Can anyone help me with some depth progression?

[Gavin Smith]

Now that I've got my Sport Diver is there anyone willing to help me to complete the post qualification depth progression dives.

As I'm no longer a club member these are going to be difficult.

Gavin

[MATTBIN]

Gav
as you are no longer in a club does that mean you are going BSAC direct route. Or are you dropping Bsac, if so cant you just progress as you wish i.e. get with a few buddies who have done some dives at the depth you are looking for and just dive together. What depth are you looking for, 35m? max.

Matt

[gunsentry]

Hi Gavin,

Depends on what agency you are now following this will determine your depth limit and progression.

Cheers,

Gary.

[Gavin Smith]

I've converted my membership to BSAC Direct which runs until November this year. If/when I find a club I like the look of then I would consider joining one, but I won't rush into it this time.

One of the reasons for completing the qualification and depth progression is for life insurance purposes.

Yes at the moment 35m max (but in reality I won't be diving over 30m for the foreseeable future).

As I can't find my qualifcation book at the moment I can't remember the exact depths but I think the progression dives are 25m (strange as one tranining dive was to 27m), 30m and 35m.

These dives need to be signed off by a BSAC Instructor.

Gavin

[J.D.]

I've been away from my club, but still a member, for almost year now so I was in the same position over the winter.

If you don't mind paying give Vobster Quay a call. I did mine there with John Thirlwell and I payed £30ish for a guided dive.

[Adrian Kelland]

Originally Posted by Gavin Smith

I've converted my membership to BSAC Direct which runs until November this year. If/when I find a club I like the look of then I would consider joining one, but I won't rush into it this time.

One of the reasons for completing the qualification and depth progression is for life insurance purposes.

Yes at the moment 35m max (but in reality I won't be diving over 30m for the foreseeable future).

As I can't find my qualifcation book at the moment I can't remember the exact depths but I think the progression dives are 25m (strange as one tranining dive was to 27m), 30m and 35m.

These dives need to be signed off by a BSAC Instructor.

Gavin

Hi Gavin,

Your intructor should know better. At the time you were OD (or whatever) and limited to 20m. Progression past 20m should only take place after completion of all the training.

No progression past 30m (the DIR END limit?) should not be a problem. I'm sure you know where your next course is coming from to allow yourself deeper dives.

There are a lot of nice dives to 35m you could have been doing though under the qual of SD.

Regards,

Adrian

[Nick Kay]

As you're Kenilworth based, you could always start off with Stoney:
1. The BOP (though can't remember its depth - 25m?)
2. Top of the hydrobox
3. Bottom of the hydrobox
Not the most interesting of dives, but would suit your requirements

If you really have done 27m (though you weren't qualified to do so until you'd completed SD...), then the top of the hydrobox would be OK. Two alternatives:
1. Down the vertical shotline, any problems re-ascend the shot line
2. Down the diagonal shotline to the 1st (shallower) box and if OK, down the 2nd line to the top of the 2nd (deeper) box

Could possibly make Weds evening - its a "night dive" at Stoney

[Gavin Smith]

Originally Posted by Adrian Kelland

Hi Gavin,

Your intructor should know better.

He should have done - one of the many reasons I left the club.

Originally Posted by Adrian Kelland

There are a lot of nice dives to 35m you could have been doing though under the qual of SD.

That's the plan. Scylla/JEL this weekend and Kyarra a couple of weeks later to name just a couple.

Gavin

[garethwoodruff]

Gavin,

Just a thought can you take your logbook / computer and mabe get your old DO to sign them off on the strength of that, if you dive with instructors from another agency, get them too write a note for the DO. Have a chat with the DO and see if thats a goer, some are reasonable, some are not.

Failing that as a BSAC Direct member its just a case of getting an OWI from signing the boxes off, assuming you do a safe planned dive. Nothing too serious. I'm sure there's plenty on here that can help, if you have no luck, PM me and when we have a spare place on a club trip if your free come along.

Gareth.

[SoB]

Hey Gavin,

I'm diving the Syclla and JEL this w/e with Aquanauts - who are you diving with and what time?

SoB