We are a company specialising in providing private diving charters on the beautiful West Coast of Scotland. Your skipper George Mair, himself a fully qualified professional diver, can take you to dives that vary from scenic dives off the many small islands which adorn the West Coast, to dives on long sunken wrecks dating back hundreds of years. Charters to Mull, Small isles, St Kilda, The Hebrides, Northern and Southern Ireland are available for bookings of a week or more. We offer: *Scenic Diving *Wreck Diving *Technical Diving Scenic Diving All over the West Coast of Scotland and Ireland there is an abundance of excellent scenic dives. St. Kilda is regarded by many as the most exhilarating and fascinating; there are of course many more to be seen around Oban, The Sound of Mull, Coll, Tiree, The Small Isles, Skye, The Hebrides and Ireland. Loyal Mediator covers the whole area of the West Coast of Scotland and can be chartered to dive more remote sites for those looking for that special dive site. The Lochs and Islands around Scotland host an abundance of marine life both above and below the surface - why not come and see for yourself? Wreck Diving There are many wrecks to be found, some of which are war losses, navigation errors, accidents, and some just succumbed to Scotland`s severe winter storms. You will have the chance to dive at various famous sites such as the Breda, Thesis, Rhondo, Shuna, Hispania, Aurania, Tapti and Nevada 2; being well known, most of these are dived on a regular basis, we can, however, offer many more that don`t see the light of a diver`s torch very often. Expeditions can be organised to look for new undiscovered wreck sites, some of which still lie in relatively shallow water and do not require hours of decompression. Technical Diving Technical Diving is an opportunity to dive sites that are not available to the average diver normally because they are beyond the limits of safe air diving, we offer various wrecks and reefs in very deep water from the southern shore of Ireland to the northern tip of Scotland. If you have an expedition in mind out with these areas then drop us a line for our Technical Expedition details. We are the only charter boat who offer a private recompression facility. Nitrox and Trimix are available onboard but we require notice of requirements of 02 and He for ordering from our supplier.

Some info about our boat: Loyal Mediator is fully self-contained and caters for up to 12 divers and 3 crew at a time. The recently refurbished ex Navy Fleet Tender provides a wonderful base for trips of up to a week or more, allowing divers to explore more remote and exciting dives than is usually possible. Onboard we have our own 4 man, 120msw rated decompression chamber, 30cfm and spare 6cfm compressor along with a 12 cylinder storage bank for quick filling. Electrical power is supplied by 35kw and 75kw generators; all systems on the boat are double safety The wheelhouse has all modern radio and navigational equipment together with a magnetometer for wreck searching. The boat is insulated throughout and trimmed with mahogany. All this together makes Loyal Mediator the best charter boat operating, some boats can match a few of the facilities we have, but not all of them. One of our primary concerns is safety, and here Gem Marine doesn`t disappoint. Loyal Mediator has a code of Practice 2 for 12 divers and 3 crew. Onboard is all the latest safety equipment required to meet the regulations. Additional equipment in the form of therapeutic Oxygen for the treatment of decompression illness is also carried. We also have a large decompression chamber on board. Carried onboard is various safety equipment including flares, MF and VHF DSC radios, EPIRB, SART, 2 x 16 man life rafts, 6 rescue buoys and a 4.3 metre inflatable, complete with 25hp engine. All compartments are equipped with fire extinguishers, and fire blankets are also carried. Loyal Mediator is equipped with emergency pumps, emergency window covers, escape hatches, harnesses and of course life jackets.