Scottish Sub Aqua Club
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The Scottish Sub Aqua Club (SSAC) was founded in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

 in 1953. Today it is a company limited by guarantee with nearly 70 branches and 1900 members. SSAC instructors provide scuba diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....

 training to branch members on an amateur basis.

SSAC has developed a comprehensive training schedule to prepare members to carry out recreational diving
Recreational diving
Recreational diving or sport diving is a type of diving that uses SCUBA equipment for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment. In some diving circles, the term "recreational diving" is used in contradistinction to "technical diving", a more demanding aspect of the sport which requires greater levels...

 safely in the sea around Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. The qualifications awarded by SSAC are recognised worldwide.

Qualifications

SSAC offers training courses for snorkel
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn...

, diver and instructor qualifications.

Snorkel Qualifications
  • Junior Snorkel Diver
  • Advanced Snorkel
  • Snorkel Diver


Diver Qualifications
  • Sports Diver - Depth limit 30m. Unless accompanied by a Master Diver Instructor.
  • Master Diver - Depth limit 40m. Unless additional Deep Diver qualifications have been obtained or with the permission of the SSAC Regional Coach.
  • First Class Diver


Instructor Qualifications
  • Branch Instructor - BIs instruct in their own branch.
  • Regional Instructor
  • Examiner


Specialist Qualifications
  • Deep diving
    Deep diving
    The meaning of the term deep diving is a form of technical diving. It is defined by the level of the diver's diver training, diving equipment, breathing gas, and surface support:...

     Award
  • Deep Rescue Endorsement
  • Dry Suit
    Dry suit
    A dry suit or drysuit provides thermal insulation or passive thermal protection to the wearer while immersed in water, and is worn by divers, boaters, water sports enthusiasts, and others who work or play in or near cold water. A dry suit normally protects the whole body except the head, hands, and...

     Endorsement
  • Nitrox
  • Oxygen Administration
  • First Aid
    First aid
    First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert, but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care...

  • Boat Handling
  • GMDSS/VHF

Archives

The archives of Scottish Sub Aqua Club are maintained by the Archives of the University of Glasgow (GUAS)
Archives of the University of Glasgow
The Archives of the University of Glasgow maintain the historical records of the University of Glasgow back to its foundation in 1451. Its earliest record is a charter dating from 1304 for the lands of the earliest mention of record-keeping in the University is in 1490 when it is recorded in...

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