Good luck to all our university clubs this Freshers Week!
University clubs should join the conference call on Monday 28th September
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Young scuba diver targets 50 logged dives aged just 13
Isla Robinson is already showing that age need not be a barrier to becoming a confident, capable and enthusiastic scuba diver
October 2026 issue of iSCUBA
Andy Torbet drops in on the Scoob & Snork Fest from 4,000 feet, SCUBA Editor Simon Rogerson joins a group for the long journey to Indonesia and the remote islands of the North Moluccas, recently qualified BSAC Diver Ewan Beck on the BSAC experience for people with autism, the Pathfinder GEN-X Strobe and Navy SEAL 3550
Grants awarded by the British Sub-Aqua Jubilee Trust during summer 2026
This summer the British Sub-Aqua Jubilee Trust (BSAJT) has awarded four grants totalling £6,000 in support of UK diving projects
Two Sophies: watch the September 2026 meeting
The latest topics affecting members were discussed in this online session
On Your Side: a new suicide prevention toolkit for sport
Prince and Princess of Wales introduce initiative for helping those involved in sports organisations to recognise those at risk of suicide and take practical steps to help prevent it
2027 year planner now available online
Each year BSAC produces a year-view wall planner with the spring and neap tides which is free to download. The 2027 version is now online
A Dive to Remember: Puffins, seals and wildlife of the Farne Islands
In another entry from SCUBA magazine's 2025 writing competition, A Dive to Remember, Ben Nurse has a fondness for the all-round wildlife experience at Northumberland’s Farne Islands.
First Class Diver: changes to the Chief Examiner role
Kev Ford will take up the role as the new First Class Diver (FCD) Chief Examiner
Twin-set Diver course revised with new eLearning option
The course forms part of the suite of complementary courses to introduce divers to the world of technical diving
Volunteer resilience: building a club that lasts
Volunteer resilience is about making sure the effort is shared, renewed and recognised, so clubs stay healthy long after any individual steps back
Marine Champions: Flintshire SAC awarded grant to study sponge populations
Funds will be used to establish a club-focused citizen science project researching sponge species in the Menai Strait
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