Try Scuba Diving (10+)
- All Core Scuba Equipment
- All Course Materials and Certification
- Services of your Highly Trained and Professional Instructor and Support Team
⭐ Try Scuba Diving (10+) – Discover Your First Underwater Adventure
Ready to experience scuba diving for the first time?
Our Try Scuba Diving session gives beginners a safe, fun, and unforgettable introduction to the underwater world — with professional instructors, full supervision, and all equipment included.
Perfect for adults, families, and anyone aged 10+ who wants to feel weightless, learn basic scuba skills, and enjoy the calm, relaxing sensation of breathing underwater.
🔍 What Is a Try Scuba Diving Session?
A Try Scuba Dive is a beginner-friendly scuba experience designed for people who have never dived before. It takes place in a heated pool, where you’ll learn essential skills, practise with real scuba equipment, and discover the thrill of exploring underwater in a safe, controlled environment.
No experience required. Full guidance included.
🌊 What You’ll Experience
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👋 Friendly welcome & safety briefing
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👨🏫 Professional Dive Instructor supervision at all times
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🧰 Full scuba equipment fitted just for you
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🌬️ Your first breaths underwater
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🕒 Up to 2 hours underwater (minimum 1 hour guaranteed)
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🤿 Guided dives down to 3 metres, at your pace
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😊 A relaxed, confidence-building adventure
This is the safest, easiest way to try scuba diving for the very first time.
✅ What You Need to Start
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Minimum age: 10+
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Complete the SSI Medical Questionnaire (sent via the SSI App) and is available for you to view at the bottom of this page under Medically Fit to Dive
Short, simple, beginner-friendly.
🏊 How Your Try Scuba Diving Session Works
Before Your Dive
You’ll complete a short online review and required paperwork using the SSI training app.
At the Dive Centre
You’ll meet your instructor team for a welcoming introduction, equipment fitting, and a clear, easy-to-follow safety briefing.
In the Pool
Your session takes place at Oakham School Pool, Kilburn Road, Oakham.
You’ll enter the water fully supervised and spend up to two hours experiencing:
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Underwater breathing
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Learning basic scuba skills
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Feeling weightless for the first time
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Exploring underwater with your instructor beside you
Most participants leave with a huge smile and a big sense of achievement.
📅 When Are Try Scuba Sessions Held?
All our dates are published at the top of this page. If you have a private pool and want us to come to you, then please get in touch.
If you’re unsure which session is right for you, send us a quick message — we’re always happy to help.
🎒 What to Bring With You
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Swimwear (swimming costume or shorts/t-shirt)
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Towel
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Wetsuit (optional)
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A parent/guardian if under 16
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A sense of adventure!
🚀 What’s Next After Your Try Scuba Dive?
Most people who enjoy their Try Scuba session continue onto the Open Water Diver Course, the world’s most recognised beginner scuba certification.
Your underwater journey starts here.
Prior to any Diver training course students need to complete a Mandatory Medical Questionaire.
Please ensure that you have read the Medical Statement and are sure that you will be able to commence any diver training PRIOR to paying as our Training Terms Conditions apply after payment has been made.
A doctor's confirmation of fitness to dive is required if you answer YES to any medical condition on the Medical Statement.
Please note that if you need a Physician signoff most of our local surgeries WILL NOT sign this form, we suggest you contact Midlands Dive Chamber 01788 579 555 in this instance.
You can check out the Medical Statement here:
Oakham Swimming Pool
The 25m heated swimming pool at Oakham School's Leisure Centre is perfect for scuba diver training and kids' diving courses. This state-of-the-art facility provides laned sections for focused training and a comfortable, warm environment, ensuring an ideal learning experience for divers of all ages and skill levels. Whether you're refining your technique or introducing children to the wonders of diving, our pool offers the perfect setting.
Our pool session(s) are on Saturday evenings from 18:00 - 20:00, with a meet at the Dive Centre prior (this time will be confirmed when you book). The time at the Dive Centre is spent on various activities depending on which course you are undertaking but for all first session this will involve introducing you to your instructor, the dive equipment you will be using in the pool, a safety briefing and the evenings activities. During non term time then we have a pool session available on a Thursday from 19:00 - 21:00.
First Aid
First Aid
Our team of highly experienced instructors will be on hand to guide you through every step of the way
