Freediving is the sport of Apnea, diving with just one breath of air. Emma is one of the world’s leading freediving instructors and the author of the stunning book One Breath: A Reflection on Freediving. She has taught thousands of people worldwide to freedive, including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Terence Stamp.
Category: Blog Archive
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Speaker’s Night: Andy Torbet
Thursday 19 April 2012 @ 8pm – Oxford BSAC clubhouseAndy Torbet: Extreme Diver, Climber, Adventurer, Zoologist and Presenter
Extreme Britain – The first instalment
Andy Torbet, having spent last year championing micro-adventures for beginners in the UK, will be discussing one of this year’s projects; showcasing just how extreme adventures can get in the British Isles.
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EGM called for 2nd March
Extraordinary General Meeting
of
Oxford Branch of the British Sub-Aqua Clubto be held at the Clubhouse on Friday 2nd March 2012 starting at 21:30
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New Committee for 2012
Following our AGM on Friday 11 November 2011 we now have a new committee, made up of the following people:
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AGM – Friday 11 November 2011
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 11 November in the clubhouse. All members are encouraged to attend. There will be reports from current committee members, nominations/elections for committee positions for the coming year and a chance to ask questions.
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Speakers Night Proudly Present
October 13th: Diver Incident and Safety Resource CentreGareth Lock is the founder of Cognitas (cognitas.org.uk), an organisation promoting a “just culture” among divers and highlighting the need to encourage divers to report all incidents, however minor or innocuous they appear to be at the time.
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Speakers Night Proudly Present
October 13th: Diver Incident and Safety Resource Centre
Gareth Lock is the founder of Cognitas http://www.cognitas.org.uk/cognitas/Index.html, an organisation promoting a “just culture” among divers and highlighting the need to encourage divers to report all incidents, however minor or innocuous they appear to be at the time.
Gareth himself is a highly qualified diver and underwater photographer, and as well as running Cognitas in his spare time he also manages to hold down a very full time job as a serving officer in the RAF. His RAF background has seen him undertake Human Factors and Crew Resource Management training and apply that knowledge to both operational and training sorties as a supervisor of aircrew and equipment design through trials and development activity. He has drawn strongly from this and the lessons learned, applying them to diving.
Gareth’s talk gives a fascinating insight into the causal factors behind diving incidents and lessons we can learn to promote safer diving practices, thus hoping to prevent further incidents occurring. He uses a real life case study as a discussion point, leaving the participants thinking about dive planning and execution on an even deeper level.
Gareth’s talk gives a fascinating insight into the causal factors behind diving incidents and lessons we can learn to promote safer diving practices, thus hoping to prevent further incidents occurring. He uses a real life case study as a discussion point, leaving the participants thinking about dive planning and execution on an even deeper level.
The talk lasts 50mins and there will be plenty of opportunity for questions at the end.
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Speakers Night Proudly Present
Thames Valley Police
Specialist Search and Recovery Team
The Specialist Search and Recovery Team (SSRT) is involved in far more than diving.
The SSRT is a specialist team with training and expertise in search and recovery in hazardous environments. It works over land and under water, searching for and recovering items such as firearms, drugs, property, explosives and missing persons.
The team is made up of eight officers – one sergeant and seven constables – plus one police staff dive technician. The unit is involved in around 350 operations each year.
Thurs 22nd Sept @ 8pm (doors 7.30)
Open to the general public.
FREE ENTRY
