Learn to Dive |
RRSAC offers training for all levels of diver, from complete beginner to advanced level training, following the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) Diver Grade syllabus.
BSAC Qualifications are Internationally Recognised allowing you to dive anywhere in the world |
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Why Learn With RRSAC?
Firstly, we're not a commercial diver training organisation. We don't make a profit from training new divers, and we're not in a rush to get as many divers through the training as quickly possible.
Our aim is to equip new divers with the all necessary skills to come diving with us, in UK diving conditions. You will progress at your own pace rather than to a commercial schedule. You'll learn to become self dependent, acquiring a wide range of transferrable skills that can be applied to both diving as well as your everyday life.
Training with a BSAC club is great fun, and you'll make many new friends during your course.
Our aim is to equip new divers with the all necessary skills to come diving with us, in UK diving conditions. You will progress at your own pace rather than to a commercial schedule. You'll learn to become self dependent, acquiring a wide range of transferrable skills that can be applied to both diving as well as your everyday life.
Training with a BSAC club is great fun, and you'll make many new friends during your course.
Entry Level Certification - Ocean Diver
If you’re keen to learn to dive, BSAC’s Ocean Diver course is the place to start. This will equip you with the core skills to dive to a maximum of 20m in open water. This course includes qualification for the use of up to 36% Nitrox and Drysuit diving. Many entry level diving qualifications require additional 'bolt-on' courses for Nitrox, or drysuit use, so this is worth considering when comparing different training routes. Routes to Certification We offer two routes to Ocean Diver Certification to suit you:
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Continued Training & QualificationsBSAC has five basic grades of diver - Ocean Diver, Sports Diver, Dive Leader, Advanced and First Class Diver. Details of all these grades can be found on the BSAC Website. BSAC diver qualifications are internationally recognised and can be used throughout the world.
RRSAC also welcomes divers trained by other organisations and provides cross-over training for those wishing to progress with BSAC qualifications. There are also a range of skill development courses that are run locally and through the BSAC Regional Training Team. |
Training Locations
We'll arrange theory training at a time that's mutually convenient for the trainee and instructor. Confined water training is conducted at Moorways swimming pool in Derby. Open Water Training is held at the National Diving Centre at Stoney Cove in Leicestershire. This flooded former quarry is approximately 35 mins drive from Derby, and is an excellent facility for training at all levels. |
Technical Diving & CCR Training
We have a number of members interested in deeper / technical diving, and regularly run the BSAC Accelerated Decompression Procedures course, for anyone wanting to take their first steps into technical diving. We are fortunate to be one of the few clubs in the region to have a certified Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) Instructor in the club and can offer training within the club, as well as experienced support and advice from a community of CCR divers within our membership. |