2008 IANTD training dates with Rich Stevenson at Deep Blue

All our training courses start in Fresh Water quarries and to find out why please click on the 'why train with us' page in this section of the website.
This means we start in either Vobster Quay or NDAC at Chepstow and then complete in Plymouth from the hard boat 'Seeker'. This also allows us to compelete the training whatever the weather as we simply stay put in the Quarries if the weather on the Coast is unsuitable for diving.

We tend to avoid starting in Stoney Cove only because it's so far from the Sea that completing the training in a 'real' environment is made much more difficult.
However if you prefer to complete CCR Module 1 training in Stoney Cove and / or Dosthill we can arrange this for you if you email us with your request.

With this in mind we are trying to be more organised with our training dates for 2008 and the fixed dates below reflect this situation.

This said we will always try and be flexible where possible, in particular if you are booking 2 or more places on a course, so email or call us first if there is nothing you see below that works for your plans.

Rich runs all the training courses personally and if there are more than 3 students on a course then he is assisted by either Mike Potts or Sean McTierney both of whom are certified IANTD Trimix Instructors and CCR Inspiration Instructors in training.

Please note that the maximum number of Students we can take on a course is 4 and is limited to 3 for Cave Training. This is an IANTD Standard and cannot be changed.

CCR module 1 training in 2008.

16th-20th January in Finland course full
22nd-24th February and 1st/2nd March (2 weekends) starting in Vobster Quay course full
25th-29th February starting in Vobster and completing in Plymouth course full
25th-29th March in Malin Head, Ireland. course full
31st March-4th April starting in Vobster Quay. course full
7th-11th May starting in Vobster Quay course full
12th-16th May starting in Vobster Quay (sentinel ccr only) course full
17th-24th May in the Scillies onboard Loyal Watcher course full
16th-19th June starting in Vobster Quay 1 space left
11th-15th August starting in Vobster Quay course full
2nd-9th October for a weeks training in Lanzarote 2 spaces left
3rd-7th November starting in Vobster Quay 4 spaces left
26th-30th November starting in Vobster Quay 4 spaces left
10th-14th December starting in Vobster Quay 4 spaces left

OC and CCR Trimix training in 2008

Please note that the 4 day Trimix course limits the diver to 60m dive depth after training.
It is possible to extend any of the dates listed below by 2 days to increase the certification depth limit to 90m

24th-27th January starting in the NDAC course full
10th-22nd April for 3 seperate courses running in Malin Head, Ireland all courses full
26th April to 2nd May for another 2 seperate courses in Malin Head, Ireland all courses full
24th-28th May for Normoxic Trimix starting in NDAC and completing in Plymouth course full
10th-13th June starting in the NDAC and completing in Plymouth course full
19th-26th July for a weeks diving from Loyal Watcher in Malin Head course full
26th July-2nd August for a consecutive weeks training from Loyal Watcher in Malin 1 space left
28th-31st August starting in NDAC and completing in Plymouth for Normoxic Trimix 2 spaces left
16th-19th October for Hypoxic CCR Trimix starting in the NDAC and completing in Plymouth 2 spaces left
20th-23rd October for Normoxic CCR training starting in NDAC and completing in Plymouth 3 spaces left

OC and CCR Cave training in 2009

As all of of our OC and CCR Full Cave training for 2008 is fully booked we have started organising 2009 dates in France.
2009 OC or CCR Intro, Tech, DPV and Trimix Cave Training is available in France from 28th March until 18th April over a 3 week period.
Please note that at this early stage no firm dates for exact courses have been set in stone, so please email us to register your interest.

2008 French Cave Training dates

31st May-8th June for CCR Trimix and DPV. course full

2008 Finnish Cave Training dates

7th-10th February course full
11th-14th February course full
15th-18th February course full
13th-16th March course full
17th-20th March course full
16th-19th September course full
20th-23rd September course full

Advanced Nitrox, Recreational Trimix and Advanced Wreck Training.

If any of the above courses interest you please email or call us for more information on dates and course outlines.

Another service that we are now offering is 1:1 training at your timescale and pace. Whilst more expensive I have found that students progress better within the normal training time scale and for those of you with busy schedules there are no cancellation fees should you not be able to make a particular day.