UB DIVING | FULL-SERVICE DIVE SHOP IN COURTENAY, BC

Professional Scuba Gear, Service & Training

Cold-Water Dive Equipment • Vancouver Island Support • Real-World Experience

UB Diving is a full-service retail dive shop in Courtenay, British Columbia serving serious recreational divers, new divers, technical divers, commercial divers, harvesters, instructors and working marine professionals across Vancouver Island.

Location

Courtenay, BC

Shop Type

Retail & Service

Experience

26+ Years

Focus

BC Cold Water

A Real Dive Shop, Not Just A Training Center

UB Diving is not only a scuba training center. We are a working dive shop, service facility, gas-fill station, equipment supplier, commercial diving contractor and Vancouver Island cold-water diving operation based in Courtenay, British Columbia.

Our background in commercial diving, equipment service, cold-water training, boat diving and real field operations gives us a different view of dive gear than shops that only sell products from a catalogue.

We sell and service equipment for the diving people actually do here: cold water, drysuits, current, boats, heavy exposure protection, technical planning, working divers and demanding BC conditions.

Why Buy Your Dive Gear At UB Diving?

Cold-Water Knowledge

We focus on gear that makes sense for British Columbia diving: regulators, drysuits, cylinders, exposure protection, computers, buoyancy systems and accessories that can handle real cold-water use.

Service After The Sale

Buying scuba equipment is an investment. We help divers choose properly, set up equipment correctly and keep it maintained through in-house service and long-term support.

Real Field Experience

We see gear used by recreational divers, instructors, photographers, commercial divers, harvesters, technical divers and rebreather divers. We see what works, what breaks and what stands up over time.

We Supply & Service

all Dive Equipment

Regulators selected for cold-water diving and demanding environments.
Wings, backplates and BCDs for cold-water recreational, technical and professional diving.
Neoprene drysuits, including suits designed around the problems encountered by BC harvesters and commercial divers.
Membrane drysuits custom made on Vancouver Island and recognized by divers around the world for quality and comfort.
Dive computers from entry-level recreational use to full-function trimix and rebreather technical diving.
Cylinders, valves, specialized fittings, gauges, hoses and technical diving components.
Underwater communications equipment including hardwire and through-water wireless systems.
Surface-supplied diving equipment including umbilicals, hardwire communications, sideblocks and surface stations.
Service parts and inspection support for drysuits, cylinders, compressors and diving systems.
Compressor parts, oils, filters and maintenance supplies.

We sell equipment we trust for real cold-water diving. If you can use it here, you can use it almost anywhere.

Straight Advice Before You Buy

We believe an informed customer is the best customer. Our job is not to push the newest hype or the highest-margin item. Our job is to help you choose equipment that fits the diving you actually plan to do.

Some products are excellent. Some products are fine for warm-water vacation diving but not ideal for BC. Some products have changed over time. Some equipment looks good online but does not hold up well in real cold-water use. We will tell you what we know from experience.

Most major manufacturers control minimum advertised pricing, which is why many online shops show identical prices. At UB Diving, the real value is knowledgeable selection, correct setup, in-house service, and ongoing support after the sale.

Service Matters As Much As The Sale

Dive gear is life-support equipment. It should be selected properly, assembled properly, maintained properly and serviced by people who understand how it is used in real diving conditions.

UB Diving provides regulator servicing, scuba equipment service and repairs, cylinder fills, Nitrox, Trimix, CCR support, drysuit support, oxygen cleaning options and practical advice for divers who want their equipment to work when it matters.

We do not just sell gear. We dive it, service it, maintain it, troubleshoot it and support the people using it.

Brands you can count on

UB Diving works with a range of scuba, technical diving and commercial diving equipment brands. Current confirmed brand list:

SCUBAPRO

APEKS

SHEARWATER

MOBBY'S

AQUALUNG

SCUBAFORCE

TUSA

OTS

WHITES

Serving Divers Across Vancouver Island

Comox Valley

UB Diving is based in Courtenay and serves divers throughout the Comox Valley, Cumberland, Comox, Campbell River and the surrounding central Vancouver Island region.

North Island

We support divers traveling to and from Port Hardy, Browning Pass, God’s Pocket and other serious North Vancouver Island cold-water diving areas.

Island-Wide Support

Divers from Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Tofino, Campbell River, Port Hardy and across Vancouver Island use UB Diving for gear, service, fills, training and expedition support.

UB Diving Services

Regulator Service & Repair Scuba Equipment Service & Repairs Tank Fills, Nitrox, Trimix & CCR Support SCUBA Rentals Learn To Dive Commercial Diving Prices & FAQ Contact UB Diving

Book A Gear Consultation

Call UB Diving in Courtenay to talk with an experienced diver, instructor, equipment technician or commercial diving professional before you buy, service or upgrade your gear.

250-338-0161

UBDiving@gmail.com