First snorkelling open water session of the year will be in Hinksey Lake on Sunday 28th April.
Author: Paul Burton
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Proposed Snorkel Trips – Summer 2013
Hinksey Lake
Sun 28th April
Swanage
Sat 18th and Sun 19th May
Penzance
(with Charles Hood)
Sat 8th June [Trip Full]
Kimmeridge
Sunday 30th June
Studland Bay
Sunday 7th July
Torquay
Sat 27th July – 2nd Aug
Lulworth / Stairhole
Sunday 1st Sept.
More details to follow
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Oxford Snorkel Instructor Training Course and Assessment February 2013
February 2013
Congratulations to the 10 students who travelled from as far a field as Scotland to qualify as Snorkel Instructors at this years Snorkel Instructor Training Course and Assessment hosted by Oxford BSAC.
A special congratulations to Chris Watkins on becoming Oxford BSAC’s newest snorkel instructor.
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The Big Oxford Dive Training Easter Holiday Boot Camp
29th March – 1st April
What is it ? : This year we hope to get everyone who’s currently taking the ocean diver course qualified to dive as early as possible – this way everyone then gets a whole year’s dive season to enjoy the water. We’re planning to spend the whole of the Easter bank holiday working everyone who can make it through their open water exercises and signing them off with a few experience dives to boot.
Where is it ? : The short answer is Weymouth. We’ll use the clubs amazing new boat and run shuttle dives out of Castletown harbour. This is a convenient location next to the aqua sports hotel, its cafe and the scimitar diving air station. Some dives may be run off the beach at Chesil cove but this is weather dependent and not essential.
What will happen ? : The plan is for everyone to assemble there each day and for Endeavour to pick up groups of instructors and their trainees to head out to the classic training dives of the area including the wrecks of the countess of Erne, the Old Dredger and the Blackhawk. If conditions allow we’ll keep diving all day and maybe even try for a night dive a few times. We’ll try to make sure everyone knows what is happening each day , who’s diving with who and what they’re doing, which boat wave they’re on and what they will need.
Where will we stay ? : Weymouth and Portland are holiday destinations and really very well provided with accommodation indeed. I’m going to be caravaning in the east fleet farm campsite. If you want a more luxurious accommodation there are many bed and breakfast places, hotels or at the other end of the spectrum there are a couple of bunk houses. Come see me if you’re wanting to know more or check out the ‘Oxford guide to Weymouth’ on the website.
Want to know more ?
Ask Chris (chris.stevens@eng.ox.ac.uk) or Anjali (ashah477@yahoo.com)
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The Great Oxford BSAC Quiz
The Great Oxford BSAC
(it does have a bit of diving in it, but not very much)
Quiz2nd February 2013
Oxford Branch are hosting a Quiz Night and would like to invite all branch members and members of other local branches to form teams.
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BSAC Snorkel Lifesaver / Advanced Snorkel Lifesaver
Oxford Snorkelling team can now offer both the BSAC snorkel lifesaver award and the advanced snorkel life saver award.
Course overview for snorkel lifesaver award
The Snorkel Lifesaver Award is obtained by passing an examination which comprises two sections – a dry theoretical and practical test and a wet practical test.
In summary, the candidates will be required to:
- Answer questions on respiration, circulation, lifesaving and relevant first aid/Basic Life Support
- Demonstrate Rescue Breaths and Chest Compression
- Demonstrate the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrest
- Demonstrate the action for vomit, and the recovery position
- Perform a rope throwing rescue
- Perform a buoyant aid rescue and tow
- Perform a 25m rescue and tow of a snorkeller, with RB in the water
- Support an unconscious casualty at the surface
Entry Level
Current member of the BSAC.
Minimum qualification of Snorkel Diver or Ocean Diver.
Snorkel Divers who wish to take this Award will require additional training for the theory knowledge and Basic Life Support skills not included in their previous trainingThere will be a £10 fee for this skills development course.
Course overview for advanced snorkel lifesaver award
The Advanced Snorkel lifesaver Award is obtained by passing an examination which comprises a short question and answer theory test and a wet practical test. In summary the candidates will be required to:
- Answer questions on relevant first aid, exhaustion and hypothermia
- Carry out a rope throw rescue
- Carry out a buoyant aid rescue and tow
- Carry out a 100m rescue and tow (including RBs) of a snorkel diver.
Entry Level
Current member of the BSAC.
Minimum qualification of Advanced Snorkel Diver or Sports Diver.
Previous attendance at the BSAC Practical Rescue Management and First Aid for Divers SDCs is strongly recommended.There will be a £10 fee for this skills development course.
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Snorkel News January 2013
Congratulations to all those that completed courses during 2012, especially to the 4 girls who completed their snorkel lifesaver award.
We have planned a lot for this year including the following:-
- Adults dolphin snorkel course in January
- Adults snorkel diver course in February
- Instructor training course and assessment February 2013 (SITCA)
- Advanced (open water) life saver award (aged 11 and above) when the water in Hinksey lake gets warmer!!
- Life saver award (aged 11 and above)
- Life raft training (open to all snorkel members)
- Childrens dolphin snorkel course
- Childrens snorkel diver course.
- Join us in Swanage for snorkelling at The Celebration of the Purbecks event in May 2013
- We will be snorkelling at Torquay during Oxford BSAC’s week away in July 2013
Please drop me an email if you are interested in any of the courses so I can get an idea of numbers.
I have been introduced to the idea of having ‘junior leaders’ by another club – so more details on that soon.
This year Amelia will be setting up a junior snorkeling newsletter which will be available through email or as a hard copy. As snorkel members you will be able to add articles if you would like, such as photos, trip reviews, course reviews etc.
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Life raft training
The snorkelling team together with a local sea scout group recently held a life raft training session.The session was a one hour taster session based on a full day RYA sea survival course run by Stormforce coaching in Southampton. Details can be found at http://www.stormforce.biz/
We used a 6 man life raft with 12 students split in to two groups.
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2nd Place in Snorkelling branch of the year 2012
Oxford BSAC has been awarded 2nd place in Snorkel branch of the year 2012.Debbie and Amelia White receiving prize from ScubaproCongratulations and a big thanks, to all of the snorkel members. From the members who worked so hard through all the courses, to the instructors who give up their time on a Friday evening in the pool, to Howard and Carol who helped out with the open water training this year, to Andi, John, James and Howard who skipper the RIB, through to all the parents who give up their time to bring the children to the training, especially those who spend hours on the beach while we are snorkelling.Courtesy of Scubapro, the prize was four sets of masks, fins and snorkels. -
2012 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting
of
Oxford Branch (0034)
The British Sub Aqua Club
Will be held on Friday 16th November 2012 at 2115 HoursThe Purpose of the meeting is to receive reports of the clubs activities during the past twelve months, to approve the financial accounts and to deal with any other business relevant to an A.G.M.