SCUBA April 2021 issue 113 April 2021 issue 113 | Page 24

Kristina Pedder interviews a BSAC club associated with a naval academy and determined to succeed in the face of the changing regulations for diving in the military around , but changes to the rules governing diving at work in the UK armed forces were proving an obstacle to diving activity . Now , there seems to be a way forward that will keep Britannia SAC diving and training , once Covid restrictions are limited .

Britannia Sub Aqua Club

Kristina Pedder interviews a BSAC club associated with a naval academy and determined to succeed in the face of the changing regulations for diving in the military around , but changes to the rules governing diving at work in the UK armed forces were proving an obstacle to diving activity . Now , there seems to be a way forward that will keep Britannia SAC diving and training , once Covid restrictions are limited .

24
LOCATION : Britannia Royal Naval College , Dartmouth , Devon
MEMBERSHIP FEE : Currently £ 15 per annum but this will increase to £ 50 CONTACT :
e Sophieni209 @ gmail . com

National Instructor Sophie Rennie is the Diving Officer of Britannia Sub Aqua Club , based at Britannia Royal Naval College , the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer-training establishment of the Royal Navy . She took on the long-established military dive club at a time when , like many civilian clubs , activity was at a historic low . Her aim was to turn it

When did the dive club at Britannia Royal Naval College start ?
Britannia Royal Naval College ( BRNC ) Sub Aqua Club has been going for more years than I know of . Maybe readers of SCUBA can help answer this question ? Checking back , our records were computerised in 2000 and that seems like a good start .