UEC is WA's oldest and largest SCUBA diving club and has a distinguished history.

Formed in 1954, UEC conducted WA's first organised SCUBA diving school two years later and the high standard of our instruction impressed the authorities so much that we were given the responsibility of training the original Police Diving Team in Perth.

UEC was involved in a lot of shipwreck exploration. Many wrecks on our coast, particularly in the metro area were discovered by UEC members. In the 1960's and 70's our members provided the core of workers for the early museum expeditions on the Dutch wrecks such as the famous Batavia at the Houtman Abrolhos islands.

Today, UEC members are involved in community clean-ups and monitoring of local environments.

With so many members of different ages and backgrounds (and our own boat) the Club enables divers to enjoy WA's great underwater environment, as well as participate in a vibrant social scene.

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Joining

The UEC is more than just a dive club. As a Club member you will enjoy;

• Low cost diving with people you know (sorry, we don't hire dive gear).
• Regular weekend diving from our own purpose built dive boat.
• Buddying with a new friend. There's no need to worry about finding a dive buddy, you just buddy with another member on the day.
• In-house training to become a Club Skipper or Dive Officer.
• Local and overseas dive trips organised regularly.
• Popular mini-holidays at Rottnest each year.
• Monthly general meetings with guest speaker, slides or a video show.
• Social events that your non-diving family and friends are welcome to attend.

Find out for yourself, join us for a nomination dive (conditions apply).

To find out more about becoming a member, email our Membership Officer.