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ABOUT
THE BSAC:
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Structure HQ
Contacts Regional
Contacts
The
Structure of the BSAC An
explanation of the many facets of the BSAC and its place
in the underwater world.
BSAC President
HRH Prince Charles
HRH The Prince of Wales became President of The
British Sub Aqua Club in 1974 when he succeeded his
father, Prince Philip, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince Charles is a trained diver who has taken an
active part in BSAC diving.
BSAC
Officers
Officers are responsible for the day to day running
of the BSAC. They consist of the Chairman, the
Vice Chairman, the National Diving Officer, The Honorary
Secretary and the Treasurer. The Officers are elected
every three years, for a maximum term of six consecutive
years, by the BSAC membership.
BSAC
Council
The BSAC is a democratic organisation, all members
having a vote at the annual election of the officers and
council members. Nine BSAC Council members are elected
every three years, for a maximum term of nine years, by
the BSAC membership. Whilst Council normally meets about
four times each year.
National
Diving Committee
This is a technical group appointed by the current
National Diving Officer to assist and advise on technical
issues, such as diving medicine, incident
analysis, decompression etc. Posts include: Chief
Examiners for the various levels within the Instructor
Training Scheme.
BSAC
HQ
The Headquarters of the BSAC are located in Ellesmere
Port, in the North West of England. Headquarters
staff deal with membership administration,
finances, communications and the administration of many of
the courses and
examinations. The BSAC Mailshop handles the sales and
distribution of BSAC publications and products to both
members, the dive trade and direct public sales.
BSAC
Coaching Scheme
Within the United Kingdom the BSAC has a number of
Regional Coaches who are responsible for first line
support of branches and the organisation of courses
and events at regional level.
BSAC
International
BSAC International is a wholly owned subsidiary of BSAC
and as such pays its profits into BSAC for the
development of the Club. It is run by a Board of
Directors appointed by the Officers and Council and is
responsible for development and management of BSAC
commercial activities, particularly overseas. This
includes supervision and expansion of the BSAC Schools
system and franchises.
BSAC
Schools
These are independent commercial diver training schools authorised by
the BSAC to use the BSAC diver
training scheme and issue BSAC qualifications. Fully
qualified BSAC instructors are employed to deliver this
training. Schools often have their own attached BSAC
branch, or work in close conjunction with other local
BSAC branches.
DIVE
magazine
DIVE magazine is an independently edited and published
world class full colour diving magazine contracted to
the BSAC to be its journal. DIVE articles cover all
aspects of diving with regular equipment, travel and
technical reviews. Members receive the magazine monthly
as part of the membership package, keeping them up to
date with BSAC developments and happenings in the diving
world in general.
BSAC
Membership
BSAC membership provides internationally recognised
qualifications through instruction by highly qualified
instructors, following one of the worlds's most
respected training programmes. As a member of a branch
you have the opportunity of pursuing diving with like
minded persons, often using shared equipment
such as branch owned boats, compressors, etc.
Direct
membership
is also available for those who do
not wish to become members via a Branch.
Members enjoy third party liability insurance worldwide
and receive monthly copies of DIVE magazine to keep them
up to date with all that's new in diving.
WHY
DIVE
WITH THE BSAC?
Find out why
YOU should choose the BSAC. Take advantage of
BSAC's almost 50 years of experience in diving the
world's oceans. Join in our diving activities at a
local, national or international level. No wonder
we're the world's biggest diving club.
LEARN
TO DIVE WITH THE BSAC
Every year around 100,000 people
learn to dive the BSAC way. Enjoy clear blue waters, exploring wrecks,
discovering undersea life, taking photographs or films,
learning to teach others to dive. The BSAC opens
the door to this and more. Beginners are welcome at any BSAC Branch
or School
. You choose the method and speed that suits you best.
ALREADY
QUALIFIED?
If you are already certified then you are sure to be welcome at any
BSAC
Branch and can join in their regular diving
programme. Appreciate the advantage of going diving with
other Branch members - and enjoy the social side, too.
To advance your diving knowledge, just cross-over to
your corresponding BSAC level and continue from there.
Start by speaking to a branch or school about a SALT
certificate which recognises your previous training.
If you prefer you can join via BSAC
Direct and enjoy membership benefits without a
specific Branch connection.
BSAC
BRANCH WEB SITES
These
are the sites the BSAC know about. If they have missed you out,
(check first) please go to the :
BSAC
BRANCH WEB SITE SUBMISSION FORM
Greater
London
| South
East | Southern
| South
West | Eastern
| East
Midlands | West
Midlands | Yorkshire
& Humberside | Northern
| North
West | Scotland
(North) | Scotland
(South) | Wales
| Northern
Ireland | Channel
Islands | Europe
(North) | Europe
(South) | Gulf
| Kenya|
Indian
Ocean | Malaysia/Singapore/Philipines
| Hong
Kong | Australia/Fiji
| Caribbean
| North
America/Canada
BSAC
Web Ring
- a tour of BSAC branches (but not all).
Join
the Web Ring
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General/National
DogFish
Diving Club 2127
01
Greater London
Argonauts
Scuba Club 643
Bermondsey
SAC 42
BT London 1771
Chelsea
& Fulham SAC 45
Clidive 410
Crouch
End Divers (N.London) 1141
Ealing 514
Eltham
& District 496
Enfield
1105
Ensham 518
Fulham
SAC 925
Hackney
SAC 271
Hampstead
(London) SAC 179
Harrow SAC
Hellfins 898
Holborn 130
Imperial
College Underwater Club 64
Islington
Divers 333
Kensington
Cosmos 785
Kings College SAC (part
of University of London) 9171
Kingston
& Elmbridge Junior Snorkellers Club 3069
Kingston University
SAC 9153
Lea
Valley SAC 2322
Londinium MDC 1596
London Branch 01
London
Guildhall University Dive Club 358/9164
London Hellfins 898
Londonium
Military Diving Club 1596
MANTA Divers,
Tooting 953
Meadhurst,
Sunbury on Thames 181
Meridian
SAC, London 1158
New Cross 102
Putney 441
Richmond SAC 1489
Ruislip &
Northwood 206
Staines &
District 370
St
Mary's Hospital 254
Teddington SAC
2167
University
of East London SAC 490
University of London
SAC 69
University of
East London SAC 490
University of
North London 642
Waltham Forest SAC
679
YDive (Central
London YMCA) 1028
02 South
East
AquaCarta
2142
Banstead UDC
1314
Bexley 982
Billingshurst
SAC 478
Bournemouth
& Poole 6
Brighton
07
Brighton Marina
Divers 493
Bromley
26
Brunel Uni
SAC 9192
Bushey &
Borehamwood SAC 456
Canterbury
divers 326
Chichester SAC
555
Cranleigh
SAC 1328
Crawley 148
Croydon
23
Croy
Tech 187
Croy
Tech 187 (alt.)
Dagenham SAC 227
Dorking 1203
Dorking
Snorkelling Club 3081
Dover SAC 303
Dulwich
College Special 9141
Eastbourne
Sub-Aqua Club 513
East
Surrey Divers 1475
Edenbridge 1689
Giffords Cruz
629
Guildford 53
Havering Scuba
Divers 1223
ISAC
1871
Kent
University SAC 9173
Kingston
& Elmbridge 17
King
Charles (Surbiton) 1175
Maidstone SAC 427
Medway
59
Nelpsac 490
Orpington
812
Phoenix
Divers 2261
Ruislip
Snorkelling Club 3070
7 Seas Divers,
Epsom 1674
Selsey
Bill SAC 2157
Surrey
Aquanauts 689
Sussex
DC 1016
Teddington SAC
2167
Swale Divers
787
Thornton Heath
210
Tunbridge Wells SAC
149
University
of Brighton SAC 2230
University
of Surrey 316
University
of Sussex 9145
Worthing 1323
03
Southern
Aldershot
Dolphins
Andover SAC 942
Atlantic
Marine Divers 1780
Aylesbury Green
Park SAC 1306
Banbury SAC
74
Berkshire
Buddies 1782
Bicester SAC
995
Blacksheep
Divers 2280
Blue Water
Diving, Basingstoke 2117
Bracknell
SAC 434
Brighton Marina
Divers 493
Chesham SAC 779
Calshot SAC 1397
Chippenham
Diving Club 1622
Eastleigh
BSAC 476
High Wycombe SAC
0293
Jersey SAC 632
Maidenhead, Eton
and Windsor 1641
Marlborough
SAC
Milton Keynes SAC
832
Neptune
Scuba Club 1545
Newbury SAC 1253
Oxford 34
Oxford
Brookes University SAC 9149
Oxford University
Underwater Exploration Group 9205
Reading 28
Reading University
SAC 9238
Ridgeway
Divers, Swindon,Wilts. 1570
Ringwood
SAC 1534
Romsey SAC 1259
Salisbury
Civil Service SAC 890
Slough
aka Coopers 491
Southampton
University SAC 9143
Southsea 009
Swindon
46
Sundown Divers
2194
Thames
Valley Police Dive Club 2314
Under
Pressure 1958
University of
Portsmouth SAC 9184
Wantage
919
Wendover
2088
Whitehill SAC
2074
Wight
Dolphins 807
04 South
West
Aquanaut
(Exeter) 1728
Bath BSAC 33
Bath University 482
Bournemouth
& Poole BSAC 6
Bradford on
Avon SAC 558
Bristol Aerospace
SAC 88
Bristol
Channel Divers 2241
Bristol
Diving Club 3
Bovington
SAC 1628
Cabot
Divers, Bristol 1830
Clifton SAC 1468
Duchy
Divers 1541
East
Cornwall Divers 1631
Exeter 62
Ilfracombe and
North Devon 86
NORAD
SAC 1212
North Dorset SAC 975
Peninsula
SAC (Redruth) 1036
Penzance 116
Plymouth
Sound 164
Poole Dam
Divers 1924
Portway SAC
524
Royal
Divers (Bristol) 3
Severnside SAC
- Bristol SW England 364
Street
(Somerset) SAC 1006
St Martins SAC
1608
Stroud Valley SAC
1521
Tolgus 778
Totnes 598
University
of Bristol Underwater Club 9160
University
of the West of England 9182
Viking Divers
1933
Wellington
& Taunton SAC 10
Weymouth
& Portland 853
Winfrith
SAC 1083
Weston-super-mare
512
Yate 12
05
Eastern
A1
Diving Club 2162
BarZero 2338
Basildon 356
Bedford 89
Billericay SAC
1620
Bramston SAC
1159
BT
Research Sub-Aqua Club
Bushey &
Borehamwood 456
Cambridge SAC 240
Cambridge
University Underwater Exploration Group 52
Chelmsford
& District SAC 306
Chiltern
Divers 1590
Cranfield SAC 1466
Dacorum SAC 713
Dunstable SAC 981
Elstree &
Borehamwood SAC 456
Grey Goose
Divers 1862
Gulp Divers (Wisbech)
2298
Harlow SAC 141
Havering
Scuba Divers 1223
Hertford
Barracudas 1744
Hertfordshire
Underwater Gogglers SAC 380
Hoddesdon SAC 582
Horizon
Divers 1121
Ipswich SAC 32
Lowestoft
SAC 671
Loughton
365
Luton 105
Mid
Herts Divers 1784
Newmarket
796
North East
Essex SAC 54
North
Herts Divers 790
North Norfolk
Divers 1151
O2dive 2297
Potters Bar 714
Rayleigh SAC
467
Riverside
1917
Saffron Walden
1630
Selo 177
Sine Qua
Non 1904
St. Albans SAC 311
St.
Edmundsbury SAC 1441
Sine Qua Non
1904
St. Ives SAC (cambs.)
833
Stortford
Divers 1385
Sunstar 2030
Trident
(Hatfield) 363
University
of East Anglia SAC
DeHavilland
Divers 380
Ware
SAC
Watford Underwater
Club 660
West
Norfolk SAC 635
06 East
Midlands
Ashbourne
Divers 1116
Ashby
Castle SAC 2211
Belper SAC
619
Alfreton
302
Bingham
SAC 0378 (South Notts.)
Boston SAC
1200
Buxton
SAC 940
Charnwood
Saltz SAC 934
Colonel Frank
Seely SAC 9230
Corby and District
SAC 1103
Del Mar
Diving Club 312
De Montfort
University SAC 9234
Derby 72
Fathom Divers
1701
Grantham
SAC 209
Headstream
Divers, Etwall 1077
Hinckley
SAC 549
Indepthdivers
(Nottingham) 2205
Leicester
Underwater Exploration Club 321
Lincoln &
District SAC 109
Lincoln
Association of Sub Aqua Clubs
Long Eaton SAC 834
Loughborough
Students Union SAC 9165
Lutterworth 1410
Mansfield
735
Marlin SAC,
Nuneaton 2260
Newark SAC 772
Northampton 13
North East
Derbyshire SAC 921
Nottingham
University 9172
Octagon
Divers, Nottingham 1651
Proteus Sub
Aqua club (Newark) 2252
Ratae SAC
1791
Scubanauts
(Nottingham) 2115
Skegness
1534
South
Northants 1332
Spalding
1070
Spondon
1563
Wellingborough
& District SAC 2184
Worksop 423
07 West
Midlands
Alpha
Divers (Warley) 1249
Bahar SAC
1877
Birmingham 25
Birmingham University
Dive Club 9157
Bloxwich 897
Boldmere
Divers 1478
Black
Country Divers 2016
Burntwood
539
Central
Divers
Chillington
Divers 2085
Cirencester
Dolphins 1145
Cotswold
(Gloucester) 332
Coventry
58
Dolphin SAC (Cirencester)
1145
Dudley
Dolphins 857
Dudley
Nautilus SAC 866
Evesham
& District SAC 810
Hereford SAC
633
Inner
Space Divers 1876
Keele
University SAC 9152
Kingsbury
Divers 2215
Kings
School Worcester 9076
Leamington and
Warwick 217
Loughborough Student
Union's SAC 9165
Marlin Sub
Aqua, Nuneaton 2260
Maverick
Divers 2269
Mercia
SAC 1626
Newcastle
(Staffs) SAC 1237
Newman Sport
Diving Club 1448
Nauticus
Divers (Birmingham) 947
North Glos.
80
North Staffs Divers
12
Orca Divers 1925
Phoenix
UEC 1134
Potteries
SAC 1935
Prima
SAC 1615
Rolls-Royce
SAC (Derby) 876
Ross on Wye
SAC 1260
Rugby 431
Shrewsbury 626
Solihull
SAC 1125
Stafford SAC
867
Staffordshire
University SAC 1101
Stoke
on Trent College 874
Stratford on
Avon 730
Stroud Valley SAC
1521
Studley
SAC 1277
Sutton
Coldfield SAC 0425
Tamworth
137
University
of Warwick 9174
Worcester
562
Wrekin
Telford
08
Yorkshire & Humberside
Barnsley
Metrodome 1864
Batley Snorkelling
Club 3141
Bradford
44
Chapletown
(Sheffield) SAC 0256
Doncaster
SAC 75
Excalibur
(York) 1331
Grimsby
& Cleethorpes 37
Harrogate
39
Huddersfield 18
Huddersfield
Cormorants 1182
Hull 14
Hull University SAC
245
John
Smeaton (Leeds) 1851
Keighley
SAC 117
Kippax SAC 0768
Kirklees
SAC 836
Leeds 115
Leeds Metropolitan
University SAC 9137
Leeds University
Union SAC 9139
Octopus
Divers 1900
Pennine Orca SAC
2051
Piranha
Divers 2231
Pontefract 190
Recreational
Scuba Enthusiasts, Sheffield 2089
Rotherham 41
Scarborough
83
Sheffield
36
Sheffield (Chapeltown)
256
Sheffield
University SAC
Stingray
Divers 2255
Stocksbridge
SAC 1027
University
of Bradford SAC 9154
Wakefield
77
West
Yorkshire Fire Service Diving Section Special Branch
2216
White Rose
Dolphins,Bradford 1715
Whitby
SAC 1108
Wombwell
SAC 1460
York
SAC 50
York
University SAC 914
09
Northern
Aegir
2341
Bishop
Auckland SAC 399
Blyth
348
Catterick
Garrison SAC 1825
Cleveland
Divers 978
Darlington
Dolphins 2160
Deeside
DiversSAC 958
Hartlepool
985
Martini
Divers 2154
Morpeth
Dolphins SAC 997
Newcastle
Universities SAC (NUSAC) 9155
Poseidon
676
Redscar
Divers 664
Sunderland
SAC 589
Teesside 43
University
of Sunderland SAC 9222
Washington
967
Wearside
744
Whitburn
1647
10 North
West
Abraham
Moss SAC 842
Alsager SAC
887
Aquatech
SAC 1947
Barton
SAC 1944
Blackburn
1815
Blue
Water Divers 2032
Bolton BSAC 84
Bury SAC 601
Castaway
(IoM) SAC 2309
Castle Rushen
Divers 1287
Chadderton
SAC 429
Chaumont
1149
Chester
SAC 588
Chorley
304
Congleton
Divers 1645
Darwen SAC 47
East Cheshire SAC
100
Eccleston SAC
414
Farnworth SAC
1177
Hartford SAC
522
Hazel Grove SAC 382
Horwich Sub
Aqua Club 435
Hyndburn
747
Isle
of Man SAC 76
Jesters SAC,
Chester 1824
Kendal
& Lakes 546
Lancaster
University SAC 9158
Lunesdale SAC 138
Manchester
University SAC
Manx
Divers 860
Merseyside
SAC 5
Middleton SAC 905
Ormskirk SAC
879
Pendle 581
Preston
Sub Aqua Club 870
Ramsbottom
SAC 1128
Ribble Valley SAC 594
Saddleworth
1168
Salford
SAC 253
Salford
University Diving Society 1084
Skelmersdale
(Phoenix N. W. SAC) 1859
Solway
SAC 638
Southport
SAC 278
Stockport
Underwater Diving Group 437
Sub
C Divers 1206
Tameside
690
Tameside
Snorkel & Octopush Club 2327
Trafford
SAC 584
Warrington
550
Warrington
Snorkellers Club 3215
West
Cumbria SAC
Western
Approaches DC 2097
West Lancashire
153
Wirral SAC
917
Worsley
SAC 691
Xarifa
SAC 1071
Xaverian Dive
Club, Liverpool 260
11
Scotland (North)
Aberdeen
SAC 67
Aberdeen
University SAC
Buchan Divers
BSAC 1804 - Wreck Diving in Scotland
Caithness
Diving Club 119
Deeside SAC
906
Dundee SAC 334
Dundee
University
Ellon
SAC 1193
Inverness
SAC 346
Jacksac
2200
Kinloss SAC
KINSAC
405s
Montrose
SAC 500
Pecten SAC 1655
Peterhead
1804
Saints Divers
2112
Thurso 119
12
Scotland (South)
Caledonian
Divers 1652
Cupar SAC 1094
Dalriada SAC 2293
Divetech,
Edinburgh 1067
Edinburgh
Divers 21
Edinburgh
University SAC 407
eDivers
Edinburgh 2287
Gareloch
Civil Service 1736
Girvan
1820
Glasgow
University 9150
Heriot-Watt University
9236
Kirkcaldy
442
Loch
Lomond 889
Lothian Divers
1945
Martini Associated
Divers 2276
Neptune
SAC 1196
Newton Stewart
SAC 1853
South Queensferry
SAC 1262
St.
Andrews University SAC 300
Strathallan
School 9224
Thistle
Divers. Kirkinitilloch Thistle SAC 783
13 Wales
Aberystwyth
University DC 9203
Ammanford
SAC 2229
Barry SAC
977
Caldicot
Divers 1270
Cardiff 590
Cardiff
University SAC 9206
Cynon Valley
570
Flintshire 167
Golden Lion
SAC 2198
Gwynedd 71
Menai SAC 2068
Neath
Marlins SAC 1539
Rhosneigr
858
Rhyl 552
Swansea Yacht
& SAC 99
University of
Wales, Aberystwyth 9203
University
of Wales, Bangor 9175
Wrexham
Seals 1955
14
Northern Ireland
Barracuda
SAC Larne 1477
Castlereagh SAC 871
Dolphin
SAC 738
Lisburn SAC
422
Queen's
University, Belfast SAC 488
Ulster SAC 1580
15
Channel Islands
Blue
Dolphins SAC, Guernsey 668
Jersey SAC 632
50 Europe
(North)
AFCENT
Diving Club 776
Triton
Diving Club, Celle 1246
Dublin
University SAC 440
EMBL-SAC
- Heidelberg,Germany
ESOC
Skin Diving Club - Darmstadt,Germany 1711
ESTEC
Swimming and SAC 938 -
Hameln SAC
1519
Hohne
Global Divers 1376
Osnabruck
Dolphins 444
Randstad
Harings,Holland 1913
Roche SAC
1664
Southern
Division 1667 (Holland)
Sub
Aqua Trotters (Buehl Germany) 2268
51 Europe
(South)
CJSATC
Cyprus
Dhekelia SAC 120S -
Cyprus
Island Divers,
Tenerife 1749
Larnaca Cyprus 2169
Los
Gigantes 1895
Malta
Calypso 393
Odyssey
Divers 2050
Sharks -
Malta 1818
Safari Diving,
Lanzarote 1960
Seahorse,
Ibiza 1604
57 Gulf
Abu
Dhabi SAC 815
Adma
DC 2027
Doha
Sub-Aqua Club 941
DSDC, Dubai U.A.E.
1339
Kuwait Mantas
1045
Q
- Special 2238
Ras
al Hamra SAC 1299S
Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates 40
58 Kenya
Nairobi
Sailing & Sub Aqua Club 510
65 Indian
Ocean
Mauritius
Underwater Group 322
67
Malaysia/Singapore/Philipines
Bintulu
Divers SAC 1915
Chiangmai
University SAC 1986
Phuket,
Thailand 2267
Singapore, DiveClub
854
Singapore,
Kampong Glam Diving Club 118
68 Hong
Kong
Hong
Kong Underwater Club 593
Marine Divers
SAC 2292
South China Diving
Club 1097
YDIVE 7
70
Australia/Fiji
Melbourne
1063
Perth
WA 1343
80 West
Indies/Caribbean
Bermuda
SAC 455
Jamaica
SAC 51
85 North
America/Canada
Florida
Keys 207
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