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The IAHD also conducts update seminars, symposiums and attend Dive conventions. Members are kept informed of the latest information via the IAHD Newsletters. Since the introduction of the IAHD in April 1993, the organization has steadily grown and is today world renowned. The IAHD receives very positive responses from rehabilitation centre, diving organizations, diving instructors and the media.
The International Association for Handicapped Divers (IAHD) is a diving association, based in Holland, which has focused upon providing the means for those with Physical disabilities who wish to become scuba divers to fulfil their ambition. To enable individuals with serious physical disabilities to participate in underwater activities requires competent, instructors, underwater guides, capable dive buddies, as well as training programs, standards, guidelines, materials, and member support. The IAHD provides this.
The PADI Discover Scuba Diving programme
First of all, a lot of fun and a fantastic new experience! Draw your first breath under water, kick those legs and you are off gliding along the pool and experiencing the thrill of weightlessness. After a short safety briefing and a run through of the equipment you will be using, one of our PADI Professionals will take you for your first exhilarating underwater experience. You will be introduced to some of the basic skills needed for scuba diving, at the same time keeping things fun. Our Discover Scuba Diving programmes are all done in the safety of the local pool at Southwell Leisure Centre, in the presence of a PADI professional. After you have finished your experience you can decide for yourself whether or not you would like to go to the next stage and book your place on the PADI Open Water course... there will be no ‘big sell’ from us... if you would like to learn to dive you will be more than welcome to join us, if not and you decide that diving is not for you, then fine, at the end of the day it is your choice.
Discover Scuba Diving programmes (Try Dives) are £20 per person.
(All equipment is provided, you just need a swimming costume, a T-shirt you don’t mind getting wet and a towel – if you have a wetsuit the bring it along).
Diving is fun... start today
The time has come to discover a whole new world…if you have always wanted to try it … now is the time to do it. You can immerse yourself in the fascinating underwater realm that we have all seen on the TV and marvelled at the wonders it holds! Come and join us by starting today with our Discover Scuba Diving programme.
Whether you are a little apprehensive or just cannot wait to get your head under the water, booking a Discover Scuba Diving is the first step into the PADI system of diver education and will be your first experience of the underwater realm……you will be surprised at how easy it is and how much fun you can have even in a swimming pool!
Discover SCUBA