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If you love diving and want to benefit from the best training and an international network of friendly clubs , you should get to know BSAC .
What is BSAC all about ?
Take a look at this magazine and you ’ ll get an idea .
Our members have a lot of fun and enjoy safe , adventurous diving all year round .
Oh , and it stands for The British Sub-Aqua Club : we ’ ve been going for more than 60 years .
We are Britain ’ s biggest dive club , with hundreds of local clubs run by committed divers on a non-profit basis . It ’ s not just the best way to go diving – it ’ s also the best value . And BSAC diving is not restricted to the UK – we have excellent clubs and schools all over the world .
BSAC is also the UK National Governing Body of scuba diving , representing the interests of snorkellers and divers across the nation . You can learn to scuba dive with BSAC from the age of 12 and snorkel from the age of six .
It doesn ’ t matter if you ’ ve trained with another agency . All divers are welcome at BSAC clubs , and everyone can try our internationally recognised courses to find out why they enjoy such a good reputation across the diving industry .
If you ’ re looking for the highest standards of training and wonderful diving in great company , BSAC could be perfect for you . Whether you ’ ve learned to scuba or snorkel on holiday , or would simply like to give it a go , we ’ d love to hear from you .
CONTENTS
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Fisheye
Green guardians of Bunaken
8 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
14 BSAC Strategy
A vision for the club ’ s future
18 Critter Confidential : On the Spot
Paul Naylor dives the Helston River
23 Kirsty Andrews
Beware the tides of March !
25 Yo-Han Cha
Look after your logbook
27 Michelle Haywood The miracle of GPS
29 Anatomy of a Diver Dr Ed Shattock on obesity and diving
30 SCUBA Chat
Your letters and announcements
32 Club Focus
Clifton SAC of Bristol interviewed by Kristina Pedder
36 Learning Curve
Everyday Expeditions part two , with Andy Hunt
42 In the Mix
BSAC ’ s CCR Mod 1 Course and Top Up
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Astonishing scenic diving in Scotland ’ s north-west
56 Protect Our Seas
Melanistic seals ; declining porpoise ; robot jellies ; anger at the salmon farm
58 Test Centre
Garmin ’ s Descent 2 wristwatch computer on test
60 Snorkelling
Andy Torbet prepares for the coming season
62 Kitted-up
Reels and spools reviewed by Neil Hope
67 Crossword
Another mind melter from the desk of Charles Wheeldon
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