BSAC

Introduction

The British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) introduced the 'Safety First' Programme to raise and maintain awareness throughout the sport diving community about safe diving practices and the need for responsible diving. The Programme also assists BSAC Branches and Schools to provide a more formalised approach in providing 'refresher' training to qualified divers within the overall context of the BSAC Diver Training Programme.
Analysis of the BSAC Incident Reports demonstrates that where BSAC guidelines are followed, diving is a very safe and enjoyable sport, especially when enjoyed by divers within the BSAC Branch structure. An unfortunately frequent conclusion, however, is that the vast majority of the incidents that are reported could have been avoided if those involved had practiced some of the basic elements of safe diving practices.
The 'Safety First' Programme is designed to demonstrate how any diver can benefit from the experience of diving with a regular group of enthusiasts, by being able to draw on the support and experience of others as they consolidate and develop their own personal diving skills. Divers participating in the 'Safety First' Programme are able to practice and 'fine-tune' their diving skills and ensure that they remain up to date before the start of the diving season, or after a break from active participation.
This Programme also appeals to all divers - the hard-core enthusiast who dives all year round, to the holiday diver who perhaps dives just once a year during their summer vacation. In all cases the intention is the same - allow all divers to ensure that they are 'dive-fit' and that they are practiced in skills and techniques, and in doing so work towards the prevention of incidents.

The Objectives of the 'Safety First' Programme

The overall objectives of the BSAC's 'Safety First' Programme are:

Any suggestions for further items for inclusion would be welcome and can be made to technical@bsac.com

---

SAFETY FIRST TOOLKIT
Download the complete Toolkit Zip file 260k

---

To read the PDF files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available from Adobe .
To use the PowerPoint files you need MicroSoft PowerPoint, version 97 or 2000.

---

SAFETY FIRST TOOLKIT CONTENTS

ITEM	DESCRIPTION	DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE (Click to retrieve)
Introduction to 'Safety First' and the Toolkit	An overview of the complete pack contents and what each component should be used for.	Guidelines
ScubaWISE Theory Lesson Plan	Instructor notes and guidelines for giving the ScubaWISE revision lecture, plus an outline of the contents of the overhead foils	Scubawise notes
ScubaWISE PowerPoint Presentation	The original PowerPoint presentation	Scubawise presentation
Benefits of BSAC Membership: Presentation Notes	Notes and guidelines on promoting the BSAC to divers not familiar with the BSAC structure but attending a ScubaWISE Course with you. These are in outline form only so that you can customise the presentation in order to detail what your Branch or School can offer.	Branch Benefit Presentation Notes
Branch Benefits PowerPoint Presentation	The original PowerPoint presentation in outline form that you can modify to reflect what your own branch or school can offer	Branch Benefits presentation
ScubaWISE Pool Lesson Notes	Guidelines for conducting the ScubaWISE diving skills revision session	Pool Lesson Notes
ScubaWISE Pool Lesson Questionnaire	This questionnaire forms the first part of the ScubaWISE course and is used by the participant to self-assess, with help from the Instructor, the areas that the participant feels that he/she need to review and any problem areas.	Questionnaire
'Safety First' Leaflet	The 'Top Ten' suggestions to make your diving safer and more enjoyable	'Safety First' Leaflet
Safe Diving Practices	The latest version updated and revised in May 2002.	Safe Diving