New snorkel training program

[john boggild]

I have read the new training program for snorkelling and think that BSAC have made a huge mistake, they do not appear to have a proper grasp or understanding of snorkelling. Most people who come into snorkelling are children and as such like to keep on learning different things and gaining awards, the new program has less awards. They also say that the OWSI award has not been down graded but if you cannot teach in open water any more then that is exactly what has happened, i wonder what sort of outcry there would be if this happened to diving instructors?

How many snorkel clubs out there will now not been able to teach open water skills because they do not have advanced instructors in there club, surely BSAC should have addressed this issue before embarking on such changes. It is hard enough at the best of times to get snorkel training nationally so how long will it be before snorkelling can get sufficient instructors to teach open water skills?

I for one will have to consider whether it is worth being a member of BSAC or even one of the clubs, as i can now not teach in open water.

[DRW]

I have read the new training program for snorkelling

Where can I download a copy of this "new training programme" for snorkelling?

[john boggild]

That is a very good question. I would also like to know went all the consultation and feed back on the training program took place. The last thing i saw was from March last year then nothing since.

[babylora]

I have not seen anything on the new Snoreklling training programme, and would like to see a copy, were do we find this. :(

[katieflopit]

I have read the stuff on the BSAC talk and me and my friends in our Snorkelling branch would like more courses not less, as we are not close to much water it is hard enough to get open water training as it is, having to be an advanced instructor now and our club dosent have any could create further problems for the future and to top it all now they are now increseing membership fee.

I am ocean snorkel diver, were does this come into the scheme of things, will i be down graded to snorkel diver.

How can i go from open water qualified to down graded to sheltered water, means no more Swanage Pier.

[john boggild]

I still have no idea about where to get information on the new training program

[littlerattle]

It is Snorkel Diver and it can be taught by a Snorkel Instructor. Once
the new programme is fully available Ocean Snorkel Diver will not exist.

[Carol]

Does ANYONE have any more information on this?
There's even been an official announcement.

http://legacy.bsac.com/newsletter/news_ny2011.html

But still no consultation AFAIK!

Carol :confused:

[boggilds]

hi

the only stuff we know so far is that all the training material is at the printers being run off as we speak and there will be an announcement at the DOC on the introduction of the new snorkelling syllabus

[mandarintree]

Yes I would also be interested in which I can download this.