Snorkel eLearning now online
BSAC HAS INTRODUCED A BRANDnew Snorkel Diver eLearning course, making it easier than ever for aspiring snorkellers to start their training from the comfort of their own home.
The Snorkel Diver course is BSAC’ s popular entry-level programme, teaching the essential skills needed to enjoy the underwater world safely and confidently. From snorkelling techniques and equipment use, to safety procedures and underwater hand signals, it provides the perfect foundation for new snorkellers of all ages.
With the launch of eLearning, students can now complete the theory elements online at their own pace – whether that’ s in the living room, at the kitchen table or on the go. The interactive, easy-to-follow lessons cover all the knowledge you’ ll need before heading out into the water.
Once the theory is complete, students can finish their training with the practical elements in the water – either through a BSAC club or with a commercial snorkel training centre. This flexible approach means you can fit learning around your schedule, while still getting hands-on experience with qualified instructors.
The Snorkel Diver eLearning course is available exclusively to BSAC members for just £ 25. Visit bsac. com / snorkelling to find out more.
A ring and a prayer
BEDFORD SCUBA DIVERS RECENTLY came to the aid of a distressed paddleboarder who had lost his wedding ring in a local river. The BSAC club sprang into action after receiving a WhatsApp message from local firefighter Ant Crocker.
Ant had been enjoying a cooling-off swim after paddleboarding down the river Great Ouse, when he realised his wedding ring had slipped off in the water.
After a fruitless attempt to look for the ring, Ant – who had been married to his wife Danielle for just over a year- issued a plea for help to Bedford Scuba Divers. Diving Officer Mags Martin answered the call, together with her daughter Becks, while fellow members Tony Pugh and Tracy Humphries provided shore cover.
The duo searched within 2.5m deep water, with plenty of patchy sediment and lots of little rocks on the bottom. Visibility in places was less than one centimetre, yet within less than 15 minutes, Becks had found the ring, glinting and lodged between two rocks.
Finally reunited with the ring, a muchrelieved Ant, together with Danielle, took the dive team for a post-dive drink to say thank you. Speaking after the search, Becks Martin said her club was starting to get a reputation for recovering people’ s precious items.
“ This is the third time Bedford Scuba Divers have received a request for help like this- we’ ve got a 100 % success rate with wedding ring recovery! Members of the club are beginning to call me the queen of the ring!”
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