Scottish Sub-Aqua Club 2005

Clare PeddieBSAC National Diving

Officer

BSAC Update

Introduction

• The BSAC National Diving Committee

• Aims for NDC

• Report on 2004

National Diving Officer

• The National Diving Officer is a volunteer who is responsible for all the technical aspects of diving, safety and training.

• National Diving Officer heads a National Diving Committee.

• Five groups– Diving– Diver Training– Instructor Training– Technical– Services

Aims

• To promote ‘going diving’• To build on the BSAC Diver Training Programme• To produce quality support materials for quality

skill development courses • To maintain high standards in instructing and

diving

Aims

• To encourage wider knowledge

• To encourage expertise & excellence

• To promote equality of standards in our branches, regions & schools

• To be open minded, inclusive & welcoming

Diving Group

• Branch diving • Expeditions• Incident reporting• Equality & Accessibility• Wreck respect &

archaeology• Environmental

education

Diving Group

• BSAC Expeditions scheme• £5000 a year to promote BSAC diving• Expeditions in own territory• Not ‘holidays’ – should involve research• Report system - published• Information gathering for the benefit of divers• Role for our First Class Divers• Encourage Jubilee Trust funding• Look for sponsorship

Diver Training Group

• Diver Training Programme– All grades Ocean to

First Class

• Skill Development Courses

• Safety and rescue skills

• Snorkel Diver Training

Diver Training Group

• Release of new Boat Handling

& Diver Cox’n materials• Prepared by Combined

Diving Associations• BSAC took a leading role• Recognised by the MCA• International Certificate of

Competence• Commercial Endorsement

Diver Training Group

• Development of new Skill Development Courses

– Ice Diving– Wreck Diving– Photography– Marine Life

• Review of all current Skill Development Courses

• Suitable for Snorkellers

Instructor Training Group

• National Instructor• Advanced Instructor• Open Water

Instructor• Instructor Training

Scheme

Instructor Training Group

• Completed National Instructor review• Currently reviewing Advanced Instructor

Course and Exam

New Aspects of the National Instructor Exam

• Greater emphasis on teaching– Pool work - Instructor Trainer

group work– Large Boat – Exploratory dive– Project Dive – Advanced Skill Task– Teaching Coaching – AI and FCD– Dry Practical Session – Core Skills– Rescue Scenarios

New Aspects of the National Instructor Exam

• Assessment Skills• Critically appraise Practical

Instructor Teaching• Assess Open Water

Instruction and feedback• Marshalling Skills

• Planning and marshalling in small boats

Key changes to the National Instructor Exam

• More teaching of instructors

• More Assessment skills

Technical Group

• SCR Rebreathers• CCR Rebreathers• Mixed Gas Diving• Nitrox• Gas Blending

Achievements in 2004

•BSAC SCR Course Dräger Dolphin–Controlled release June 2004–Full release December 2004–Flexible Course–Built on DTP programme structure

• Visual Aids• Detailed Instructor Manual• Student Manual• Prompt Cards• Quality Assurance Support Materials

•Pilots–UK–Overseas–Schools

Achievements in 2004

BSAC CCR Course APD Inspiration • Full Release December 2004• Flexible Course• Built on DTP programme structure• Lesson Content

– Confined Water 120 minutes– Open Water 380 minutes– 8 Lectures– Dry practical 120 minutes

• Instructor rollout programme 2005

Other progress

• Classic KISS Rebreather• Max PO2 = 1.4 bar• Rebreather use re-evaluated:

– ITS– SDC– DTP

• “Technical Safe Diving”• Streamlined Rebreather approval

process

2006

Pilot first level mixed gas courses– CCR– Open Circuit

Ongoing Developments:– New Rebreather Unit Specific

Courses– Gas Blending for Branches– Nitrox SDCs revision & update

Thank you very much for your time

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