Scottish Sub Aqua Club Explained

Type:	NGO
Status:	Company limited by guarantee
Purpose:	Diver training, services and advocacy. National governing body
Headquarters:	Edinburgh, Scotland
Leader Title:	Chair
Leader Name:	Edna Ewan
Main Organ:	board of directors
Scottish Sub-Aqua Club
Abbreviation:	ScotSAC
Location:	1 Redheughs Rigg, South Gyle, Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ, Scotland.
Region Served:	Scotland, Northern England^[1]
Membership:	1200 members, 70 branches (2016)

The Scottish Sub Aqua Club (ScotSAC) was founded in Glasgow in 1953.^[2] Today it is a company limited by guarantee with nearly 70 branches and 1200 members. ScotSAC instructors provide scuba diving training to branch members on an amateur basis. It is recognised by sportscotland as the National Governing Body for sub-aqua in Scotland.^[3]

ScotSAC has developed a comprehensive training schedule to prepare members to carry out recreational diving safely in the sea around Scotland.^[4] The qualifications awarded by ScotSAC are recognised worldwide.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Qualifications

ScotSAC offers training courses for snorkel, diver and instructor qualifications.

Snorkel qualifications

• Junior Snorkel Diver
• Snorkel Diver

Diver qualifications

• Branch Diver^[8] – Depth Limit 15m, unless accompanied by a Master Diver Instructor (New qualification from 2014)
• ^[9] – Depth limit 30m, unless accompanied by a Master Diver Instructor
• ^[10] – Depth limit 40m, unless additional Deep Diver qualifications have been obtained or with the permission of the ScotSAC Regional Coach
• First Class Diver^[11]

Instructor qualifications

• ^[12] – BIs instruct in their own branch
• Regional Instructor^[13]
• Examiner^[14]

Specialist qualifications

• Deep diving^[15] Award
• Deep Rescue^[16] Endorsement
• Dry Suit^[17] Endorsement
• Nitrox^[18]
• Oxygen Administration^[19]
• Heartstart
• Diver First Aid
• Underwater Archaeology^[20]

Archives

The archives of Scottish Sub Aqua Club are maintained by the Archives of the University of Glasgow (GUAS).

See also

• Sport in Scotland

External links

• Scottish Sub Aqua Club – Main Site
• ScotSAC Training
• ScotSAC Branch Locations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Find a Branch. Scottish Sub Aqua Club. 19 September 2014.
2. Web site: About Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
3. Web site: Scottish governing bodies of sport, Scottish Sub Aqua Club. sportscotland. 30 March 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419054752/http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/contacts/sgb/scottish_sub_aqua_club/. 19 April 2014.
4. Web site: Learn to Dive Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
5. Web site: Equivalent Diving Qualifications: BSAC, PADI, CMAS, NAUI, etc – SCUBA Travel. SCUBA Travel. 31 March 2016.
6. Web site: Musac Introduction. Club. Musselburgh Sub Aqua. musac.co.uk. 31 March 2016.
7. Web site: Scuba dive in Scotland with the Stirling Sub-Aqua Club – part of the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club and celebrating over 30 years.. stirlingscuba.com. 31 March 2016.
8. Web site: Branch Diver Award Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
9. Web site: Sport Diver Award Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
10. Web site: Master Diver Award Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
11. Web site: First Class Diver Award Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
12. Web site: Branch Instructor Award Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
13. Web site: Regional Instructor Award Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
14. Web site: Club Examiner Award Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
15. Web site: Deep Diving Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
16. Web site: Deep Rescue Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
17. Web site: Drysuit Endorsement Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
18. Web site: Nitrox Award Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
19. Web site: Oxygen Administration, Heartstart & Diver First Aid Course Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.
20. Web site: Underwater Archaeology Scottish Sub Aqua Club, Scuba Diving in Scotland, ScotSAC. www.scotsac.com. 29 March 2016.