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Scottish Sub Aqua Club

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Abbreviation
  
ScotSAC

Type
  
NGO

Formation
  
1953 (1953)

Headquarters
  
Edinburgh, Scotland

Scottish Sub Aqua Club

Legal status
  
Company limited by guarantee

Purpose
  
Diver training, services and advocacy. National governing body

The Scottish Sub Aqua Club (ScotSAC) was founded in Glasgow in 1953. Today it is a company limited by guarantee with nearly 70 branches and 1200 members. ScotSAC instructors provide scuba diving training to branch members on an amateur basis. It is recognised by sportscotland as the National Governing Body for Sub Aqua in Scotland.

Contents

ScotSAC has developed a comprehensive training schedule to prepare members to carry out recreational diving safely in the sea around Scotland. The qualifications awarded by ScotSAC are recognised worldwide.

Qualifications

ScotSAC offers training courses for snorkel, diver and instructor qualifications.

Snorkel qualifications

  • Junior Snorkel Diver
  • Snorkel Diver
  • Diver qualifications

  • Branch Diver - Depth Limit 15m, unless accompanied by a Master Diver Instructor (New qualification from 2014)
  • Sport Diver - Depth limit 30m, unless accompanied by a Master Diver Instructor
  • Master Diver - Depth limit 40m, unless additional Deep Diver qualifications have been obtained or with the permission of the ScotSAC Regional Coach
  • First Class Diver
  • Instructor qualifications

  • Branch Instructor - BIs instruct in their own branch
  • Regional Instructor
  • Examiner
  • Specialist qualifications

  • Deep Diving Award
  • Deep Rescue Endorsement
  • Dry Suit Endorsement
  • Nitrox
  • Oxygen Administration
  • Heartstart
  • Diver First Aid
  • Underwater Archaeology
  • Archives

    The archives of Scottish Sub Aqua Club are maintained by the Archives of the University of Glasgow (GUAS).

    References

    Scottish Sub Aqua Club Wikipedia


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