BSAC Courses

BSAC stands for the British Sub Aqua Association. It's our main dive association in the UK, and there are BSAC dive clubs all over the country.  

There are also some BSAC dive centres overseas, and it's possible to complete BSAC courses or gain more experience of diving at a BSAC dive centre as part of your holiday with Regaldive in Egypt, Malta, Tobago and Lanzarote.  

What's more, Regaldive is a BSAC Travel Partner which means that BSAC Divers who supply a valid membership number at the time of enquiry, can qualify for a 6% discount on Regaldive package holidays. We even arrange holidays for dive clubs! Read more to find out about our BSAC courses for beginners and qualified divers, and referral courses.

 Why book a BSAC course with us?

• Complete your BSAC training in warmer waters 
• Gain experience on your holiday with an overseas BSAC dive centre 
• Enjoy discounts on your scuba diving holiday 
• Superb incentives on group diving holidays with your dive club 
• Benefit from full ATOL protection on your holiday 

DIVING WITH BSAC DIVE CENTRES OVERSEAS 

Being a BSAC diver does not mean always diving in chilly UK waters. As a BSAC diver, you can explore the world on an underwater adventure with Regaldive! 

For those looking to complete BSAC courses or gain more experience of diving with BSAC in Egypt, we’ve partnered with Pharoah Dive Club in El Quseir. An outstanding destination for training, this award-winning dive resort has a range of excellent shore diving sites available and teaches the full spectrum of BSAC courses, including Ocean Diver, Sport Diver and Dive Leader. 

We also work with Tobago Dive Experience in Tobago, Safari Divers in Lanzarote and Maltaqua in Malta. All are BSAC affiliated, teaching BSAC courses or allowing BSAC divers to gain experience of diving overseas, yet in a familiar environment. 

All our holidays are ATOL bonded, ensuring peace of mind and complete financial protection for BSAC divers. 

Enjoying a dive club holiday

BSAC is the UK's largest dive club with over 30,000 members in over 1,000 branches. Its history goes back over 70 years, and it's recognised as a standard-setter and innovator in the field of sport diving around the world. 

Branch diving trips to overseas venues for diving holidays are increasing all the time, and we're here to help in making your dive club holidays memorable for all the right reasons, offering full financial protection and peace of mind for your dive branch.

Clubs looking to improve the skills of their BSAC divers overseas can complete a range of courses, including open water diver certification at our partner BSAC dive centres.

Alternatively, we can arrange diving holidays for dive club groups to any of our destinations, with a special travel partner discount for BSAC members and attractive benefits for group travel. Speak to our friendly team today on 01353 659999 to start planning your next dive adventure into the underwater world!

Beginner BSAC DIVE COURSEs

BSAC Experience Scuba:

After some training in basic dive skills and learning about dive techniques and equipment, you scuba dive in confined water with a BSAC qualified instructor to make sure you get maximum enjoyment from your first scuba experience and can build confidence. After this course you'll know if diving is the sport for you and if it is, you could then go on to start the BSAC Ocean Diver course.

• Depth: 6 metres
• Duration: 1/2 day

BSAC Ocean Diver:

This course is your first step into the world of scuba diving and will result in a certification that is recognised worldwide. It's a challenging yet fun combination of theory and practical training, where you learn to use your dive kit properly and safely. Once you've completed this course, you really are a diver, and you can join our daily diving trips. BSAC Ocean Divers are qualified to go on dives with similarly qualified divers. 

There are seven classroom lessons, a theory assessment, a swimming assessment, five sheltered water sessions and five open water lessons. A minimum of 120 minutes will be spent underwater.

• Depth: 20 metres
• Duration: four days

BSAC DIVE COURSES for QUALIFIED DIVERS

BSAC Sports Diver:

This 4-day course develops the skills learned in the Ocean Diver course, building greater confidence and knowledge. You will gain skills and experience of diving in several different conditions. On completion, you will be qualified to dive to 20 metres (if you choose to do the post qualification progress dives, the depth is increased to 35 metres) and will have gained knowledge of decompression stop diving. In addition, your abilities to assist other divers and use Nitrox will be developed. 

• Pre-requisite: qualified as BSAC Ocean Diver
• Depth: 20 metres
• Duration: four days

BSAC Dive Leader:

As a BSAC dive leader, you're becoming an expert in your field. You'll be competent in dive leadership & rescue skills and eligible to take BSAC instructor exams (after attending the Instructor Foundation Course). You'll be able to plan and lead dives, manage rescue situations and be qualified to dive to 50 metres after progression. 

• Pre-requisite: qualified as BSAC Sports Diver with 'Depth Experience'
• Depth: 30 metres (but qualified to dive to 50 metres with progression dives)
• Duration to be confirmed with booking

BSAC REFERRAL COURSES

If you've started your BSAC diving course in the UK, you can complete the course overseas in warmer waters as part of your holiday with Regaldive. This is known as a referral course. Please speak to the friendly Regaldive team to discuss your requirements. Don’t forget to bring along your BSAC Qualification Record Book, showing proof of having completed the first part of the course!

The minimum age for most courses is 12 years, with some courses requiring participants to be at least 14 years of age. All participants must complete a Medical Self Declaration form. 

Please note that prices, contents and structure of courses may vary slightly in different dive centres. Certification fees are at your own cost and are payable locally for your chosen course. Loan of dive equipment and loan of manuals is normally included.