Ontario Underwater Council

Summary:

  1. January to August Student Member Enrolment:
    Pay OUC for Student Members at the beginning of their scuba course.
  2. September to December Student Member Enrolment:
    Pay OUC for Fall Student Members at club renewal time the following year.
  3. Insurance coverage for Fall Students begins in the Fall and continues to the end of the following year.

Details:

OUC Registration:
Register each scuba student with OUC as a Student Member of your club before the first class session of their scuba course. The OUC liability insurance policy will apply.

OUC Payment Date:

  • January to August Enrolment:
    Pay $50 per Student Member to OUC immediately after the first class session of their scuba course.
  • September to December Enrolment:
    Hold payment of $50 per Student Member and submit it with your club’s renewal early in the following year. When the Student Member is certified, they will be switched to Blue Member at no additional charge.

No-Shows:
If the Student Member is a “No-show”, you may request that their name be removed from the OUC insurance policy. A $50 credit will be issued if you have already paid OUC for a “no-show” student.

Drop Outs:
If a Student Member started training and then dropped out, or does not continue to complete their open water certification, OUC recommends that clubs do not request that they be removed from the OUC insurance policy. Their membership status will remain “Student Member” until the end of their insurance coverage period.

Fall Students:
Scuba students who join OUC in the fall of one year, will not pay until early in the following year. They will retain their OUC membership status of “Student Member” for the Fall and into the following year, until they are certified and switched to “Blue Member” at no additional cost.

Examples:

  • Fall 2024 Students: Fall 2024 Students have OUC insurance coverage from Fall 2024 when they started their scuba course until Dec. 31, 2025.
  • Fall 2025 Students: Fall 2025 Students have OUC insurance coverage from Fall 2025 when they start their scuba course until Dec. 31, 2026.

 

Certification: Notify the OUC Membership Director when the “Student” Member is certified and becomes a “Blue” Member.

 

Kathryn J Cullen
OUC Membership Director
Ontario Underwater Council
membership@underwatercouncil.com