Lincs Association
Please contact our representative, Andy Cursons, about any of the following.
September - 22nd, 23rd
Dive Planning & Marshalling (DPM) at Whitby.
October - 13th, 14th
Boat Handling at Whitby.
November - 10th, 11th
Search & Recovery - Gildenburgh.
A brief history about the Lincolnshire Association of Sub-Aqua Clubs
and what we do.
Your club representative is Andy Cursons.
The Lincolnshire Association of Sub Aqua Clubs was formed in 1987. It was formed from an original idea from Gaenor Power from Grantham BSAC to make contact with as many clubs in Lincolnshire as possible to see how they would view the idea of forming an Association. It was suggested that an organisation could be created which would both encourage social contact and also promote training by offering courses on a county level, thus helping to standardise instruction and make use of expertise within the different clubs.
The association has grown over the years and now boasts a membership of 16 branches, the branch memberships range from 20 to 80 members. They are: Lincolnshire Youth - Boston Snorkellers - Lincoln and District - Viking Divers - Waddington - Lincs Divers - Misterton - Mansfield - Grantham - Cranwell - Skegness - Spalding - Sceptre - Bingham - Newark - Boston.
The Association still works on the original principle of pooling resources from within all of the clubs to host training courses either diving training lectures or, with the use of the area coaches and advanced instructors, BSAC skill development courses. The skill development courses that are run share equipment and facilities to make the courses happen such as branch run Oxygen Administration Courses where each of the clubs donate the use of their oxygen kits. The association utilises instructors from within the alliance to instruct on these courses where possible.
We try to have a full calendar of activities and courses planned for each year. An average year would include a full day of Dive Leader lectures, with the students then going back to their respective clubs for their exams. Three or four SDC's ( Skill Development Courses ) possibly Oxygen Administration, Dive Planning & Marshalling, Boat Handling, Search & Recovery and maybe Practical Rescue Management. There has been a lot of interest in becoming a Marine Mammal Medic with the day course run by the ( BDMLR ) British Divers Marine Life Rescue.
Meetings: Committee meetings are usually held at "The Moorlands Club", Newark Road, Lincoln, 20:30 on the first or second Thursday in the month. See Andy Cursons for the next meeting and to get involved.