard (for HM Prison Askham Grange).

Follow unclassified road southwards In 0.3 mile at T-junction turn left (signposted York, Leeds A64) 1 mile farther at T-junction turn right Junction with A64/A1237. At roundabout take 3rd exit (signposted Leeds) to join A64 Bilbrough Service Area A64 Turn left onto Colton Lane.

Continue forward onto Street Lane Bear right onto Braegate Lane Bear left onto Colton Lane Continue forward onto Main Street. Entering Appleton Roebuck, Main Street Turn left onto Malt Kiln Lane