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Get inspired : Kernow Dive Fest for June
THE EVER-POPULAR KERNOW DIVE Fest will celebrate its 20th year with a weekend of diving this summer .
The annual dive fest is organised by a 12-strong group of BSAC dive clubs that make up the Kernow ( Cornwall ) Federation of Dive Clubs and will take place on the 11 / 12 June . All BSAC members and clubs are invited to join the fun .
With Kernow 2022 based at the Ponsandane Farm campsite in Penzance , the weekend promises top-notch Cornish diving plus plenty of socialising . Money raised at the festival will go to DDRC Healthcare . Over the past 20 years , Kernow has raised nearly £ 50,000 for this essential hyperbaric facility .
For more information on Kernow 2022 and to book , go to kernowdiving . org . uk
Fancy organising your own diving festival ?
The Kernow Dive Fest is an excellent example of clubs coming together to celebrate the best of British diving . To inspire other clubs around the country to organise their own celebration , Plymouth Sound ’ s Jon Parlour has produced an informative webinar on what has made Kernow such a success .
Jon , one of the Kernow organisers , said he hoped the webinar – which is available to view on bsac . com – would inspire other clubs to set up their own annual event .
“ Kernow was initially established to share resources and enable the delivery of diver training beyond Sports Diver and SDCs . It has evolved into a fun-filled weekend that continues to improve the relationship and cooperation between the clubs involved .
“ The webinar aims to share some of our experiences and ideas and hopefully motivate other clubs to set up their own events . I look forward to travelling to a diving festival in another region soon !”
The webinar – entitled Kernow Dive Fest : what has made it such a success ? – can be viewed in the webinar library at bsac . com / catchup
MOD 2 CCR Diver course now live
BSAC HAS JUST RELEASED ITS NEW MOD 2 CCR Diver course , designed for CCR divers looking to extend their depth to 60m .
As part of BSAC ’ s growing suite of technical and CCR courses , MOD 2 is the next step on a diver ’ s CCR journey to more adventurous expedition diving .
MOD 2 CCR Diver replaces BSAC ’ s Sport ( 50m ) and Explorer Mixed Gas ( 60m ) courses and includes the use of the appropriate gas mixes needed to safely extend a CCR diver ’ s depth range to up to 60m . Students on the course will learn to dive with two bailout cylinders but also gain competence in dive planning and dealing with situations that may be encountered during diving to these depths .
The new MOD 2 course is open to existing MOD 1 CCR divers ( or equivalent technical grade from another recognised training agency ), or BSAC members who hold the air diluent CCR or Sports Mixed Gas CCR qualifications .
Students must be 18 or over and have completed the required number of CCR dives . These dives also need to include a minimum number of hours on the type of
CCR unit to be used on the MOD 2 course .
Once qualified , a BSAC MOD 2 CCR diver will be able to plan and conduct dives up to 60m using normoxic gas mixes containing a minimum of 16 % oxygen and 50 % helium . MOD 2 can also be a stepping-stone to the next BSAC CCR course , Advanced Mixed Gas , which extends a diver ’ s range to 80m .
BSAC ’ s Head of Diving and Training , Dom Robinson , said the launch of MOD 2 CCR was a much-welcomed addition to BSAC ’ s range of technical courses .
“ MOD 2 is part of a planned programme to update BSAC ’ s CCR training using the experience and knowledge gained since the previous courses were designed , including gas density and Immersion Pulmonary Oedema ( IPO ).
“ We are now working to replace Advanced Mix Gas with MOD 3 which will be for CCR divers wanting to extend their depth beyond 60m . More details on this course will be released in due course .”
MOD 2 can be completed at a regional event , a BSAC Technical Centre or in-club .
For more information on the MOD 2 CCR Diver course , go to bsac . com / MOD2
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