Committee Members 2011

Diving Officer

Adrian Collier

Overseeing all diving matters including all training within the club - Liaison re LAoSAC meetings, Advanced Instructor and Advanced Diver.Chairman

Steve Bishop

General running of the rest of the committee. Theory Instructor and Dive Leader.Secretary

George Smith

Records/circulates the minutes of committee meetings and AGM, correspondence, handbook etc. Dive Leader. New Members

Sue Shipley

Signs up new members, collects subs, forwards BSAC renewals...

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Cross Over

Joining after qualifying with another agency

If you have been away on holiday, and leant to dive with a different agency (PADI, SSI, etc.), then you can join our Club by transferring across into the appropriate member grade. Different agencies train their divers in different sets of skills, for example a BSAC Ocean Diver are taught rescue skills, whereas these are not taught by the PADI scheme until the diver is training for the Rescue Diver qualification. The table below shows the...

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Try Dive

I want to try it out

If you haven't tried SCUBA diving before, the first thing you should do is arrange a TRY-DIVE. This short introduction to diving is conducted in the warmth and security of the pool at Bingham Leisure Centre.

You will be shown how to safely use the under water breathing apparatus before being taken on your first dive at your own pace by a qualified and experienced Dive Leader.

At the end of your Try-Dive you will know whether SCUBA is for you! The only...

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Joining

Membership Joining

Bingham Sub-Aqua Club is actually one of a large number of Branches that makes up the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC), our governing body. By joining Bingham SAC, you join BSAC too.

However, before you can become a member of BSAC you have to pass a UK SPORT DIVER MEDICAL EXAMINATION. This is not as strenuous as you may think, and is a "must" not only for your own safety, but for the safety of others who will be diving with you. The cost of the medical is about £30.00 and...

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