Oxford Scuba Diving Club

Category: General

General details about training including details for people who have already qualified as divers with other agencies.

  • Accelerated Decompression Techniques Course

    The spec for the BSAC course is

    Longer, safer bottom times and optimum decompression using rich mixes

    Building on the foundation of Nitrox knowledge contained within Ocean Diver and Sports Diver training, the course develops this knowledge and in particular highlights the benefits that can be gained from using high oxygen mixtures to improve the efficiency of off gassing during decompression stops. This course takes your diving to a higher level.

    Entry requirement

    Entry level is BSAC Sports Diver who has completed the 2007 syllabus (with nitrox content) and has been endorsed as a Nitrox Diver, plus 20 additional dives including depth experience to 30 metres.

    Alternatively, applicants must hold an acceptable diving and nitrox qualification with another agency which equates to the above standards. All students must hold gold standard buoyancy from the Buoyancy and Trim BSAC workshop.

    What you’ll learn

    The Accelerated Decompression Procedures course has a mix of classroom-based and practical lessons, teaching you:

    • Knowledge of safe diving using Nitrox and accelerated decompression techniques

    • Use of gas mixes up to 80% oxygen

    • New concepts and skills

    • Dive planning

    Learning materials

    Your course pack includes all the learning materials you need for the course. The pack includes: ‘Ox-Stop decompression tables’ (plus ‘Nitrox tables’ unless already BSAC Advanced Nitrox Diver), the ADP course manual and a Qualification Card application.

  • Boat Handling Course Report

    Boat Handling Course Report

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    The Course

    As the first stage to qualification for skippering the club boats the BSAC Boat Handler course is now being taught at Oxford BSAC. This equips trainees with the skills necessary to safely take charge of a vessel in open water. An additional 20 hours experience is required before then moving onto the Diver Cox’n (diver coxswain) course which then qualifies us to pick up divers and snorkelers. A bit of a palava, but it then means we are insured, which with an adventurous sport is a bit of a must.

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  • Rebreather Training Report

    On June 18th Chris Stevens and I started our 6 hour trip down to St Keverne for a semi closed circuit rebreather course using the Drager Rays we had recently purchased. Most of the first day involved getting to know the kit, i.e. how to assemble, check, test and maintain.

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  • Shore Diving Trip plans

    Shore Diving Trip plans

    Here is a brief set of information and dive plans for some of the shore based diving in the Lyme Bay, Weymouth and Jurssic Coast area.

    pdf_smallInformation for Training trips on Burton Bradstock Beach and Chesil Cove

    pdf_smallInformation for diving from Lulworth cove – Bailout site for bad weather

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  • O2 Administration Course Report

    O2 Administration Course Report

    o2_administration_Nov_09_011Fifteen members attended the O2 Administration Award skill development course on Saturday 7th November 2009 held at the clubhouse. The day was led by area coach Stephen Armitage with team comprising Chis Stevens (Oxford Branch) Mark Giddins from Wantage and Piotr Lukasik from the university club. Theory presentations covered Basic life support and 02 equipment with other sessions being very much hands on practising basic life support and oxygen administration.

    All attendees were successful in attaining certification thus advancing their dive leader qualification and giving the club additional members qualified to assist in an emergency situation

    o2_administration_Nov_09_007crpMany thanks to John Beer for all his efforts in organizing this course