Diving

Diving in RAHSAC is conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by BSAC with whom they are affiliated.

The club as appointed (elected) a Diving Officer who is responsible for all diving and training activities within the club. Refer to http://www.bsac.org/uploads/documents/Branches/Branch_Handbook/boh07.pdf for the duties of the Diving Officer.

The diving officer will also appoint the Dive Marshals and the Coxswains for the club boats. Only persons who have been nominated and approved by the diving officer shall operate the dive boats during trips.

All diving activities within the club will be conducted in a safe manner, with depth limits being set in line with the diver qualifications. Refer to http://www.bsac.org/uploads/documents/Diving_Safety/sdp.pdf for more details on Safe Diving.

Divers holding other qualifications, not BSAC, shall be required to complete a ‘cross-over’ course and will dive to the guidelines set down by the equivalent qualification in BSAC. For guidance the following apply:

# = provided has experience to this depth

During an organised dive the responsibility for the dive will rest with the Dive Marshall who will be delegated by the Diving Officer. If the Dive Marshall is diving, then responsibility will be handed to the Deputy Dive Marshall (also nominated by the Diving Officer). The Dive Marshall will make all decisions regarding dive sites, timings and whether diving is to be aborted.

The Dive Marshall will also nominate the ‘buddy pairs’ in instances where inexperienced divers are among the dive group. Dive Leaders and Sports Divers will assist the Diving Officer or Dive Marshall where required in supervising less qualified divers.

All incidents or near misses will be reported to the Diving Officer on completion or during the dive, if it warrants.