BSAC

The National Instructor Exam requires students to pass a 4 day practical Examination typically conducted at the end of July each year in the UK.

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 National Instructor Award
CLARE PEDDIE, NATIONAL DIVING OFFICER

National Instructors are very important to the BSAC. They are the ones who bring forward new courses and adapt to technical developments in the sport. They have to ensure the safety and the quality of all of the training offered though our extensive instructor base. In order to even enter for this examination you have to be an Advanced Instructor and First Class Diver and it is highly recommended to be actively teaching on the ITS. To then make the additional commitment to preparing for and taking the NI Exam shows commendable spirit and requires a significant amount of enthusiasm that can only be admired

To have witnessed the efforts of people taking the examination in recent years has been an inspiring and somewhat humbling experience and one I have thoroughly enjoyed and look forward to enjoying for some time yet

I am very pleased to announce the award of National Instructor to the following during 2005

Steve Anderson
Howard Barnes
Jim Bromham
Maggie Driscoll
Andy Henning

I congratulate them all for their hard work and commitment in gaining this award and wish them well for their future challenges diving and instructing within the BSAC
Below is a gallery of those who were able to attend DOC to receive their awards.
You can click on their name to view a short bio and contact details should you want to hear more about their experiences


Wilkinson Sword Award

This award is given to the candidate who is deemed to have performed at the highest standard in either the First Class Diver or the National Instructor Examinations during the year. In 2005 I was very pleased to be able to award the Sword to Jim Bromham for his performance on the National Instructor Examination.
Jim completed the Exam with 13 Merits out of a possible 22 marked components of the exam. He didn't pass on his first attempt at the exam in 2004 but when he came back this year boy did he come back!

CLARE PEDDIE
NATIONAL DIVING OFFICER
Email - ndo@bsac.com

Also included below are photographs of Eugene Farrell and Pete Smith who received their awards in 2004.

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NATIONAL INSTRUCTOR AWARDS 2005

Steve Anderson	Howard Barnes
Jim Bromham	Maggie Driscoll
Andy Henning
NATIONAL INSTRUCTOR AWARDS 2004
Eugene Farrell	Pete Smith

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THE CLUB 1953 - 2003
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