Grampian Sub Aqua Club - scuba diving in Aberdeen City & Shire
New to SCUBA? Wanting to start from scratch? We offer internationally recognised Scottish Sub Aqua Club (SSAC or ScotSAC) diving qualifications
Experienced diver? You can dive with us on your existing certification or crossover to SSAC
Warm water trained "holiday diver"? Advance your qualification and experience to dive in Scottish waters
Please use the menu links above to find out more and check out our benefits, below!
We are one of the most active dive clubs in the northeast of Scotland, based in Aberdeen but with membership throughout Aberdeenshire. We dive locally (east coast and Moray Firth) all year round (weather permitting) and have regular trips to the west coast, Hebrides, and Northern Isles (including Scapa Flow). We dive from inflatables, hard boats and the shore. We do wreck dives, night dives, drift dives, decompression dives, and lots of shallow, easy, scenic dives.
As well as diving in Scotland, we organise club trips further afield, including in recent years Ireland, the Med and Red Sea. If you want good, varied and safe diving in a relaxed, diverse and friendly environment, then we are the club for you!!!
We are very committed to diver training all levels. We are purely voluntary so our aim is to teach, not to profit, but our standards are fully professional. We welcome divers from other organisations - your level of training and experience will be fully taken into account!
Conger Eel, wreck of the Stassa, Harris
Setting out for the wreck of the Port Napier, Kyle of Lochalsh
Compass training drills
Conger Eel, wreck of the Stassa, Harris
BENEFITS:
Great value: Training is free once you join. No joining fees. Free use of tanks+jacket+regulators+weights for 1 year. Trips organised at cost price
Great safety: 1-to-1 instructor-student ratio. Progressive training to suit all abilities
Great convenience: No need to rush - timed to suit your pace. Learn as you dive
Great variety: Shore and boat diving (we own 2 dive boats; great value boat diving!)
LATEST NEWS:
The pool training season 2024-25 commenced on 19 November (see Joining and Training pages) and finished in April 2025. If you are a new diver and want to train with us, it is now too late to join this season's training but please contact us to reserve your space for the autumn 2025 pool season. If you have previously gained "warm water" qualifications and want to progress onto Scottish diving, please contact us to discuss your options. Dry suit trained divers from other agencies (PADI, SAA, SSI, CMAS, BSAC, etc.) are unlikely to need any pool training and are welcome to join us at any time.
Try-a-Dive
Interested in scuba diving but not sure if it's for you? We offer introductory "Try-a-dive sessions" during our pool season (early November-mid-April) where you can meet club instructors and have a go at scuba diving in a swimming pool environment. Use the contacts page to send us a message as booking is required to ensure we have the right instructor/trainee ratios and equipment.
Videos and photos
Check out our Video page, including Ruth Dunbar's documentary film about our Club, videos of Silfra (Iceland), Basking Sharks (Coll) and a freshwater dive in the Linn O'Dee, Braemar. See also our Facebook and Instagram pages (follow links above)