2.5 Equipment Clidive maintains an extensive set of equipment including two well-equipped RIBs, a club van, 22 sets of Scuba, 30+ cylinders, BCDs, weights, fins, masks, snorkels, and a few wetsuits and other assorted theory and practical training equipment and supplies. Our scuba equipment is available for rent to trainees and club members for training trips and dive trips. The rental cost of £3/day for a single item and a maximum of £10/day for a complete set has not changed in at least a decade.
2.5.1 The Kit Cupboard Although we don’t have a clubhouse, we do have a good-sized kit cupboard at Ironmonger Row Baths. It is conveniently located next to the pool away from public areas and by a service entrance where we can load and unload kit. The kit cupboard is the engine room of club nights and gets even busier during the dive season when kit is being packed for a trip at the same time as pool training is going on. Being on the kit cupboard rota is a rite of passage for many at the club and, along with the lifeguard rota, is one of the ways we get people involved quickly in the vital running of the club. Appendix 2.5a is the Lifeguard and Kit Cupboard Rota for 2019. Rebecca Oliver took over as Equipment Officer for 2019 and set about making the cupboard more efficient and accessible with a big clear-out and some overdue modifications:
“As a club with a high percentage of women members, it was important to me to ensure that the equipment was accessible and so I roped in my dad to make the changes. Lowering the existing shelving made it far easier for all members to get to what they want, and also allowed for the addition of extra shelves. Procuring storage boxes from my workplace that were being discarded and clearly labelling them makes it clearer to everyone where everything is stored. I also instigated a traffic light system for the cylinders so it makes it easy to glance in the cupboard to see exactly where we are with air and if we need to get any refills.”
24 | SHARING THE ADVENTURE
