Welcome to the DSDC web site.

DSDC is a NOT FOR PROFIT sports club for those interested in Underwater Diving living in the UAE (some times called Scuba Diving).

If you share our interest you are welcome to browse our website resources or, by reading about membership, come and visit us.

Please note DSDC is run by its members for its members, there are no employees at DSDC. We receive many many requests for employment opportunities and no longer reply to these - so please don't send us any more.

GUESS WHO!! - have you been listening carefully? Have you worked out who is learning to Scuba Dive at DSDC? Keep visiting these pages to see the exploits and development of our current Ocean Diver Trainees.
 

Why don't you contact the training officer to see if you can join DSDC and learn to dive!
Look at the video page to see sharks, rays wrecks and much more.
      
Click on the picture above to activate your media player and stream video.

Today's Featured Video is an 8 min clip from a dive on the U533 by Bill Leeman and Ahmed Khassim - no whale sharks around!  it is filmed at 110 metres down in the Gulf of Oman so it is a bit dark down there.
 
See http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u533.html for historical details

This film will stream from the DSDC servers by opening up your media player- we are trying out different settings on the streaming- so far it seems to work quite well.

HOWEVER - we cannot be certain on the effectiveness of the internet and the servers delivering the content - therefore feedback much appreciated.
 
    
 
If you are a HOLIDAY DIVER looking for information Please read our section
"On Holiday in Dubai"

If you live in the UAE and want to come diving we are the place for you. Have a look at all the pages on the web site (navigation links on the top left of this page) and come along to meet us and join in.
 
Some thing new for Ramadan - Our DSDC Calendar; Note the different colours for General, Social, Training, Diving and Technical. These calendars are public so click here if you want to find out more
 
 

To add events to the calendar please email angus carlisle or the relevant section committee member at the DSDC.
 
DESERTSPORTSDIVINGCLUB.NET - We've gone .NET because the previous hosting company may have stopped trading  - and our old web site name is being used for advertising income streams. We will try to get it back but for now please get the word out and about.
 
The Desert Sport Diving Club is the only independent diving club in Dubai. We are a members club for anybody who wants to go diving, regardless of what flavor of certification you have. We meet every Monday & Wednesday evenings from 1930 onwards at our clubhouse near to SZH Interchange 2 when we plan the diving for the coming weeks. With two boats based in Dubai and one on the East Coast there are plenty of opportunities for both fun and training dives. The club is a BSAC branch and offers BSAC training from qualified instructors. Several members of the club are also instructors from other agencies so qualifications from TDI, PADI and others can be obtained.
 
Weekly information is sent to all Club Members by email from the Diving Officer. We have tried on-line calendar and chat rooms but it all seems to be too much trouble.
 
What does it cost? See here for details of the membership fees from July 2009 - Nitrox is now FREE for members. We are also constantly being asked about training costs- here is a link to a sheet of information so we don't have to keep repeating ourselves.
 
Many of the nice photos on this website are credited to DSDC's very own Richard Bailey.  Richard also runs courses on this subject.
Location of the photos are various unidentified locations in the oceans of the world.

The other stuff is from other people in the club. Also look at the photos on the facebook group site.

Members may like to know that Angus Carlisle is running the website as of Jan 2009. If you want something added or updated speak to him, but please - not too many smart ideas - the club has tried most and the good old method of coming to the club and having a few sherbets always seems to work best.
 
NEW FEATURE - We have added a Google Earth Feature to this site. Its under development but have a look especially if you are coming to the Club or coming on a Dow Trip.

Note, you will be prompted to Install a Google Earth Add in if you have not already and you will have to allow ActiveX to work, also prompted.
 
FACEBOOK - Are you a Facebook member? Access DSDC Facebook PAGE via here You can also go to the DSDC Facebook GROUP via here  join or log in, - please note DSDC  is an OPEN GROUP which means people who are not club members can join - the DSDC facebook GROUP is not used much and has become a bit dull, however the DSDC PAGE is much more user friendly especially if you are a facebook member. - if you have a question for DSDC email us here for a quick response.
 
Due to lack of use we have now removed the links to TWITTER, BLOG SPOT and CHAT ROOM
 
 

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