Practical info
Everything you need to know before your first dive with the club.
Membership and prices
Annual membership fee
| Adult | CHF 120 (≈ $144) per year |
|---|---|
| Young person (under 25) | CHF 60 (≈ $72) per year |
| Family | CHF 200 (≈ $241) per year |
| Try dive in a pool (from age 8) | CHF 50 (≈ $60), equipment included |
| Try dive in the lake (from age 14) | CHF 80 (≈ $96), equipment included |
What membership includes
- Club equipment lent for dive trips: regulators, BCDs, wetsuits and tanks.
- Supervised dive trips, with dive groups organised by the club.
- Courses at the member price.
The season runs from September to August. The fee is paid at the club room once your account has been approved.
Courses
No courses offered at the moment.
Dates, free places and registration on the Courses page.
Prices in Swiss francs (CHF), paid at the club in CHF. The amount in dollars is only indicative.
Requirements for diving
Medical certificate
Each member gives the club a certificate of fitness to dive issued by a diving doctor, renewed every 2 years, and every year from age 40. The administrator records it in your account.
A restriction (for example "no deeper than 20 m") is taken into account by the administrator when forming the dive groups.
Minimum level
Each site requires a minimum CMAS level. The website refuses the registration if your level is too low, except for a dive supervised by an instructor.
| Site | Required level |
|---|---|
| Morges - Les Pilotis down to 6 m | Try dive |
| Rolle - Île de La Harpe down to 10 m | One Star Diver (CMAS 1*) |
| Morges - Le Petit Bois down to 15 m | One Star Diver (CMAS 1*) |
| Saint-Prex - Parcours d'épaves down to 31 m | Two Star Diver (CMAS 2*) |
| Rivaz - La Minoterie (falaise) down to 40 m | Three Star Diver (CMAS 3*) |
| Épave de l'Hirondelle down to 58 m | Normoxic Trimix Diver (CMAS) |
Rules and safety
On the lake
- During the dive, the blue and white diving flag is raised; boats must stay at least 50 m away.
- Diving is forbidden in harbours, navigation channels and marked zones.
- Some sites close for part of the year: the dates are shown on the Dive sites page.
- Never dive alone: always in a dive group, with a buddy.
In an accident: call 144 (ambulance) or 1414 (Rega) and say "diving accident".
CMAS and PADI certifications
The club trains according to CMAS, but also accepts PADI certifications. These equivalences are approximate: the instructor may ask for a check dive.
| CMAS | PADI |
|---|---|
| One Star Diver (CMAS 1*) | Advanced Open Water Diver, Open Water Diver |
| Two Star Diver (CMAS 2*) | Rescue Diver |
| Three Star Diver (CMAS 3*) | Divemaster |
| One Star Instructor (CMAS M1*) | Instructor (OWSI) |
| Normoxic Trimix Diver (CMAS) | Tec Trimix |
Book a dive
- Create your account. Enter your CMAS level and your licence number if you have one.
- Wait for approval. The administrator checks your request and you receive an e-mail when your account is active.
- Choose a dive. On the Dive trips page, click "Sign me up", then confirm.
- Get the confirmation. An e-mail confirms your place, and a reminder arrives the day before at around 6 pm. You can also add the dive to your calendar.
- If it's full, join the waiting list: if a place becomes free, you are signed up automatically and notified by e-mail.
You can cancel up to the day before the dive, from the Dive trips page or My account.
Book a try dive
For a first dive, no account is needed: send us a request and we will suggest a date.
- In a pool from age 8 (CHF 50), or in the lake from age 14 (CHF 80).
- Always with an instructor, no deeper than 10 m, no experience needed.
- Equipment is provided.
- Under 18, a consent form signed by the parents is required.
Your details are sent to the club by e-mail so that we can reply, and are not stored on the website. Privacy
Find us
Club room opening hours
Club room, Morges lakeside.
Saturdays from 9 am to 12 noon.
Wednesdays from 6.30 pm to 8 pm (September to June).