School For Divers (1958)

Learning how to dive in 1958? See here footage of a school for divers in Chessington, Surrey. Chessington, Surrey. L/S of Stan Mearns, an instructor at the diving school, demonstrating something on a blackboard to a group of people sat in front of it. They are surrounded by diving equipment. There is a full diving suit on the left of the picture. C/U of Stan at the blackboard, he is demonstrating diving down to a wreck on the sea bottom. M/S of the group of five male students. C/U of the chalk drawing of the wreck, Stan points to it and traces the line up to the diving boat. C/U of Robert Ellard, one of the pupils, wearing flippers; the camera moves up to show him in full diving gear, he is wearing aqualung equipment and Stan is helping him fit his helmet. He stands up and walks towards the diving pool. C/U as he brings his arm up to check his watch. C/U of his face in the diving helmet. He climbs down a ladder into the diving tank, Stan makes an adjustment to his breath