Clearance Diving: the ups and downs of training

Training to be a RN Clearance Diver involved harsh physical conditioning, open-water dives using twin compressed air sets, and rigorous closed-circuit diving drills for stealth operations.

Because physical photography from the era is heavily preserved in private archives, this talk will enlighten you to what training conditions were like on land and underwater.

Your speaker, James, will give an insight, from his lived experience, into the training received from start to finish and what it takes to become a clearance diver. The presentation will cover the intricacies of the training, equipment used for all the tasks, the length of training and details of how to discover more information.

Please arrive 10 minutes before this Talk starts to be comfortably seated.

Timings

Saturday 12 September:

1100

Location & directions

Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Green, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1HL

Directions:

Holy Trinity Church is within view of the Ferry and Bus terminals. On bus routes 5, 9, 9a, E1, E2, 11 from Fareham Bus Station.

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Parking on-road available in Trinity Green, this is restricted to 2 hours, disabled passenger drop-off by the church door. Other car parks close by. Level access to seating for this event. A Hearing Loop is in place. Accessible toilet on ground floor. Nearest Changing Places (a facility for people with high-level toileting needs) is available at Gosport Discovery Centre, also Gosport Museum and Art Gallery, both within 15 minute walk.

Additional information

Please, no stiletto heels to be worn as they can cause damage to the floor. There are also different events being held at Holy Trinity during the festival, such as: Stories behind our favourite hymns, Wild Around Gosport, The Art of local history...

Estimated duration:

0 hour(s) 45 minute(s)

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