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SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES ( SDCs )

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Develop your diving with BSAC

Here you will find the scheduled Instructor and Skill Development Courses for the next few months . The full programme is online at bsac . com / events

SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES ( SDCs )

DATE	COURSE	LOCATION	PREREQUISITE
APRIL

1-2	Boat Handling	Wreckspeditions , Dunoon , Scotland
6	Buoyancy and Trim Workshop	Eight Acre Lake , Yorkshire	OD
7	Buoyancy and Trim Workshop	Dosthill Quarry , Staffordshire	OD
7	Buoyancy and Trim Workshop	Capernwray , Lancashire	OD
8	Diver Coxswain Prep Workshop	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset	BH
9	Diver Coxswain Assessment	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset	BH
13	Buoyancy and Trim Workshop	Vobster Dive Centre , Somerset	OD
13	Practical Rescue Management	Eastern Region	SD
13	Compressor Operation	Bradford , Yorkshire
13	Nitrox Gas Blender	Bradford , Yorkshire	OD
13-14	Dive Planning and Management	Belfast / Strangford Lough	SD
14	Compressor Operation	Southern Region
14	Dive Leader Training Day	Vobster Dive Centre	SD
15-16	Chartwork and Position Fixing	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset
21	Dive Leader Training Day	Vobster Dive Centre	SD
27	Twin-set Diver	Vobster Dive Centre	SD 35m
22-23	Boat Handling	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset
27	Practical Rescue Management	Cromhall Quarry , Gloucestershire	SD
27-28	Accelerated Decompression Procedures	Stoney Cove Dive Centre	SD 35m plus Gold standard buoyancy
27-28	Accelerated Decompression Procedures	Capernwray , Lancs / Wastwater , Cumbria	SD 35m plus Gold standard buoyancy
28	Buoyancy and Trim Workshop	Eastern Region	OD
29-30	Post Boat Handling Workshop	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset	BH

MAY

11	Buoyancy and Trim Workshop	Capernwray , Lancashire	OD
11	Twin-set Diver	Capernwray , Lancashire	SD 35m
11	Diver Training Day	Eastern Region
11	Ocean Diver and Sports Diver Training Day	Eight Acre Lake , Yorkshire	SD
13-14	Boat Handling	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset
18	Accelerated Decompression Procedures	Vobster Dive Centre , Somerset	SD 35m plus Gold standard buoyancy
18-19	Search and Recovery	Stoney Cove Dive Centre	SD
18-19	Accelerated Decompression Procedures	Eight Acre Lake , Yorks / Capernwray Lancs	SD 35m plus Gold standard buoyancy
18-19	Dive Planning and Management	Hartlepool , County Durham	SD
18	Advanced Lifesaver	Capernwray , Lancashire	Lifesaver Award
18	Dive Leader Training Day	Vobster Dive Centre , Somerset	SD
20	Diver Coxswain Prep Workshop	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset	BH
21	Diver Coxswain Assessment	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset	BH
24-27	Advanced Diver Training Expedition	Loch Sunart , Ardnamurchan , Argyll	DL

JUNE

1	Practical Rescue Management	Vobster Dive Centre , Somerset	SD
1	Lifesaver Award	North East	OD
1	Advanced Lifesaver Award	North East	LA
1	Diver Training Day	Vobster Dive Centre , Somerset
1	Advanced Diver Training Day	Stoney Cove Dive Centre	DL
2	Sports Diver Training Day	Eight Acre Lake Yorkshire	SD
3-4	Boat Handling	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset
8	Practical Rescue Management	Stoney Cove Dive Centre	SD
15	Accelerated Decompression Procedures	Vobster Dive Centre , Somerset	SD 35m plus Gold standard buoyancy
15	Practical Rescue Management	Eight Acre Lake , Yorkshire	SD
15-16	Boat Handling	Fleetwood , Lancs
15-16	Chartwork and Position Fixing	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset
16	Advanced Diver Training Day	Vobster Dive Centre , Somerset	DL
20-21	Post Boat Handling Workshop	Jurassic Aqua Sports , Portland , Dorset	BH
22	Practical Rescue Management	Wraysbury Dive Centre , Middlesex	SD
22-23	Twin-set Diver	Stoney Cove Dive Centre	SD 35m
22-23	Accelerated Decompression Procedures	North East	SD 35m plus Gold standard buoyancy
29-30	Accelerated Decompression Procedures	Eastern	SD 35m plus Gold standard buoyancy
29	Diver Coxswain Assessment	Strangford Lough , Northern Ireland	BH
29	Ocean and Sports Diver Training Day	Capernwray , Lancashire
30	Diver Training Day	Vobster Dive Centre , Somerset

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