DIVING IN PLYMOUTH

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DIVING IN PLYMOUTH

The Mount Batten peninsular offers an unrivalled location with two slips ways and adequate free council parking. The Mount Batten Centre can offer overnight accommodation from £8.00 per person midweek in the Drake Room. Showers and trailer parking are on site. (charges apply). Free Trailer Parking is available on the Main Road and in the Council Car Park.

To ensure the limited parking spaces that are available at the Centre are used correctly the Centre has employed, as a last resort, a Car Trailer, Rib, Clamping Company. Ensure you park correctly.

Mount Batten Pontoon is available for
Licensed Boats only.

Should you wish to operate from the Centres Pontoon in 2006 please contact the Centre on 01752 404567 or view the License for 2006 in PDF format

Residents and Non Residence
Pontoon Trailer Parking Fees.

Residence Trailer and RIB Parking (We will issue two tags)

Up to 6 M (up to 24 hours) £15
Over 6 M (up to 24 hours) £20
Over 7 M (up to 24 hours) £35
Over 8 M (up to 24 hours) £40

NON Residence RIB ONLY Parking/Mooring (We will issue a tag)
This includes use of the showers and toilets for your guests

Up to 6 M (up to 24 hours) £30
Over 6 M (up to 24 hours) £40
Over 7 M (up to 24 hours) £65
Over 8 M (up to 24 hours) £80

Trailer Parking

Trailer per boat up to 24 hours £10

Trailers are to be parked in allocated trailer parking area only.
Grass areas or in the Car Park will be clamped.

We have two Public slipways close by and have excellent facilities for Sailors and Divers. HMS Scylla has been very popular this year and with the fitting of WEBCAMS ~ You could all be Stars?

(Charges also apply for on site parking and some facility use)

Mount Batten Pontoon is available for
Licensed Boats only.

Should you wish to operate from the Centres Pontoon in 2006 please contact the Centre on 01752 404567 or view the License for 2006 in PDF format

Diving Diseases Research Centre
DDRC
The Hyperbaric Medical Centre
Tamar Science Park, Davy Road
Plymouth PL6 8BU
Tel 01752 209999
Registered Charity No. 279652

PLYMOUTH AREA DIVE GRADES
To help you decide whether a particular dive is suitable for you we have applied a grade to each site. These are not official ratings, they are subject to variables such as tide and weather and should be treated only as a guide.

ONE - Sheltered sites similar to those used for training, with little or no tidal movement. Ideal for warm-up and gear check out dives.

TWO - Deeper open water dives with some tidal movement possible, use of SMBs or delayed SMBs may be needed. Safety stops will be necessary.

THREE - Deep more complex dives needing particularly careful planning and execution. Stronger tidal streams may be encountered so delayed SMBs must be carried and their use well practiced. Decompression stops may be needed.

FOUR - Only for the very experienced. Please refer to dive shop or skippers for information on these dives.

Trinity House
Grade One Shore/RIB 2-10 m
Sandy gully with a reef either side running out from an old sub loading bay on Penlee Point. Sheltered from SW, W and NW winds.

Plymouth Sound Breakwater
Grade One/Two RIB 10 -18 m
Great introduction to slightly deeper diving, decent/ascent either by shot line or by blocks on the breakwater itself.

Glen Strathallan
Grade Two RIB 13 -18 m
Pleasure yacht situated just south of the shagstone, boiler stands upright with a deal of wreckage spread around. A lot of varied life.Poulmic
Grade Two RIB 16 - 21 m
A double hull from a minesweeper with plenty of life. Gentle tidal movement makes this a good introduction to drift diving.

James Egan Layne
Grade Two/Three RIB/Hard Boat 7 - 21 m
Standing upright in Whitsand Bay, in good viz this is a brilliant dive.

Hilsea Point
Grade Two/Three RIB/Hard boat 6 - 25 m
Soaring pinnacles from sandy gullies make this a great scenic dive.

See if you can find the tunnel.

Rose Hill
Grade Three RIB/Hard boat 23 - 28 m
First World War wreck in Whitsand Bay. Look out for the gun on the stern, twin boilers and anchor on the bow.

Mewstone
Grade Three RIB/Hard boat 12 - 28 m Tidal
Very pretty reefs and gullies. Good site for faster drift dives.

Persier
Grade Three RIB/Hard boat 27 - 30 m
Large wreck in Bigbury Bay - usually very good viz with masses of life.

Elk
Grade Three RIB/Hard boat 28 -32 m
A good introduction into deeper diving. Converted trawler standing upright with a conger in residence. Eddystone Rocks, Hands Deep, Hatt Rock
Grade Three/ Four Hard Boat 10 -50 m Tidal
These offshore scenic dives are looked forward to with great anticipation by club members. Stunning viz, sometimes 20 - 25 m's, makes memorable dives.

Oregon
Grade Four Hard boat 30 - 35 m Tidal
Sailing ship in Bigbury Bay, sank in 1890. Not dived very often so crustacea is abundant - look out for ling as well as congers.

Foyle, Totnes Castle, Medoc, Scala, to name but a very few Grade Four+ Hard boat 40 - 60 m
Talk to Richard King (Cee King) and Steve at the dive shop for details of these stunning dives. For the very experienced only.

* Subject to Terms and conditions

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