Aquanauts Dive Centre, Plymouth welcomes you. Whether you are looking to do your first PADI Open Water course, Instructor training, to dive HMS Scylla, to charter a hard boat or are just looking for an air fill for your adventure diving plymouth, we can cater for all your diving needs. Your safety and enjoyment is paramount, so all of our fully qualified hardboat skippers are also diving instructors.
Established in 1986, Aquanauts is Devon's first PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Diving Centre, National Geographic Dive Centre and Gold Palm Resort. Thousands of divers have chosen Aquanauts because we provide expert tuition and we pay careful attention to safety. We also have a very active dive club that keeps you diving and meeting new divers through regular meetings and trips.
Choose Aquanauts for:
The highest rated PADI diving centre in Devon
Courses run from hardboats, not ribs
Their own pool for fully flexible courses
Day, evening and weekend hardboat dives
Booking for individuals as well as groups diving
A dive club with over 150 members
Aquanauts Dive Centre is the most popular PADI training school in the Plymouth area. From humble beginnings in a small garage with a few sets of kit, 16 years later we have developed a unique atmosphere in a centre that caters for every divers' need.
Run from an ideal site on the Barbican beside the View 2 Pub, with the pool set in a large property in Derriford, the facilities include a purpose built 3m deep pool, large lecture room, equipment store, and the all important refreshments fridge. With 30 sets of equipment, 2 boats, torches, video equipment, first aid kits and emergency oxygen, the not for profit dive club with over 150 members is also well looked after.
Aquanauts welcomes any and all from age 8 to 80. In diving, safety is paramount. Every training dive will involve at least 3 staff, the Instructor, the Rescue Diver, and the Dive Marshall. Every HSE recommendation is followed if not exceeded. With a care for quality diving, our shore training sites include the best in the area, Bovisand, Thurleston, Cawsands, Looe, Talland Bay, Firestone Bay and Devil's Point as well as the beloved Plymouth Hoe, a challenging but very safe and accessible environment. Our boats can take you to all the local wrecks and reefs including the renowned Scylla reef.
Aquanauts is involved in numerous local activities and charitable community events. We organise annual Underwater Cleanups for the Marine Conservation Society and Project AWARE, teach disadvantaged groups, and also provide Rescue Divers for the Formula One Power Boat Races.
Established in 1986, Aquanauts is Devon's first PADI 5 Star Instructor