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Description
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This course is one of the most highly regarded
in the diving industry for non-professional
diving. It is regarded as equivalent to a CMAS
*** (three star) rating. It builds on and fine
tunes the skills and experience that you
learned on your Dive Leader courses and
develops the skills and attitudes required for
you to manage all branch diving activities to
both known and unknown locations. A BSAC
Advanced Diver is defined as a diver who is
comprehensively trained, experienced and
responsible, and who can manage and supervise:
- A wide range of adventurous and
challenging diving activities
- Branch diving expeditions to explore
unfamiliar locations
- Branch diving activities including dives
utilising developing technology and
techniques
While Advanced Divers do not necessarily
need to be qualified to use emerging
technologies themselves, they need to know
enough about them to understand how to safely
incorporate them within branch diving.
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Minimum Requirements
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Must hold a dive leadership qualification, such
as BSAC Dive Leader, or equivalent. Must pass
BSAC Medical, and be over 14 years of age. You
should have a BSAC Qualification Record Book.
Divers who are contemplating this level of
course should all of their own equipment, and
experience of diving in a BSAC branch
environment.
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Course Content
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Two extended lessons in the sea in the marine
reserve, some theory lectures including
expedition planning, some reading, dive
planning and marshaling practice, and a final
exam. If you are already taking your BSAC
Advanced diver training with a BSAC branch you
can complete just those sessions that you
require with us. Please note that it is current
not possible to run the final excersise
(planning and executing a weekend away for a
group of divers) in the school situation. To do
this you must do it within a BSAC Branch.
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You will learn about planning and
managing diving, additional first aid for
diving related injuries, as well as
advanced diving skills and techniques for
leading divers underwater. In addition
this course includes the BSAC Oxygen
Administration Course which teaches you
how to administer oxygen to diving
related casualties.
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Duration and Logistics
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Usually 3-4 days, . All transfers included.
Timetabled to suit any other holiday or partner
commitments.
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Languages
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 English -
Instruction, Books and papers.
 Deutsch -
Instruction,
 Espanol -
Instruction,
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What you get
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This course relies heavily on completing a
number of experience dives in more challenging
diving conditions, over a period of time. When
you have completed the course, and planned and
executed your expedition, and your experience
dives you can present your BSAC Qualification
Record Book to your DO (or BSAC HQ) who will
then award the BSAC Advanced Diver
certification. This qualifies you to dive to
45m(following assessed depth progression) when
accompanied by a diver with similar or a higher
level of qualification. You can also then take
less experienced divers to dives within their
maximum depth qualification. If you are not a
current member of BSAC, or if you have
qualifications from another agency such as PADI
you can still do the course, and you will then
get a free 3-month membership of BSAC direct.
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What Next ?
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Join a BSAC branch and plan and lead
some more adventure dives. Explore new
areas as part of branch diving
activities. Take the BSAC Advanced
Diver course and broaden your
knowledge, increase your confidence,
and take part in some really great
adventure dives, or take a Nitrox
course, boat handling, or any of BSAC's
other skill development courses. You
can also start or continue BSAC
instructor training.
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Price
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Price will vary with the number of elements
taken, and you can do anything from 1 element
up to the whole course. To take all the
modules, in the Marine Reserve the price is
€495.00 but this excludes personal
equipment hire and any supplements for boat
diving.
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What is included
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All transfers to and from your hotel, use of
special equipment for all dives(reels, SMB,
compass etc), free tea, coffee in the dive
centre, all tuition, tests and QRB completion.
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We Recommend
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- If possible you complete your reading of
the BSAC course notes before you come to Gran
Canaria. The BSAC course notes are available
from your branch training officer, or through
us.
- If possible attend the theory lectures
before you arrive here in Gran Canaria.
- All students on all courses should have a
log-book in which to record their dives. We
have several different logbooks from €8
to €25.
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Referrals
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If you have completed part of the course
already, (eg pool training in the UK) we can
accept the referral providing you present us
with the signed BSAC Qualification Record Book
(QRB). Pricing will depend upon content already
completed.
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How to reserve your place on a course
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You can fill in the
Express course enquiry and reservation
form or use the information on our
contact page to email or call us
to enquire about or reserve a place on your
course.
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Any Questions?
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Check the frequently
asked questions about training courses
page, but if you still have some questions then
don't hesitate to contact us by email to us at
webinfo@DavyJonesDiving.com.
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