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If you love diving and want to benefit from great training and an international community of scuba divers and snorkellers , you should get to know BSAC .
What ’ s BSAC all about ?
BSAC stands for British Sub-Aqua Club , and we are the UK National Governing Body of scuba diving and snorkelling . We have clubs , centres , and members worldwide who are all as passionate as we are about the underwater world .
We are Britain ’ s biggest dive club , with hundreds of local clubs run by committed divers and snorkellers on a non-profit basis . With us , you can learn to dive from the age of 10 and snorkel from the age of six .
If you ’ re already a diver , that ’ s great ! All divers are welcome at BSAC . You could further your training or just join us on some great diving . Or both !
As well as developing safety and training standards and supporting our community , we are also focused on the environment and underwater heritage to help protect the waters we love to dive and the earth we live in .
Have a look at this magazine to get a real feel for what we ’ re about — we think you ’ ll love what you read . To get involved , head to bsac . com , email us at hello @ bsac . com or call 0151 350 6201 . We ’ d love to hear from you !
JOIN BSAC TODAY : bsac . com / joinus FIND YOUR LOCAL BSAC CLUB : bsac . com / findaclub or call + 44 ( 0 ) 151 350 6201
6 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
14 Critter Confidential
A time and a plaice for everything
17 Kirsty Andrews
High energy hotspots and how to dive them
19 Yo-Han Cha
Breaking new ground in Dunoon
21 Becky Hitchin
Why noise annoys in the sea
22 Centres Forward
Featuring Harlyn Dive School in Cornwall
25 SCUBA Chat
Your letters , stories and announcements
28 Club Focus
Dunoon Divers , a recently formed BSAC club
32 Learning Curve
Sports and Explorer Mixed Gas course , as experienced by Tash Scott
36 BSAC Insurance
Understanding the club ’ s liability cover
38 Meet the wolf fish
Lawson Wood on the ugly / beautiful wolf fish
42 BSAC Courses
Keep training over the winter months
44 Protect Our Seas
Taking it Further special on the 40th anniversary of the raising of the Mary Rose , plus latest news from the Shark Trust
49 Travel Special – winter retreats
Your ideal tropical destinations to escape the British winter
60 Test Centre
Tecline Donut 17 Special Edition Camo wing and V2 ICE regulators ; Fusion R torch from Northern Diver
64 Snorkelling
Andy Torbet revisits his recommendations for winter snorkelling
66 Crossword
Charles Wheeldon gets quizzy with it
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