Sport Diver Training

After completing Advanced Ocean Diver or Ocean Diver BSAC’s Sport Diver qualification is designed to improve upon the basic skills already learnt by the trainee whilst at the same time adding more advanced skills into the mix. This will enable you to dive to depths greater than 20 metres as you  progress your diving journey.

Theory Training

The course begins with a series of six theory lessons, which take place in our classroom:

  1.  Sport Diving
  2.  Diver rescue
  3. Equipment & Techniques
  4. Deeper diving
  5. Breathing gas planning & systems
  6. Going diving

Sheltered Water Training

Before progressing to further open-water diving the student will practice rescue skills in a sheltered water dive session. This is held at our local swimming pool.

Theory Test

Students will need to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of what they have learnt by taking a theory test.

Open Water Training

A series of six open water dives, supervised by a BSAC Nationally Qualified Instructor, will provide the student with an opportunity to put into practice the theory and practical elements learned in the classroom and sheltered water:

  1.  Refresher / orientiation dive
  2.  Open Water Rescue Skills
  3. Use of a Surface Marker Buoy (SMB)
  4. Simulated decompression dive
  5. Compass navigation and delayed DSMB deployment
  6. Dive leading and basic skills review

As part of their open water training, students will also have to experience at least five different diving conditions (e.g. drift dive, shore dive, shot line dive, low visibility, large boat dive, small boat dive, etc), during a total in-water diving time of no less than 150 minutes since obtaining the Ocean Diver qualification.

Dry Practical Lessons

  1. Basic Life Support
  2. Assistant Dive Manager

Qualification

Successful completion of the above course will result in the qualification of the student as a BSAC Sports Diver.

The Sports Diver once qualified can progressively increase their experience of depth from an initial limit of 20m to a maximum of 35m.

Next Steps

Why not expand your skills and experience by becoming a Dive Leader , an Instructor, or going on some Skills Development Courses?

Further information about BSAC’s Diver Training Programme is available from the BSAC website.