Joint Services Sub-Aqua Diving Centre

Located in the grounds of HMS Drake and one of the lead establishments for sub-aqua diving, the centre provides British sub-aqua diving courses. Following many years in Fort Bovisand, the centre is now based in HMNB Devonport, Plymouth.

We run sub aqua and associated courses for service men and women as part of the Joint Services Adventurous Training (JSAT) Scheme.

The local seas provide some of the best diving in the UK, with both safe water training areas and easily reached challenging sites. The area is particularly rich in wrecks, with opportunities taken wherever possible to introduce wreck diving on all our courses. Operating a fleet of four 6.5 metre Delta RIBs, equipped to operate up to 12 miles offshore, the centre also provides a base for diving expeditions for units across all three Services.

How to get there

Joint Service Sub Aqua Diving Centre

Address

Room 12
Building SO66
HMNB Devonport
Plymouth
Devon
PL2 2BG

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What JSSADC offers

Courses are delivered and qualifications awarded using training programmes produced by the British Sub Aqua Club and the Royal Yachting Association. These are accepted worldwide.

As the lead centre for diving, the centre’s primary focus is on training supervisors (BSADS & ESADS) and instructors. Courses are, however, run for all grades of diver, including the entry level Ocean Diver Course and crossovers for those qualified with other diving certification agencies or through professional military training.

A range of Skill Development Courses (SDCs) are also offered including for: boat handling, VHF radio operation and gas blending. More technical diving courses for the use of twinsets, enriched Nitrox mixtures for decompression and Closed Circuit Rebreathers are also provided.