About the Club
Welcome to the Sydney Sub Aqua Club. The club was formed in 2004 as a non-profit diving club and is a BSAC affiliated branch. SSAC is not tied to any commercial dive shop and provides members with regular diving at a non-commercial price in a true club environment. We welcome divers from other affiliations such as PADI and SSI - if you have your open water dive certificate and want to expand your diving you'll be more than welcome.
Our diving is varied with many different sites and vessels. Regular dives are arranged around the Sydney area and the club also has regular trips further afield in Australia and worldwide. We're a mix of open water, technical, rebreather, photographer, wreck and wildlife divers so there's always something for everyone.
The club has plenty of enthusiastic instructors who happily provide their services and skills in a non commercial environment. Training courses are offered regularly for a range of levels. Trainees can do their dive training at their own pace and with no extra diving costs.
Finding Us
We meet for beer and $10 steaks from 7pm every Wednesday night at Moretons Hotel on Sussex Street (between Darling Harbour and the CBD).
Members and guests get together to talk about diving and plan the future calendar of events. These nights are seen as a general gathering of friends and are a great chance for anyone who's considering joining the club to say hello and find out more about us.
If you can't make it to the pub you can always email anyone on the committee who'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Membership
Anyone is welcome to join the club but we do ask that prospective members have at least the basic PADI, BSAC, NAUI, SSI or CMAS qualifications, and can obtain their own basic kit to use for diving.
There are two parts to the membership payment. Membership to the Club is only $30 and offers qualified divers access to all club activities. The BSAC membership costs approximately $110 and provides BSAC club benefits such as monthly magazine, insurance and the chance to do further training in a not-for-profit club. Both memberships are mandatory for you to become a full diving member of the Sydney Sub Aqua Club.
Membership of the Club will give you access to all of the diving we do, as well the chance to get to know a number of potential buddies to call up if there is no club dive. By booking as a group we can often take advantage of club bookings, meaning that you can dive some of the best sites at very reasonable prices.
As a member you will be able to participate in a range of BSAC dive training courses including Sports Diver, Advanced Nitrox / Extended Range, O2 Administration and Dive Leader, all of which are available to club members with the appropriate qualifications. Please contact the current Training Officer for further details.
The Committee for 2008
SSAC has seven committee members who are elected once a year to help organise and run the club. Any member can volunteer to stand for a commitee position and this year's lucky winners are:
| Chairman | Ben Crossett |
| Diving Officer | Ross Coleman |
| Secretary | Michelle Buttfield |
| Treasurer | Anne Lewis |
| Training Officer | Owen Davies |
| Expeditions Officer | Matina Bedau |
| Web Officer | Pete Neal |
The SSAC Bank Account
If you need to pay money into to the club account for any reason the account details are:
| Account Name | SSAC |
| BSB | 032123 |
| Account number | 179887 |
| Bank | WESTPAC BANKING CORP |
| Bank address | FRENCHS FOREST NSW |
Please note your name and what it is for in the payment description - e.g. "J Smith SD course"