Diving is a diverse and exciting sport, offering endless opportunities to build your experience, learn new skills and explore new diving horizons.

 

BSAC offers a wide range of special interest courses, designed to ensure you get the very best out of your diving.  Our programme of Skill Development Courses (SDSs) are regularly held by Regional Coaching Teams, BSAC Centres and can be staged in Clubs.

 

So, whether your interest is in rescue, wrecks, technical, marine life or photography, there is a BSAC specialist course for everybody.

 

Current BSAC courses include:

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CLUB DIVING 
Accelerated Decompression Procedures (ADP)
Buoyancy and Trim Workshop
Compressor Operation
Dive Planning and Management
Equipment Care
Mixed Gas Blender / Nitrox Gas Blender
Search and Recovery
Wreck Appreciation

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SAFETY AND RESCUE
Advanced Lifesaver Award
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
First Aid for Divers 
Lifesaver Award   
Oxygen Administration     
Practical Rescue Management

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SEAMANSHIP
Boat Handling 
Chartwork and Position Fixing 
Diver Coxswain Assessment 
Outboard Engine and Boat Maintenance

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SPECIAL INTEREST
Underwater Photography
Ice Diving

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TECHNICAL 
Mixed gas open circuit courses:
Sport Mixed Gas Diver (Gas Mix: ≥20/≤30, up to 50m) 
Explorer Mixed Gas Diver (Gas Mix: ≥18/≤35, up to 60m) 
Advanced Mixed Gas Diver (Gas Mix: <18/>35, up to 80m) 

 

REBREATHER AND MIXED GAS REBREATHER COURSES
CCR Inspiration Evolution/Vision Diver   
Sport Mixed Gas CCR Diver (Gas Mix: ≥20/≤30, up to 50m)  
Explorer Mixed Gas CCR Diver (Gas Mix: ≥18/≤35, up to 60m)    
Advanced Mixed Gas CCR Diver (Gas Mix: <18/>35, up to 80m)  

 

BSAC Continually offer it's members skill development, refresher and training courses. Whether you are wanting to try something new or refresh your skills there is something there for everyone. Check out the BSAC Website for more information.