SCUBA JUL/AUG 2024 issue 147 | Page 12

A striking image of
a SCUBAHUB
trigger fish in UK
by East Cheshire SAC member , Meg Barstow
A snapshot of dive profile by Carlisle SAC ’ s Narelle Freeman portrays the joy of buoyancy control

It ’ s back !

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# DiveWithBSAC
BSAC IS ONCE AGAIN RUNNING ITS summer social sharing campaign , # DiveWithBSAC , which invites members to capture the fun and fiesta of UK diving . Share your best diving or snorkelling pictures or videos from summer 2024 , and you could be in with a chance of winning a dry robe or expedition dry bag from Fourth Element .
Last summer , hundreds of members shared their best diving and snorkelling photos and videos . And this year , BSAC hopes the campaign will be even bigger .
To enter this summer ’ s # DiveWithBSAC campaign , all you need to do is :
■ Make sure you take your best photo or video of you out there enjoying the fun of UK diving !
Post your media on your preferred social media platform ( e . g . Instagram , Facebook , X ( formerly Twitter ), or TikTok ), tagging @ bsacdivers and using # DiveWithBSAC in the caption .
■ Make sure you tag your club or centre and spread the word so people can see where all the fun is happening !
At the end of July and at the end of August , we will randomly select one lucky winner from all the participants who used the hashtag # DiveWithBSAC . Each winner will receive either the Fourth Element dry robe or expedition dry bag , worth up to £ 174 .
So , grab your cameras , and start sharing with # DiveWithBSAC !

Workshops to support boat handling

BSAC PREMIER CENTRE JURASSIC AQUA Sports has developed two practical workshops to support progression to diver coxswain and help boost the number of confident boat handlers in the club network .
Based in Weymouth , Jurassic Aqua Sports has specialised in seamanship courses and related Skill Development Courses ( SDCs ) since 2019 .
In addition to their BSAC seamanship training , they also now offer their own postboat handling workshop and a diver coxswain preparation and assessment workshop .
Developed with the support of BSAC , the two additional workshops have been designed to support a diver ’ s smooth progression from new boat handler to diver coxswain .
Jurassic Aqua Sports ’ director , David Collins , said he devised the two practical workshops
after seeing many of his diver coxswain students unprepared for the assessment .
He explained . “ We were getting many students enrolling on the Diver Coxswain Assessment who suddenly found themselves not ready or prepared . I realised there was a missing link to get the students up to Diver Coxswain and so the workshops evolved from there .”
The centre ’ s Diver coxswain Preparation Workshop works to get qualified boat handlers up-to-speed on what is expected of them in the final assessment , while the postboat handling workshop enables new BSAC
boat handlers to consolidate their skills .
“ The post-boat handling workshop was designed to enable students to develop their practical skills and knowledge , with a minimum of five hours behind the helm to gain confidence .
“ This workshop also creates an avenue for those who don ’ t have access to a RIB or wish to fast track their training towards the Diver Coxswain qualification ,” David added .
For more information on Jurassic Aqua Sports - www . jurassicaquasports . co . uk
For details on BSAC ’ s full range of seamanship courses , go to bsac . com / SDCs