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About the British Sub Aqua Club
Like so many great organizations, the BSAC started
small. A few enthusiasts got together and decided
that divers needed a club... and the rest is history.
In fact, it is the history of diving in the UK.
BSAC has been training divers for over 50 years
and takes great pride in development and diver safety.
The British Sub Aqua Club is by any measure a
quite extraordinary organization. Formed and run
throughout its existence by enthusiastic and dedicated
members, the club has successfully competed with
commercially orientated bodies and has thrived
in the process. From its beginnings the club has
received worldwide recognition as a leader, standard-setter
and innovator in the field of sport diving.
BSAC Qualifications
When you join a BSAC course you will see that
diving skills are taught progressively so that
each new experience is built upon step by step.
Following basic training in the safety of a swimming
pool or protected area, students soon complete
their first open water dives to achieve Ocean
Diver certification. This progression continues
to Sports Diver and beyond, where open water skills
and techniques are further developed and experience gained.
BSAC Ocean Diver
This course provides you with the essential knowledge and
skills needed to prepare for open water diving.
Learning to dive is all about learning to use
your equipment properly and safely. The Ocean
Diver training course concentrates on preparing
you for this in the safety of a swimming pool
or sheltered water and then introducing you to
open water in a controlled and safe manner. This
also gives you the opportunity to practice safety
skills in the company of a qualified instructor
or experienced diver.
BSAC Sports Diver
In Sports Diver training, the emphasis is on building
a sound foundation of open water diving skills
and experience through a series of structured
practical lessons. Once you have gained this open
water experience with a qualified instructor,
you are ready to take part in dives with other
Sports Divers or those of higher grades.
BSAC Dive Leader
Dive Leader training concentrates
on the responsibilities and safety aspects of leading other divers on
an open water dive. Practical lessons in rescue
management and rescue skills will give you the
confidence and ability to deal with those unforeseen
emergencies. Leading a dive will develop your
enjoyment, confidence and experience as a diver.
BSAC Advanced Diver
The Advanced Diver course further develops your knowledge
and skills. You will gain experience in planning
and organising dives at different sites and under
different circumstances. Additional experience
will be gained in using small boats, chartwork,
navigation and many other related skills. The
BSAC consider this grade a fully trained diver.
BSAC First Class Diver
This course provides
you with the essential knowledge and skillsThe
BSAC's highest diving grade which requires a higher
than average level of theoretical knowledge, organizational
and personal diving skills. The First Class Diver
award is a culmination of a number of years' of
diving experience. BSAC 1st Class Divers are assessed
through nationally conducted examinations.
BSAC Nitrox Diver
Understand the subject of Enriched Air Nitrox
diving. This comprehensive course covers the safety
aspects of using Nitrox, mixing and analysis and
the management and organization of dives using Nitrox.
BSAC Advanced Nitrox Diver
Teaches the use of a range of Nitrox mixes both as a bottom
gas and as a decompression gas, plus the full
use of the BSAC Nitrox Tables for 21%(Air), 27%,
32% and 36% Nitrox mixes.
BSAC Extended Range Diver
This three day course promotes more efficient,
successful and safe deep diving techniques and
encourages a responsible and flexible approach
to extended range diving. Identifies the areas
of potential problem, discusses the possibilities
of management and resolution in practice.
BSAC Sport Mixed Gas Recreational Diver
This two day course builds on the core skills learnt
during the ERD course and teaches the safe use
of tri-mix to provide clear headed diving up to
a maximum depth of 50 meters.
BSAC Sport Mixed Gas Normoxic Diver
Stay on for an additional day to train to a depth of 60 meters.
BSAC Advanced Mixed Gas Diver
This five day course builds on the core skills learnt
during the ERD course and teaches the safe management
of hypoxic tri-mix gases up to a maximum depth of 80m.
BSAC Rebreather Diver Levels
The BSAC Semi-Closed Circuit and
Closed Circuit Rebreather courses cover the theory
of diving with rebreathers and the practical preparation
and use of the apparatus Training can be completed
through to Advanced Mixed gas Rebreather diver
to a maximum of 80m.
BSAC Gas Mixing & Blending
An introduction to the skills and requirements needed to blend diving gas mixtures.
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