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underwater archaeological studies and monitoring . We run a boat : a Deep Sea 21 , 6.8-metre rigid-hulled inflatable called Honor , named after Honor Frost , an early pioneer in the field of underwater archaeology . We run an air compressor and keep some spare air cylinders for visiting divers .
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Is it easy to look after your resources ?
The NAS resources are maintained by the society . We do an annual pre-season check of our equipment dive kit and survey kit , which can be lent out to members . The main task for the club is to look after
Alby rebuilding the compressor
First club trip with Honor , the RIB
Honor . We pay for her upkeep from our membership income , and we are fortunate to have the skills and facilities of club members , who can do a large part of the maintenance themselves .
What diving do you get involved in ?
We mostly dive along the South Coast from Plymouth to Eastbourne . Club members can book the RIB – we expect her to go on 12- 20 trips a year , mainly around the Portsmouth area or further afield in Sussex . We have taken the club boat to Devon and Pembrokeshire . Our diving is predominately recreational open-circuit diving from our RIB or charter boats , but we do have members who dive closed-circuit . Photography and photogrammetry are very useful skills .
We also have social events , such as our barbecues , but despite trying every year they have a worse record of being cancelled by the weather than our dives do . The barbecue has been cancelled four out of five times in recent years !
How much club diving goes on ?
We dive all year round . Our first dive in 2023 was in January . While club dives are often organised at a weekend , project dives are often mid-week . We organise around five weekends of diving , a couple of longer trips and about 40 day dives a year . We will visit anywhere that sparks members ’ archaeological interests . Plymouth is a