Air, nitrox, oxygen and trimix.

If you are here for 2 or more days diving, you will obviously need gas, whether it's air, nitrox, oxygen or trimix. None of this is currently available in Lymington, but can be obtained elsewhere:

Tal Scuba and Shooting, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset. 01202 473030. Air and nitrox. Very helpful and willing and the closest supply to Lymington. Can do out of hours by arrangement

Forward Diving, Arthur Brays Yard, near Poole Quay. 01202 677128. Established dive shop providing air, oxygen, nitrox and trimix, while you wait. Shop can become very busy at weekends but you will always receive full cylinders. A bit of a trek from Lymington - 45 minutes drive time - but you will get what you want. Also hires gear, repairs valves and suits and sells kit. www.forwarddiving.co.uk

James Alexander Diving, Mitchells Boatyard, Turks Lane, Poole (on the road to Sandbanks). Air, nitrox and trimix and kit for sale. www.jadiving.co.uk

Sub Aqua Products, Twyford Road, Eastleigh. 02380 612144. Long established dive shop. Air and nitrox available while you wait as well as kit for sale and valve servicing. www.subaqua-products.com

Andark Diving, Lower Swanwick, Southampton. 01489 581755. Provides air, nitrox and trimix. Air while you wait but nitrox and trimix takes longer. Call first to determine how long it will take. www.andark.com

YoYo Divers, Dyer Road, Southampton. 02380 780847. Air and nitrox while you wait and kit for sale. www.yoyodivers.co.uk

Spare cylinders:

The skipper may be able to hire you a limited number of cylinders from his own collection by prior arrangement, air or nitrox, though the nitrox will contain either 40% or 80% O2.