Ontario Underwater Council
Below the Surface
Fall 2025 Ontario Underwater Council's online newsletter . Click the link below to read the Fall 2025 edition of OUC's online newsletter called: Below the Surface In this issue: Safety First: Life Jackets / PFD Group Purchase. From the Training Desk: Payment & Coverage for Fall Students. Advanced Learning: NAUI International Technical Diving Summit. In the Spotlight: OUC's "Kelsey Scuba Club". Sharing your Stories. photo credit: divephotoguide.com/
OUC’s new postal mailing address
Ontario Underwater Council 206 Payne Cres. Aurora ON L4G 0T6 . Effective immediately: Please use this new postal mailing address for all your mailed correspondence through Canada Post to OUC. . You mail also reach us by email: General inquiries - https://underwatercouncil.com/contact-us/ eTransfer payments for membership: payment@underwatercouncil.com
Three Levels of Protection from OUC
Ontario Underwater Council The Ontario Underwater Council (OUC) would like to remind everyone of the three levels of protection we offer to support and safeguard our community. 1) Preventive Measures. The OUC board and club representatives collaborated to update our "Risk Management Document". This led to the release of the OUC Club Insurance document, which includes 20 OUC Safety Recommendations—our first line of defence. Risk Management: "OUC Club Insurance and Sanctioning Requirements Document". 2) Release & Indemnity Agreements. Our second level of protection consists of Release and Indemnity Agreements, providing protection for OUC clubs and members. A properly executed [...]
OUC Insurance Reminder
Ontario Underwater Council Please read the full article of the OUC Insurance Reminder including the table. The key takeaway is: To ensure uninterrupted coverage and protection, DO NOT allow a lapse in your OUC club membership and in the OUC memberships for dive professionals. Renew club and personal memberships in December to be ready and covered for the following year. To ensure coverage: Member clubs and dive professional members should respectively maintain training club status and OUC membership for at least two years after conducting training with an adult member. Member clubs and dive professional members should respectively maintain training [...]
OUC Release
Ontario Underwater Council Please review and sign the OUC Release as part of OUC's Three Levels of Protection. A properly executed OUC Release may discourage lawsuits and serve as an important line of defence if you are sued. Adults See the Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Sign the OUC Release • Review and sign the OUC Release when you join your OUC Club each year, or at least 24 hours before participating in your first Club activity of the year. . Use your full legal name in both “name” fields. • Use the same unique email address that you used when [...]
Submit your Club’s Open Events to the OUC Calendar
Ontario Underwater Council New in 2025! Events Calendar for OUC Member Clubs is now available on the website: Click "Events Calendar" on the menu bar. Submit your Event: Any OUC Member Club that would like to post an open Event on the OUC website, can fill in the Events Input Form. Criteria: Approved by the executive of an OUC club, Submitted by an executive member of an OUC club, and Open to members of other OUC clubs. Questions about the process? Contact membership@underwatercouncil.com
Indemnity Agreement for Parents of Minors
Ontario Underwater Council The Minor Indemnity Agreement, officially known as "OUC Acknowledgement of Risk and Indemnity Agreement for Minor Child Participant, hereinafter referred to as Indemnity Agreement," has the following instructions for Ontario Underwater Council participants: Both Parents of a Minor Child participating in OUC activities must correctly complete the Indemnity Agreement for each of their Minor Child/ren at least 24 hours prior to the start of the OUC activities to benefit from OUC's second level of protection. This requirement was thoroughly discussed and adopted during the OUC Board meeting in October 2024. Input from a board member with extensive [...]
Clarification of OUC coverage for Fall Students
Ontario Underwater Council Don't send in your OUC membership payment yet for your Fall 2025 Students until you renew by Dec. 31, 2025 for the 2026 year. But please do send in their membership submission before their first class. OUC Payment Date: For January to August Student Enrolment: Register each scuba student with OUC as a Student Member of your club before the first class session of their scuba course so that the OUC liability insurance policy will apply at their first class. Pay Student Member payment to OUC immediately after the first class session of their scuba course. For [...]
OUC Guest Diver Program
Ontario Underwater Council For information on the Guest Diver Program (GDP), go to: Website: see the Menu on this website underwatercouncil.com Menu: click "Membership". Dropdown menu: select "Guest Diver Program".
Bulk Sanction Request
If you have a large number of known activities to sanction for a specific year, you may use the OUC Bulk Sanction Request Form. See Details on the Bulk Sanction Request page Go to: https://underwatercouncil.com/club-activity-notification-by-file/ .