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We are able to provide a range of services and products, including equipment sales, all with friendly and honest advice readily available. We can arrange for the servicing of diving equipment from most of the major brands and most standard services can be turned around within 2 to 3 weeks (season dependant).
A wide range of the equipment we sell is also available by mail order from our onlinestore, with most items in stock dispatched within 24 hours. Non-stock items or those that we have to order in are normally dispatches to you within 5 working days.
We also hire out a full range of dive and kayak kit at very reasonable prices including wet and dry suits, air and nitrox cylinders, BCD's, regulators, boats, paddles, helmets and more. We are one of the only dive centres in the Portsmouth area to rent out 15 litre nitrox cylinders.
We can provide air to 300 bar on a while-you-wait service and nitrox fills on a twenty-four hour turnaround. Our prices are some of the best around and you can park right outside the fill station, so no more lugging those cylinders from the car!
We accept most credit cards (sorry, no Amex), as well as good old-fashioned cash and cheques ...
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are service agents for all makes and types of dive equipment.
Regulators,
computers and watches are just some of the items we can deal with for
you, including
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All rental kit must be collected from the dive centre (unless explicit arrangements to the contrary are made with us) - if you are booked onto dives with us, please ensure you leave plenty of time to get to the departure point prior to the boat leaving.
| • individual items - priced below to a maximum of £45.00 per rental per 24 hours (excludes nitrox cylinders and nitrox fills) | ||
| Item | Daily Cost | |
| 12 litre tank and air fill | £9.00 | |
| 12 litre nitrox tank (first nitrox fill to 40% O2 free) | £15.00 | |
| 15 litre tank and air fill | £12.00 | |
| 15 litre nitrox tank (first nitrox fill to 40% O2 free) | £18.00 | |
| BCD | £10.00 | |
| Regulator set (including alternate and console) | £10.00 | |
| Weight belt | £5.00 | |
| Weights | £5.00 | |
| Mask and snorkel | £5.00 | |
| Fins (open heel) | £5.00 | |
| Gloves | £5.00 | |
| Hood | £5.00 | |
| Boots | £5.00 | |
| Compass | £10.00 | |
| Reel and SMB | £10.00 | |
| Torch | £15.00 | |
| Wetsuit - 7mm full suit with 5mm shorty> | £15.00 | |
| Drysuit - trilaminate drysuit | £25.00 | |
| • full kit hire | ||
| Full kit hire - (tank (12ltr air), regulators, BCD, weight belt + weights, mask, snorkel, fins, hood, gloves, boots and wet suit) - ideal for UK diving | £45.00 (excludes nitrox cylinders and fills) |
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• please note
All equipment remains the property of Adventure College for the duration of the hire period, however lost or damaged
equipment will be the sole liability of the customer.
For all rented equipment, we ask for a £50.00 deposit and credit
card details. The deposit is deductible against the full replacement
cost of any lost or damaged equipment whilst being rented to the customer.
Equipment
must be returned by the agreed day and time. Extra days or part thereof
are charged at the full daily rental rate.
If hired for use on Wightdiver on a dive scheduled by Adventure College
and the dive is cancelled by us, then a refund will be given on the
hire costs. This excludes the hire of nitrox cylinders and fills where
the cost of the nitrox fill will still be charged.
If hired for any other dive boat or dive trip not organised by Adventure College and you do not dive for any reason, then no refund will be
given.
All rental kit must be collected from the centre (unless explicit
arrangements to the contrary are made with us)
| • individual items - priced below to a maximum of £40.00 per rental per 24 hours (excludes Lettmann boats) | ||
| Item |
Daily Cost | |
| Boat & Paddle (*open canoe, general purpose, SoT, sea kayak) | £25.00 | |
| Lettmann Sea Kayak & paddle** | £40.00 | |
| Paddle | £5.00 | |
| Cag | £5.00 | |
| Spraydeck | £5.00 | |
| Buoyancy Aid | £5.00 | |
| Wetsuit Shoes | £5.00 | |
Helmet |
£5.00 | |
| Wetsuit | £5.00 | |
| Dry Bag | £5.00 or free of charge when a full set of kit is hired | |
• please note
All equipment remains the property of Adventure College for the duration of the hire period, however lost or damaged equipment will be the sole liability of the customer.
For all rented equipment, we ask for a £50.00 deposit and credit card details. The deposit is deductible against the full replacement cost of any lost or damaged equipment whilst being rented to the customer.
** We also have a number of Lettmann sea kayaks for hire. Lettmann produce some top class boats made of high performance materials. BCU 2 Star award is essential for the hire of these boats, and a £150 deposit
Equipment must be returned to Adventure College
by the date and time agreed. Additional charges will apply for overdue
items as a rate of full days or part days thereof.
We aim to provide a while-you-wait service on air fills and for nitrox fills, a twenty-four hour turnaround.
Our prices are the best around for both air and nitrox fills.
Also, check out our air and nitrox cards (details below) for great savings on our already low prices.
What's more, we'll even make you a cup of tea while you're waiting for the tanks to fill!
• air and nitrox - individual fills (single cylinders and
twinsets)
| air | nitrox up to 40% |
nitrox 41% to 80% |
nitrox 81% to 100% |
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| 232 bar | 300 bar | 232 bar | 300 bar | 232 bar | 300 bar | 232 bar | |
| 3 litre | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 8.00 |
| 7 litre | 3.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 13.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 litre | 3.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 13.00 | |
| 12 litre | 3.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 13.00 | |
| 15 litre | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | ||||
| Twin 7 Ind | 5.00 | 7.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 | |||
| Twin 7 Man | 5.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 13.00 | |||
| Twin 10 Ind | 5.00 | 7.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 | |||
| Twin 10 Man | 5.00 | 7.00 | 12.00 | 16.00 | |||
| Twin 12 Ind | 5.00 | 7.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 | |||
| Twin 12 Man | 5.00 | 7.00 | 12.00 | 16.00 | |||
| Twin 15 Ind | 7.00 | 15.00 | |||||
| Twin 15 Man | 7.00 | 14.00 | |||||
| Airgun fills | 6.00 | 6.00 | Flate rate charge per cylinder - all sizes | ||||
| Surface Cyls. | 6.00 | 6.00 | Flate rate charge per cylinder - all sizes | ||||
•trimix
We have a simple policy towards trimix, a straight forward 2.5 pence per litre of Helium, 1 pence per litre for O2 and £2.50 for the air top.
• air and nitrox fill cards - bulk fills purchased in advance
| card | price | number of fills | saving (at least) | equivalent cost per fill |
| air card 6/200 | 16.00 | 6 @ 200 bar | 2.00 | 2.65 |
| air card 6/300 | 21.50 | 6 @ 300 bar | 2.50 | 3.58 |
| air card 12/200 | 31.50 | 12 @ 200 bar | 4.50 | 2.63 |
| air card 12/300 | 42.50 | 12 @ 300 bar | 5.50 | 3.54 |
| air card 20/200 | 51.00 | 20 @ 200 bar | 9.00 | 2.55 |
| air card 20/300 | 68.00 | 20 @ 300 bar | 12.00 | 3.40 |
| nitrox 6/40 | 38.0 | 6 fills up to 15 litre to 40% (232 bar) | 4.00 | 6.33 |
• please note
Air
fills are usually done on a while you wait basis if at all possible.
Nitrox fills may be done while you wait if possible but is not guaranteed, especially when we are busy. It is best to leave the (preferably empty) cylinder(s) for filling and collect them at least 24 hours later.
Evidence of Nitrox certification will be required before we release nitrox filled cylinders. The filled cylinder(s) must be analysed by the customer and the fill log signed prior to release of the cylinder(s).
We will only fill nitrox cylinders with a current O2 compatibility label and test.
Please call us first if you want a trimix fill to ensure we have enough helium available, we would then ask for a long as possible before collection.
Evidence of Trimix (normoxic, advanced etc.) qualifiction will be required at the time or ordering due to the restrictions some qualifications put on the final blend.
Fills required outside of our normal business hours may be available subject to prior notification and booking with us. A service charge may be levied for out of hours fills.
Please contact us for further details.