Resources

Resources

Dive Management and Planning

We have pulled together this section of resources to help support dive management, planning and logging activities.

• Subsurface is a free dive logging app (includes a deco planner). Uploads from most dive computers are supported.
• Finstrokes – Encyclopaedic knowledgebase of UK dive sites
• Dive Management Slate
• Capernwray Dive Map with bearings
• Eight Acre Lake map bearings, and the Eight Acre Lake map
• Ellerton Park map with bearings
• UK Tide Tables (5 day)
• UK Tide Charts – Tides, weather and wind (7 days)
• Windfinder – Detailed Weather and Tide Reports

Trip Manager documents

• Emergency Contact Form
• A guide to planning a shore dive trip
• A guide to planning a boat dive trip
• Locations and contact details for Decompression chambers

Skills resources

This section will be added to. Here’s the first aimed at Sports Divers and Dive Leaders

• Compass Navigation

Safeguarding and Welfare

If you have any concerns about safeguarding and welfare please email the club on diving@barnsleybsacdivers.co.uk  Our Welfare Officer, Alexis Moreno, will then contact you to discuss your concerns.

Underwater Photography

This section provides the links to Rob’s Underwater Photography Color Correction Workshops, and his PDF guide on the best underwater settings for your GoPro (for UK waters!).

• Adjusting Colour Balance in Underwater Photos with GIMP
• Video Processing Workshop Part 1 – Basic colour correction with Shotcut
• The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
• The Shotcut Video Editor
• Rob’s Underwater Video Guide

Dive Equipment

This section contains a few technical tips and tricks – remember to get hold of the clubs “Save-a-Dive” kit containing all of the common tools and spares that you’d ever need.

• YouTube instructional video on how to attach a DSMB to a reel
• YouTube instructional video on how to attach a DSMB to a finger spool
• Alec Pierce Scuba 2000 Youtube channel
• Knots! Make sure you know how to tie a clove hitch, bowline and figure of eight.
• How to tie a Regulator Necklace – for you twinset and pony cylinder divers
• How to replace your Suunto Battery – make sure the battery is a CR2450-N (the ‘N’ is important!)
• How to replace your Suunto Tank Pod Transmitter Battery
• A bit of compass navigation

Off Gassing

This section contains links to a few other general background resources for divers.

• Polymax – for your EPDM and Viton O-Ring supplies
• Westfield Fasteners – A4 Marine Grade nuts and bolts
• Custom Divers – for obscure scuba accessories
• Tickopur RW77 – cleaner and degreaser – superb for ultrasonic cleaning SCUBA kit
• …and, the only SCUBA manual you’ll ever need – the US Navy Diving manual