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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.
Special Offers World Cup 2010
We are offering various special prices and discounts for pre-booked diving and courses for selected dates during June 2010. Other offers will be available for selected dates later in the year as well. Use our Contact form to see if any offers are available for this course during your visit to Gran Canaria.
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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.
Other pages which may be useful include:
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