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Benefit of the Month
Overseas BSAC training
( referral and other training )
organisers celebrate a total of £ 53,860 raised for DDRC
AS A MEMBER , YOU CAN TRAIN AND dive while on holiday , thanks to BSAC ’ s network of overseas centres . With centres in both short and long-haul destinations , opting for training overseas can also benefit your club and makes a great reason to organise a fantastic dive club trip . Here ’ s how …
Flexible training Training at BSAC overseas centres can be flexible to suit your exact needs .
Through ‘ referral ’ training you can complete the theory or theory and sheltered water part at home with your BSAC club , then complete the remaining practical elements overseas .
Or you could choose to complete a complete diver grade course as Ocean Diver or Sports Diver overseas before coming back to join your BSAC club .
Other training Many of BSAC ’ s overseas centres also offer additional specialist training opportunities such as courses from the Skill Development Course programme as well as BSAC Technical Diving courses . So , you could combine a diving holiday with the chance to add to or consolidate your diving skills .
Kernow turns 21
THE KERNOW DIVE FESTIVAL CAME OF age this summer , with more than 100 divers descending on Penzance for a weekend of Cornish diving to help celebrate its 21st birthday .
A total of 14 clubs from the Southwest and further afield – including Cheshire and the West Midlands , came together for a sunny June weekend of diving . Based on Ponsandane Campsite , the Kernow festival goers enjoyed some of the best diving Cornwall has to offer before spending time socialising at the site .
As well as two days of diving , there was a barbecue on the Saturday night , which raised over £ 5,425 for the festival ’ s chosen charity , DDRC Healthcare . This brings the total amount Kernow has raised for DDRC since the festival started in 2003 to £ 53,860 .
Plans are now in place for Kernow Dive Fest 2024 . For more information , go to www . kernowdiving . org . uk
Club benefits Opting for overseas training has many benefits for your club as it can help ease the pressure on its training programme and its own instructors . It can also mean a club can ‘ fast-track ’ its newer members , opening up the opportunity of diving in the UK sooner and progressing through the other diver grades .
And , by combining training with an overseas club trip , other members can also benefit by getting some blue water diving too !
For more information on overseas BSAC Centres and how you could make the most of warm water training as a member , go to bsac . com / travelandtrain
Take a deep breath ...
AS PART OF ITS ONGOING RESEARCH PROGRAMME INTO THE HEALTH OF DIVERS , DDRC Healthcare has just released its latest survey , focusing on lungs .
Launched 15 years ago , the Health of Divers project has covered a diverse range of subjects , from drugs and alcohol to cancer and weight . Participants are invited to complete the surveys anonymously and the results have regularly been presented internationally and directly contributed to a greater understanding of divers ’ health .
The latest DDRC Healthcare survey – the lungs – is a timely subject post-Covid , not least because having healthy lungs is an essential part of safe and enjoyable diving .
The survey will also focus on vaping , asthma , immersion pulmonary oedema ( IPO ) as well as the impact of Covid-19 . It will also include some general health and diving demographic questions and is open to all divers .
For more information and to access the survey go to https :// www . surveymonkey . co . uk / r / DDRC _ Healthy _ Lungs _ Survey _ 2023
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