Membership of SUI is open to anyone with an interest in caves and / or caving in Ireland and runs from 1st January to 31st December. We currently offer two levels of membership.
Basic Membership
Members in this category are registered as cavers with BCA and this includes 3rd party liability cover.
Training and grants will be available to members in this category but in some case there may be a requirement of two or more years of continuous recent membership. Where training is provided by SUI volunteers, course fees will be subsidised appropriately
Underground newsletter will be e-mailed to member
Full Membership
Members in this category are registered with BCA as non-cavers as there is a requirement that all SUI members are also members of BCA to avail of organisational insurance facilities
Those who are active Basic Cave Leaders, Cave Leaders and those wishing to attend an ICRO event must be a full member
Full members are registered with FFS and this includes both 3rd party and limited (Option 1) accident insurance.
Established full members will also have subsidised access to training and preferential treatment with respect to expedition grants.
Full members will receive a hard copy in addition to an e-mail copy of the SUI newsletter
Membership charges for 1st Jan – 31st Dec 2009
€40 – Basic Membership
€85 – Full Membership
For sterling rates please contact the membership secretary
Applying for SUI membership
We are currently creating a facility to apply and pay for membership online. In the meantime, to apply for SUI membership, please write to the SUI Treasurer at
SUI Membership and Insurance Secretary
11 Grangebrook Close
Off Whitechurch Road
Rathfarnham
Dublin 16
The following details are required: name, address, e-mail, phone numbers, occupation , passport photo (if e-mailed in jpg format please) and a brief description of your caving experience.
E-mail enquiries to the
Notes
A retrospective upgrade facility is not provided. If you purchase basic membership and later decide that you need full membership, you must pay the full cost of the full membership.
The degree to which basic and full members will be allowed reduced cost access to training programmes will be decided by the SUI committee for each event offered on a case by case basis.
In the case of both insurance schemes, the member will be expected to meet hospital and other emergency costs at the time of the incident and must then submit a claim through SUI for reimbursement. It is therefore vital that SUI members carry sufficient funds and/or credit card to meet such costs and are prepared for a delay of some months before the claim is considered.
SUI Administration
SUI is administered by an elected committee. It comprises a Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer and five committee members. Other people are co-opted onto the committee to serve in specific roles such as training and conservation. All members of the committee are unpaid and carry out their work for SUI in their own time. The AGM is held each October at the organisation’s Annual Symposium held in one of Ireland’s caving districts.
SUI Membership
Membership of SUI is open to anyone with an interest in caves and / or caving in Ireland and runs from 1st January to 31st December. We currently offer two levels of membership.
Basic Membership
Members in this category are registered as cavers with BCA and this includes 3rd party liability cover.
Full Membership
Members in this category are registered with BCA as non-cavers as there is a requirement that all SUI members are also members of BCA to avail of organisational insurance facilities
Membership charges for 1st Jan – 31st Dec 2009
For sterling rates please contact the membership secretary
Applying for SUI membership
We are currently creating a facility to apply and pay for membership online. In the meantime, to apply for SUI membership, please write to the SUI Treasurer at
SUI Membership and Insurance Secretary11 Grangebrook Close
Off Whitechurch Road
Rathfarnham
Dublin 16
The following details are required: name, address, e-mail, phone numbers, occupation , passport photo (if e-mailed in jpg format please) and a brief description of your caving experience.
E-mail enquiries to the
Notes
A retrospective upgrade facility is not provided. If you purchase basic membership and later decide that you need full membership, you must pay the full cost of the full membership.
The degree to which basic and full members will be allowed reduced cost access to training programmes will be decided by the SUI committee for each event offered on a case by case basis.
In the case of both insurance schemes, the member will be expected to meet hospital and other emergency costs at the time of the incident and must then submit a claim through SUI for reimbursement. It is therefore vital that SUI members carry sufficient funds and/or credit card to meet such costs and are prepared for a delay of some months before the claim is considered.
SUI Administration
SUI is administered by an elected committee. It comprises a Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer and five committee members. Other people are co-opted onto the committee to serve in specific roles such as training and conservation. All members of the committee are unpaid and carry out their work for SUI in their own time. The AGM is held each October at the organisation’s Annual Symposium held in one of Ireland’s caving districts.