About the Ajax Scuba Club

What is the Ajax Scuba Club?

The Ajax Scuba Club is a "not for profit" organization made up of local recreational SCUBA divers. We have been providing services to our members in the Durham Ontario area since 1975.

We have approximately 100 + members, and are run by a democratically elected executive made up of Club members.

What does the Ajax Scuba Club do?

We provide SCUBA diving training suitable for all skill levels. Everything from entry level full certification courses, to senior leadership level programs (e.g. Divemaster).

We also offer non certification courses for our members (e.g. 1st Aid, CPR, Oxygen Administration, etc.). Virtually anything of interest to our members.

We organize supervised diving events, including: shore diving; charter boat diving; and dive trips outside Ontario. Our members have access to one of the most comprehensive dive schedules in southern Ontario!

We organize social events of interest to our membership. Everything from a family picnic to a car rally.

What kind of diving does the Ajax Scuba Club do?

We engage in recreational diving. As such, we practice "no decompression" diving within the established sport diving limits. We do not practice technical or mixed gas diving, with the exception of Nitrox (we don't feel there's anything wrong with Technical Diving as such, its just not our "bag").

You can find us visiting some of the best wreck sites in southern Ontario, "scrounging" for old bottles and "junk" in the 1000 Islands, or enjoying the amazing beauty of a Caribbean coral reef. Almost anyplace you can get wet has something to offer!

We are very much focused on safety. As such, all Club diving events are supervised by Divemasters and Rescue Divers. Our Club Divemasters are fully trained and equipped to deal with any emergency situation.

We're very proud of our safety record, and work hard to keep it that way.

What other services does the Ajax Scuba Club provide its members?

Besides access to the diving activities, continuing education, and social events mentioned above, we offer low cost equipment rentals and free air fills to members for any club diving event.

We also publish a news letter at regular intervals full of information of interest to our members.

Where does the Ajax Scuba Club meet?

Our facilities are located at the Ajax Community Centre in Ajax Ontario.

Club members meet Thursday evenings prior to a scheduled club dive, and Tuesday evenings following.

We have a general membership meeting in the fall at which time we elect our executive, and a second in the spring when we book our dives for the season and renew our membership.

What does it cost to become a member of the Ajax Scuba Club?

$60.00 / year including OUC (Ontario Underwater Council) membership.

There is no charge for your first year of membership in the club when you take our Open Water Diver course.

Who can join the Ajax Scuba Club?

Divers already certified by a recognized SCUBA training agency.

Uncertified divers who register to take our Open Water Diver Course (membership is included when you learn to dive with our club).

Anyone who wants a non diving / social membership.