BSAC Courses
The British Sub-Aqua Club is the largest scuba diving club in the world, with thousands of club branches, plus professional dive centres, around the world. The Scuba Doctor sponsors the Bass Strait Aquatic Club, the local BSAC Branch. You can choose to join the branch to dive with club members and undertake BSAC training pograms in the normal club system. Or you can pay for our recommended BSAC instructors to provide the BSAC training courses you wish to complete.
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.
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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. More about:
BSAC Ocean Diver Course
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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. More about:
BSAC Sports Diver Course
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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. More about:
BSAC Dive Leader Course
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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. More about:
BSAC Advanced Dive Course
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First Class Diver
The BSAC's highest diving grade which
requires a higher than average level of
theoretical knowledge, organisational 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. More about:
BSAC First Class Diver Course
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