Sandford & Down Diver Training

15/08/2026

Our next Open Water Course starts 9th September, taking bookings now.

30/07/2026

01/07/2026

It has been a very productive month. We have qualified
5 Sport Divers
1 Ocean Diver
3 x Pracical Rescue Management Course
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree......

Open Water and Rescue Diver courses running in July, contact us for details.

25/06/2026

Teaching is very rewarding, but it's always special when you get an extra thanyou like this from your students. Thanks chaps.

23/06/2026

21/06/2026

Congratulations to Nick M, Nick K and Andy Q for completeing the Practical Rescue Management Course yesterday with flying colours.
That completes Nick K's Dive Leader training and leaves the other chaps with only a couple of drills left to complete.

18/06/2026

Exciting news!
Sandford & Down Diver Training is now the official PADI Centre in Plymouth, also covering the South-West Area.
We offer Diving and Speciality Courses, Reactivate, Tec-Rec and Rebreather courses.
Please follow us for upcoming regualar course dates and prices.

16/06/2026

Our next pool sessions are
Sunday 21st June
Sunday 28th June
Sunday 19th July

Open Water courses and individual training/instruction available, please get in touch to book your place.

27/05/2026

We are running a Practical Rescue Management Course on Saturday 20th June at the Waterfront in Plymouth.
Fee is £95 including the Course Pack from BSAC
Lectures will be the evening of Wednesday 17th.

This course give you plenty of practical experience in managing multiple rescue scenarios and is part of the BSAC Dive Leader Qaulification, so if anyone is interested in furthering thier dive qualifications past Sport Diver, this is for you.

It is a good fun day out and we get to practice landing divers on the shore and into boats.
Entry Level is Sport Diver.

Contact [email protected] for booking and details.

27/05/2026

Congratulations for Alex qualifying as Sport Diver and Ryan completing his Drysuit Workshop last night on a glorious dive on the James Egan Layne with Discovery Divers Plymouth Ltd.