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BSAC offers a wide range of special interest courses, designed to ensure you get the very best out of your diving. Our programme of Skill Development Courses (SDCs) are regularly held by Regional Coaching Teams, BSAC Centres and can be staged in Clubs.

So, whether your interest is in rescue, wrecks, technical, marine life or photography, there is a BSAC specialist course for everybody.

Some of the SDCs can be run on a 1 to 1 basis whilst others are best run in a small group or as part of a club/branch. Please get in touch if you have any questions on any of the courses listed.

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It covers general techniques and procedures as well as the extra information relevant to diving. A really valuable course for both diving and general life skills.

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The key aim of this one-day workshop is to help you to experience and understand the issues that affect buoyancy and trim, overcome overweighting and to maintain good buoyancy and trim at varying depths.

There are four levels of achievement to be awarded; bronze, silver, gold and black; based on the levels at which the student's buoyancy can be maintained.

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This lesson will tell you about the two different types of drysuit, the features they embody and why a BC should be used with a drysuit. Unlike a wetsuit, a drysuit is an 'active' piece of equipment that can cause problems if not used correctly.

Drysuit diving involves new equipment and new skills: this course will introduce them, first in the classroom and then in the water.

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There is lots of practice on the course (under the guidance of experienced instructors) giving you the confidence to give first aid in a real emergency. It includes making use of the resources likely to be available at the time including improvisation of dressings and splints using materials and equipment commonly found at the dive site or in a boat.

If you already have first aid training, this course is a quick and easy way to 'practice, practice, practice' your skills, while learning the best way to apply them in diving. First aid skills deteriorate rapidly if not used or practiced regularly so it is recommended that students undertake a refresher course at least every three years.

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The course also allows for additional or refresher training as required. Holders of the Lifesaver Award will have demonstrated their lifesaving proficiency in diving and non-diving situations.

Additional training prior to the examination may be necessary and this can be delivered by rectotec prior to assessment.

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The Advanced Lifesaver Award is designed to assess students' lifesaving proficiency and diver rescue skills within realistic open water conditions, placing an emphasis on improvisation and immediacy. The assessment also covers first aid for injuries likely to be encountered in diving and diving-related activities.

Additional training prior to the examination is recommended - this can be delivered by rectotec prior to assessment.

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This course allows qualified divers to dive within their existing qualifications using 27, 32 and 36% Nitrox mixes.

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Oxygen treatment takes place on the surface; either on a boat or dry land and the course is designed to give confidence to divers so they can assist with a diving-related injury. The course concludes with a practical and theory assessment.

Only those who pass the assessment will be able to apply for a qualification card. It's also an easy way of getting 6 of your BSAC Dive Leader lessons signed off!

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This two-day course teaches divers how to use the correct techniques and procedures required for search and recovery projects. It also provides practical experience of underwater search methods and the use of buoyancy to lift objects.

Search and Recovery SDC covers DO4 in the Dive Leader syllabus and this element can be signed up after the course.

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A central theme running through this course and a basic principle of twin-set diving is self-sufficiency within a buddy diving context. This concept translates in practice as adopting an attitude and equipment provision that supports oneself as the first port of call response for resolving a problem. However this does not mean solo diving. When all else fails a buddy is always going to be the ultimate source of assistance.

The Twin-set Diving course has a mix of classroom-based and practical lessons, teaching you:

• Configurations, Ancillary Equipment & Failure Mode Responses
• Dive planning and monitoring
• Practical Equipment configuration
• Open Water practice

This course is also designed to complement Accelerated Decompression Procedures (ADP).

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It covers a wide range of diving interests from the historical side to the marine life and the excitement of exploring a new wreck. Following some dry sessions students apply their new knowledge, equipment and techniques to safely navigate around a wreck and complete a small survey.

Dives, both during and after the course, will give you a much better understanding and enjoyment of wrecks, allow you to dive with more of a purpose and develop your own projects.

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This course focuses on the essential skills and practical techniques needed to safely enjoy a wreck site. Although it is a non-penetration course, it lays the foundation skills needed for the Advanced Wreck Diver course.

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It is designed to allow divers to understand the dangers involved, to understand the safety and planning considerations for penetration diving, prepare divers for low viability and black out situations, be competent with the long hose or bailout skills in difficult situations, understand the rescue implications and to lay line.

Any potential students not holding the required qualifications (see opposite) but believe that they hold the relevant experience are to contact us to discuss your experience or provide a letter of endorsement from their club DO when applying for the course.

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Building on the foundation of Nitrox knowledge contained within the DTP, the course develops this knowledge and in particular highlights the benefits that can be gained from using high oxygen mixtures during decompression stops.

You will also cover redundancy and the use of a stage cylinder. The Accelerated Decompression Procedures course has a mix of classroom-based and practical lessons, teaching you:

• Knowledge of safe diving using Nitrox and accelerated decompression techniques
• Use of gas mixes up to 80% oxygen
• New concepts and skills
• Dive planning

Post qualification you will be qualified to safely dive with Nitrox up to 80% for accelerated decompression.

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The workshop is entirely classroom based and should take approximately 4 hours - an optional dive is also available if required.

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The benefit of using gas mixes containing helium is controlling to an extent, the effect of nitrogen narcosis. The narcotic effect of nitrogen becomes debilitating as depth increases. Controlling the narcotic effect of the gas at depth enables improved awareness, therefore safer than deep air diving.

This course introduces divers to mixed gas diving using open circuit dive equipment. It teaches experienced divers to use mixed gas to expand their current skills to be able to dive a maximum depth of 50 metres using the most appropriate gas mix. The course uses gas mixes of oxygen greater than or equal to 20% and helium less than or equal to 30%.

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The benefit of using gas mixes containing helium is controlling to an extent, the effect of nitrogen narcosis. The narcotic effect of nitrogen becomes debilitating as depth increases. Controlling the narcotic effect of the gas at depth enables improved awareness, therefore safer than deep air diving.

This course teaches experienced open circuit divers to use mixed gas to be able to dive a maximum depth of 60 metres. The course uses gas mixes of oxygen greater than or equal to 18% and helium less than or equal to 35%.

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The course aims to refresh existing safety and rescue skills as well as introduce some new techniques for improving surface location and survival skills in an emergency situation. The workshop covers dive planning, rescue skills, sea survival and methods of calling for help at the surface and involves theoretical and practical scenarios.

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