CHECKING IN

For Health and Safety and insurance purposes, Dosthill Quarry maintains a daily roster of all divers using the dive site.

Immediately upon arrival, you must check in for diving. No dive is to take place without the diver having checked in beforehand.

The following details will be required:

• Diver’s full name
• Diver’s qualification
• Full name of buddy (if diving privately) or name of club/dive school (if a marshalled dive)
• Time of arrival
• Payment of the appropriate dive fee

The checking in process is your own responsibility. Each diver must complete the signing-in form individually, clearly and legibly and pay their own dive fee. Dosthill Quarry staff will not accept divers signing anyone else in apart from themselves or paying for a “block” of unnamed divers. Dive schools wishing to use Dosthill Quarry must clearly advise their students of the individual diver check-in and dive fee payment process.

Conditions of diving are clearly stated on the checking-in sheet. Please ensure that you read them and agree to them.

Dosthill Quarry management and staff reserve the right to check divers’ qualifications, so proof of diver qualification must always be brought to the dive site. Dozzi dive cards are helpful ID at this point.

CHECKING IN POINT

Dosthill management and staff may vary the checking in point, depending on the day and time, as well as the volume of divers.

At weekends:
Divers will be stopped at initial arrival point – at the gate.
If you visit Dosthill Quarry on a Saturday or Sunday, please ensure that you have qualifications and dive fees ready on arrival.

The car park checking-in procedure enables Dosthill staff to ensure that optimum use is made of the car park, in that cars are parked in the right slots, and that as many vehicles as possible are kept off the top road.

Once you have paid the dive fee and completed the checking in sheet to the staff member’s satisfaction, the staff member issues you with a car ticket  which you must display on the dashboard of the vehicle while you are on site.

On midweek days, evenings or non-busy times:

If the gate is not manned, on arrival, and before getting changed for diving, you must report to Reception to check in and follow the correct signing-in procedure.

Opening Times as at 29/04/2010 (May Bank Holiday)
Thursday 4pm-9pm. Last entry to the water at 7:30pm
Friday 2pm-9pm. Last entry to the water at 7:30pm
Saturday 7:30am-4pm. Last entry to the water at 2:30pm
Sunday 7:30am-4pm. Last entry to the water at 2:30pm
Monday 03/05/2010 9am-2pm. Last entry to the water at 12:30pm

Entry Fees
Before 5pm Rates
Casual User £12
Dozzi Member £9

After 5pm Rates
Casual User £8
Dozzi Member £6

However, we must emphasise that the Dozzi Member rates are only available on production of your Dozzi Dive Card. Lost cards can be replaced at a cost of £5.

Dive Site Rules

Dive site rules are published on this website. Please ensure you are familiar with Dosthill site rules, and that you are willing to adhere to them.

AIR FILLS

PAYMENT
Air fills must be paid for in advance and are charged by cylinder size.
Proof of payment is obtained when the staff member gives you a waterproof band, colour-coded for the size of cylinder you have specified.

PROCEDURE
Once the waterproof band has been obtained, place it around the cylinder valve and take your cylinder to the air station.

Place your cylinder in the area designated for “Empty Cylinders”.

The compressor operator will check cylinder test dates, and reconcile the size of the cylinder with the colour of the waterproof band. If everything is in order, he will then fill the cylinder and remove the waterproof band.

The recharged cylinder is then placed in the area designated for “Full Cylinders” where you can collect it.

DIVER RESPONSIBILITIES
Before requesting a cylinder refill, please ensure that your cylinder is in test and is clearly and correctly marked with the designated breathing mixture.

All cylinders are left at the air station at the customer’s own risk. We recommend that owners wait for their cylinders whilst they are being filled.

Ideally remove all equipment from twin cylinders prior to leaving them for filling. But if you prefer to leave equipment attached, you must detach one first stage and carry the complete kit to the compressor operator and position it for filling. Stand outside the air station whilst waiting, but remain at air station and remove cylinders from filling point once they are filled.

The compressor operator will not handle any cylinders with equipment attached. No liability will be accepted by Dosthill Quarry for any loss of cylinders or damage to cylinders if they are left unattended.

Air Fill Fees