SMUX Clubs
SMUX Diving Team
ABOUT US
Live, breathe, beneath with SMUX Diving Team. As the only scuba diving team in SMU, we provide a platform for students to interact, share knowledge, and pursue their passion for the ocean and its marine inhabitants. Our aim is to introduce diving to the uninitiated, sharing the beauty of the underwater and to spread conservation initiatives to the masses through dive events and marine conservation projects.
KEY EVENTS
1. Open Season Dive
Open Season Dive is a summer event where non-divers can look forward to obtaining their PADI Open Water certification. After certification, you may go on your own leisure dives (up to 18m) in Singapore or overseas. Interested in furthering your diving education? Go a step further and take the PADI Advanced Open Water Certification!
2. Back To School Dive (BTS)
Not a licensed diver yet? Back to School Dive, our largest annual signature event, is the right trip for you! Non-divers can look forward to obtaining their PADI Open Water certification, while divers can further upgrade their certifications.
3. Winter XP
Winter XP is an opportunity for divers to go on overseas diving trips. Over the years, we have dived in many exciting countries like Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia. Upskill yourself there by taking up the Open Water Course, Advanced Open Water Course, or just embark on leisure dives!
Reach us at diving@sa.smu.edu.sg!
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DO I NEED TO AUDITION TO GET INTO THE CLUB?
No, SMUX Diving is a club that offers the opportunity for anyone to experience diving without the need for any prior skillset.
"I absolutely love scuba diving! It's a fun and almost meditative experience for me. I would love to meet like minded people who also love exploring the natural world."
— Adam Bin Firdaus Tan, School of Computing & Information Systems Year 1
"To increase my diving experience together with a group of like minded individuals and form new friendships!!"
— Ryan Ho , School of Social Sciences Year 1
FAQ
Depending on government restrictions, we would resume diving trips only when it is deemed safe to do so. Meanwhile, we have the upcoming Back To School Bootcamp from 28 August to 11 September, open to all students who are keen to know what diving is like and even some basic equipment and skills used for diving! If things get better by July, you can certainly expect diving trips to be coming your way towards the end of the year!
Swimming 200m and treading water for 10min is a prerequisite for diving. However, you do not have to be a very strong swimmer in order to dive. The buoyancy control device (BCD) - an equipment that you wear which your tank and other diving equipment are attached to that helps you control your buoyancy while diving - also acts as a floatation device to help you stay afloat before and after dives. All extreme sports also have a certain risk level to it. Before going to dive, you will have to undergo theory and practical lessons to equip you with the necessary safety precautions.
Learning to dive invariably results in many costs. However, the costs of diving vary according to the dive centre and country of your desired diving destination. Usually, a new diver would have to pay for an entry-level diving certification course inclusive of all equipment rental. Subsequently, when doing leisure/fun dives, you would have to pay for the dive (including dive guide, boat) and equipment rental (wetsuit, mask/snorkel, BCD, regulator, tank, fins). You may also apply to use your PSEA funds to subsidise official school-approved SMUX Diving trips! *Some divers may choose to buy their own equipment and may have to pay additional costs to get their equipment professionally serviced on a regular basis.
The first way, which requires the lowest commitment of the two, would be wearing daily contact lenses while diving, as there are chances that you might lose your lenses during mask clearing lessons underwater. The second way would be investing in a prescription mask! Similar to your glasses, diving mask’s lenses can have degree lenses too! *If your degree is under 150, you might not even require any of the tips I’ve given above! When we are underwater, the magnifying property of water will be able to “correct” our perception, acting as mild degree glasses to us.
Nope! We offer dive certification courses. Many of our divers actually took their very first dive certification with us so you don’t have to worry about not having a dive certificate. We have other land-based events that do not require you to dive as well!
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