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BSAC - Advanced Diver Course

Futher develop your knowledge and skills

Course Overview

The Advanced Diver Course consists of the following elements:

• 4 theory lessons
• 2 dry practical lessons
• 2 open water lessons
• Theory assessment
• 20 dives in range of conditions

The course has relatively few 'formal' practical lessons and is much more heavily based on a further structured broadening of experience in a wide range of conditions.

Advanced Diver - Theory Training

Theory Lesson - THE ROLE OF THE ADVANCED DIVER

• Expanding the role of the dive marshal
• Planning for unknown sites
• Tides
• Weather

Theory Lesson - ADVANCED DIVING

• Extending experience
• Equipment configurations
• Equipment to support advanced diving
• Other diving gases
• Rebreathers

Theory Lesson - ORGANISING DIVING FROM DIFFERENT PLATFORMS

• Dive marshalling
• General sea awareness
• Buoyage
• Rule of the road
• Crewing

Theory Lesson - REVIEW OF DIVING CONDITIONS AND ON-SITE FIRST AID

• General predisposing factors
• Gases under pressure
• Review of diving related conditions
• A practical review of the use of oxygen Administration equipment
• Managing an incident

Advanced Diver - Open Water Dives

DIVING AND RESCUE SKILLS REVIEW

Emergency procedures including self rescue and surface assistance to a buddy

RESCUE SKILLS AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Rescue an unconscious diver from depth< br/> Surface management of a similar rescue

EXPEDITION PLANNING

Use available sources of information to select dives sites in areas unknown to the Branch/School

DIVE PLANNING AND MARSHALLING

Act as Dive Marshal for diving at sites unknown to the Branch/School involving multi-day diving at locations remote from the Branch's/School's normal area of operation

Diving Experience

• Have experience of a range different diving conditions during 20 dives totalling a minimum of 600 mins in water time since qualifying as a Dive Leader
• Have experience of acting as Dive Leader
• Have experience of diving from boats
• Have experience of acting as a Dive Marshal at a range of sites including some unknown to the Branch/School
• Have experience of depths exceeding 30m

Advanced Diver Theory Test