Training & Membership
There are a number of membership options for those wishing to join the Branch - you don't even have to dive!
'Try Dives' with Chester Sub-Aqua Club
If you're interested in diving but aren't 100% convinced - then a try dive is for you! We also offer try dive vouchers that make excellent and interesting gifts for friends and family. So what is a try dive? Firstly we'll give you an introduction to SCUBA diving and what you can expect on the evening when you enter the water. Then we'll introduce you to all the equipment and explain how it all funtions, before getting you into the pool to experience the underwater world for yourself! We'll demonstrate basic equipment and skills, give you plenty of time to enjoy the feelings of weightlessness and breathing undewater, before leaving the pool and debriefing you. You'll finish the try-dive with certificate, a BSAC information pack, and a huge smile on your face! Try dives and try dive vouchers are available for just £15.00. To enquire or order a gift voucher, please email or call us (see Contact Us page). Please note the minimum age for a try dive is 12, and a parent/guardian must be present with all children.
Learning to SCUBA dive - The BSAC Diver Training Programme:
The BSAC diver training programme is a structured learning process consisting of classroom lectures and practicals, pool training and finally open water training. The first qualification is 'Ocean Diver' allowing you to dive to a depth of 20m in conditions you have experienced during your training. After completing Ocean Diver, you can progress to Sport Diver, Dive Leader and then Advanced Diver. BSAC diving qualifications are internationally recognised.
It doesn't stop there though! Complimenting our training courses are a wide variety of BSAC skill development courses (SDC's) - which we run both in-house and nationally through the BSAC Regional Coaching teams. To compliment your training you may choose to embark on the following SDC's;
Boat Handling - Under the supervision of qualified instructors learn to handle our powerful dive boats.
Oxygen Administration - Learn how to administer first aid for divers.
Dive Planning & Marshalling - Learn how to plan dives for yourself and other members of your team.
Chartwork & Position Fixing - Learn how to find dive sites using marine charts and create passage plans for the dive boats.
Nitrox Workshop - Now built into the current training programme, this workshop qualifies existing divers to dive with Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx).
In time you may wish to further your training - from Ocean Diver you can progress to Sports Diver, and then Dive Leader. Further SDC's including Advanced Nitrox Diver and Extended Range Diver also become available.
Diving Membership:
BSAC - When you join Chester Sub Aqua Club to learn to dive, or to further your training, you will need to become a member of the British Sub Aqua Club - BSAC. Currently membership of BSAC is £50* per annum for a full diving member. As part of your BSAC membership fee you receive BSAC's monthly "Dive" magazine. Also included in your annual subscription is 3rd Party insurance - please see the BSAC website for further information, see 'links' page.
CSAC - Memebership of Chester Sub-Aqua Club is £120* per year, which can be paid via a monthly standing order (for qualified members joining the Branch). That's equates to £2.50 per week for acccess to the two hour pool session and the other facilities that the Branch offers, making us one of the most affordable diving clubs in the area.
Training Materials - Training materials for each qualification vary in cost slightly as there is different content for each course. Ocean Diver materials (shown above) include the BSAC diving manual, a qualification record book to record the progress of your training, and an internationally recognised photo-qualification card!
Qualified Divers - Qualified divers are more than welcome at CSAC, whether they have been trained though BSAC or an alternative training agency. BSAC recognises the vast majority of diver training from around the world, and you can 'transfer' your existing qualification over to BSAC with the minimum of fuss. You can then continue your training under the BSAC Diver Training Programme!
Swimming Membership:
Enjoy the use of the pool and social/bar facilities each week for £25* per annum.
Social Membership:
Use of social/bar facilites for £10* per annum.
*Costs correct as of January 2009, contact us to confirm these are still valid.
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