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Membership Secretary - Barry Reeves |
Trident SAC Membership Rates (as of Jan 2006)
Full Diving Membership: £144 per year
This figure is a combination of £43 which pays for annual membership of the national BSAC organisation and £101 which goes towards the running of the local club. Most of this latter amount goes towards the Hatfield Pool rental with the small amount remaining being used primarily for maintenance of club equipment.
Abated Diving Membership: £79 per year
If you live at the same address as a full member then you can join as an abated member. This amount is made up of £28 for abated BSAC membership and £51 for local club membership.
Membership is open to those over 18, although you can join as young as 14 if you are diving with a parent or another family member who is also a BSAC member and over 18.
Membership
is also conditional on completion of the UKSDMC Self Declaration Medical Form,
detail of which can be found on the BSAC website at http://www.bsac.org/medical/index.html
Benefits
of BSAC Membership
We welcome
all divers whatever their previous experience or affiliations, and all divers
who join us automatically enjoy the same membership benefits:
- New
members can choose from over 1,000 Branches and 200 Schools and Resort Centres
world-wide, giving access to the largest Club network for diver training
and recreational diving using modern techniques and methods
- We
will recognise your previous diving experience and we will help you to join
the BSAC.
- Sport
Diver and Instructor Training using an internationally recognised and admired
system based on over 50 years of experience as the UK Governing Body for
the Sport
- A
vast selection of specialist skill development courses, available at members'
prices
- The
most comprehensive public third party liability insurance cover available,
as part of your subscription
- Monthly copies of the best-selling BSAC Journal, 'BSAC DIVE'- as an automatic part of your subscription (not included in abated membership)
- Members'
rates for the complete range of BSAC publications -'The Diving Manual',
'Dive Leading', ' Safety & Rescue for Divers', Nitrox
and other advanced technical courses.
- Quality
service and back-up from the Diving Technical Department at BSAC Headquarters
- Support,
advice and specialist training from the BSAC Regional Coaching Teams
- The
BSAC Platinum card, offering competitive rates exclusively to members (subject
to status)
- Special
offers and discounts on dive travel from our Preferred Travel Partners,
full details featured on the BSAC
Travel Club web site.
- Highly
competitive full equipment and travel insurance cover, exclusively tailored
for BSAC divers' needs
- A
£20 saving on AA membership
- Special
members' rates for Sea Start
Benefits of Trident SAC Membership
In addition to the BSAC benefits described above, membership of our local branch gives you:
- Access to our nationally qualified diving instructors for standard diver training at no additional charge (subject to availability). There is an additional cost for training materials and documentation which is described below.
- Access
to the Hatfield Swim Centre every Tuesday (
- Free use of the club’s equipment during training (except for cost of air fills)
- Ability to hire club equipment (when available) after diver qualification at very reasonable rates
- Access to dive trips and holidays organised by branch members
- The ability to join in the branch’s social events. We meet for a drink and discussion after every weekly training session, in addition social events are organised by branch members throughout the year.
Training
Materials
Each new member will require training materials. For a full member, the cost of the material that covers your first BSAC training grade (usually ‘Ocean Diver’) is £30 and contains:
- Qualification Record Book
- Student Workbook Binder
- Set of Student Notes for Ocean Diver grade
- The Diving Manual
For experienced divers who are joining the club, including those trained by other organisations such as PADI, there are a variety of alternative training packs, one of which will be appropriate for your level of skill and experience.
The training pack for abated members costs £20 and is the same as the full members pack with the exception of ‘The Diving Manual’.
For subsequent diving grades, the appropriate set of Student Notes will need to purchased at a cost of £8 each.