BSAC APD Inspiration Course?

[jptaylor9]

[turbanator]

As I understand it, and treat this a gossip, because I can't check the person that told me to see if it's the 'official line'

The Inspo course will cost about the same as the IANTD/TDI ones as there are many Inspo instructors around that are also BS-AC members.
Thinking is why would they want to teach this course (Mod 1) at cost when they could charge 500 or so quid for it.

The BS-AC Kiss course may be a lot cheaper as there are not so many Kiss instructors out there. Assuming Jetsam approve the course.

[Janos]

The materials for the BSAC course (both student and instructor) were at the DOC. I had a look through but don't know what I'm talking about so can't really comment on the content.

I asked about prices and was told it would be "similar to commerical prices" so am not expecting any bargains.

Laters,
Janos

[And]

Originally Posted by jptaylor9

Is there a market for this course or has BSAC missed the boat?

JT (BSAC diver but did TDI Inspiration course)

Course there is a market. The whole of the BSAC membership. Rebreather articles in Dive magazine have started to outnumber the Red Sea ones .

Peer pressure. We all suffer from it. The council have many rebreather divers now and it is natural that they would rather sit around a table discussing that than 'outdated' (LOL) OC stuff. The NDO is also an inspiration diver as well as the Technical diving adviser (think thats the title) Making it part of BSAC has nothing to do with markets and everything to do with the interests of those with influence.

I personally think that BSAC will become extremely pro-rebreather over the next few years, and most of their policy changes will centre around embracing them in branch diving and training. I would also say it may be an opportunity for BSAC to become 'industry leaders' once again, if thats your flavour, as modern 'recreational' rebreathers are still in their infancy really

Andy (BSAC Diver, but got over it )

[Andy_G]

I agree with the comments above ....
I have had a good look at the BSAC YBOD course and having done a TDI and IANTD RB course in the past I can say that the notes look a lot more comprehensive that those given on the other courses.
The BSAC one has a good service manual at the end of the student notes which is way more advanced than anything in previous courses I've done

[Janos]

I wonder if it's possible to get myself on the course (free!) as some sort of guniea pig...

Laters,
Janos

[beanie]

Originally Posted by Janos

I wonder if it's possible to get myself on the course (free!) as some sort of guniea pig...

Laters,
Janos

nah you missed that it was in lanz agrotty ;ast year

[nigelH]

Originally Posted by jptaylor9

Is there a market for this course or has BSAC missed the boat?

As rebreathers are coming more and more into branches it's a good move. We are up to seven I believe. Since they are doing training for several models (having realised that CE marking is just a restrictive practice designed to fleece money from their members) we should see a proliferation of units at all levels.

It is just inevitable. Tech diving has already gone rebreather, well, except for those places with an specific agenda, and BSAC has realised that sitting there with nothing to offer just means the people coming up the tree, who should be the next generation of DOs and Instructors, were looking outside the club for their diving and making their commitments outside the club.

nigelH

[jptaylor9]

Agree with much of what has been said, but if you travel with your unit. Will a BSAC C-card be as well recognised as a TDI/IANTD card? IMHO I don't think it would.

[Digger]

OK, what breather gets the OK for BSAC branch diving? If the CE mark is gone for them, can you build a unit out of CE marked bits and dive it within BSAC?

Just curious, cause I'll be finishing a non-CE marked unit fairly soon, and have a BSAC club I dive with occasionally.

I can't see the BSAC courses taking off, unles they refuse to accept an equivalent ticket from TDI or IANTD for example, which they do. So basically they're making a course for the same money as the other courses, which will be taught by their instructors? It's going to take a while if they're not already very experienced box divers to get the extra tickets, and if it's not, then they're going to have some dead box divers on their hands aren't they? It's the one training course that it seems to me you have to really really know it inside out before you can teach it.

Digs.