The Club Boats

The club owns 3 dive boats, an inflatable and 2 rigid inflatable boats (RIBS).

Uncle John is a 5.5 m Humber RIB, powered by an 85hp Yamaha outboard. It is capable of carrying 6 divers in comfort and safety to off shore dive sites, or 8 divers to less distant or more sheltered inshore dives. Uncle John is housed at Queen Anne's Battery (QAB) Marina Plymouth from March to October, handy for those club members who wish to dive but are unable to tow a boat to the coast.

BathTub is the club's newest boat, bought with a Sports Foundation grant. It is a 5.0m Humber RIB, powered by a 60hp Mariner outboard. It is capable of carrying 4 divers in comfort and safety to off shore dive sites, or 5 divers to less distant or more sheltered inshore dives. BathTub is garaged in Bath and is towed to the coast.

Green boat is the oldest of the clubs boats. It is a 4.8 m Zodiac Grande Raid inflatable boat, powered by an ex RNLI 40hp Mariner outboard with tiller steering.It is capable of off shore dive outings but is best suited to shorter trips and more sheltered inshore diving, when it can carry 4 divers in safety and comparative comfort.Green Boat is garaged in Bath and is towed to the coast.

Boat Equipment

The club owns a complete set of electronic equipment & an oxygen set for each boat. Other boat equipment such as fuel tanks (with fuel in), battery, boat pump, anchor, "A" flag, flares, first aid kit and tool kit are always kept with the boat.

Electronic equipment:

• GPS
• Echo sounder
• VHF Radio

Oxygen Equipment:

• 2 x Marinox O₂ sets
• 1 x Pelican case containing a Sabre O₂ set

Emergency signalling Flares:

• 2 x red parachute flares
• 2 x handheld red flares
• 2 x hand orange smoke flares

Other Equipment:

First aid Kit: Plasters, Large Bandage, Scissors, Triangular bandages etc.

Basic Tool Kit: Pliers, Plug Spanner & Spare Plug, Pozi & Flat blade screwdriver, Tie wraps & gaffer tape etc.

Misc Equipment: Anchor, A flag, Boat pump, Ropes, Shot weight & Blob, Oil & Full fuel tanks