BSAC

The Exam takes place over 4 days and tests candidates on 23 separate components assessing their instructing, examining skills as well as diving, seamanship and rescue skills, in fact all of the necessary attributes of a National Instructor.

 

For the 2006 event 9 candidates from Scotland, Wales, England, Malta and Germany travelled to the examination base, Port Erin in the Isle of Man in the hope of attaining this highest award in the BSAC. Most candidates travelled to the event early to allow time to establish themselves at their base and relax before the start of the event. The Examination team, led by National Diving Officer Clare Peddie, mostly arrived on the island on Friday, with the addition of local National Instructor John Kermode and were joined midday Saturday by the final member of the team.