Learning from incidents, 2022 – 23
There’s lots we can learn from the incidents reported in the club during the 2022-23 diving season. Here are some of the key themes that came up, reported in the Diving Officer’s report to the 2023 AGM.
Stratford on Scapa 2023
Nine intrepid Stratford divers headed to the wilds of the Orkney Isles on the 10th September 2023 on another of Alastair’s brilliantly organised trips. We arrived in the historic harbour town of Stromness to be met by Emily Turton, skipper of Huskyan. Huskyan is a purpose built dive boat, designed…
Isle of Man
It was a gorgeous Thursday as ten club members squeezed themselves into two cars and set out for Liverpool, heading for a ferry bound for the Isle of Man. Despite the sunny weather we were all aware that the forecast for the weekend was not ideal, but determined to enjoy…
First sea dives in Swanage
This trip has been set up to introduce newly qualified Ocean Divers to diving in the sea. Having suffered a broken rib 12 weeks ago, I had only managed a few days at Stoney since qualifying, I was seriously doubting whether I should be going on this trip. I was…