Andy Dowsland, BSAC Inspiration CCR instructor, reports on his CCR Instructor Workshop experience.

Andy Dowsland's article on the BSAC Inspiration Rebreather Workshop which he and Brian Smith attended has made it onto the BSAC Talk June 2009 news under 'more technical instructors wanted'. I found it interesting and well worth a read. You will find it here on this link.

bbq 2009

In the June 2009 issue of HULLO.

Our new DO (Tony Hodge) introduces himself as he gets his hands on the coveted Branch stamp.

Brian Smith and Adam Thomlinson take a deep rebreather dive on the HMCS Trentonian. by Adam Thomlinson.

June 2009 HULLO (pdf)

In the April 2009 issue of HULLO.

Another story from the Hard Hat Diving / Deco Chamber trip to the Diver Training College. Also news of the annual club awards with photos from the AGM and plenty more.

April 2009 HULLO (pdf)

BSAC Goes Hard Hat Diving by Gavin Jones

The Diver Training College in York run a day in which divers can experience what it was like to dive in the pioneering days of commercial diving wearing the full standard kit. Also included in the day is a trip down to 50 metres in a decompression chamber. Story by Gavin Jones.

In the February 2009 issue of HULLO.

Tony Hodge asks "Have you lost your dive buddy"? A combined visit to Stoney and the Dive Show (NEC)

February 2009 HULLO (pdf)

Try Dive

RYA VHF SRC (Short Range Certificate) - VHF/DSC Operators Course.

The above course will be held at the Duke of Cumberland, Cottingham on a Sunday, date to suit majority of applicants.

The cost will be £35.00 for the tuition and £25.00 for the licence, which is for life.

You don’t have to be a BSAC Member to take the course or hold the licence.

For further information contact TREVOR JONES tmostyn@tmostyn.karoo.co.uk
or Tel: 01482 862818

In the October 2008 issue of HULLO.

An article on this years well received St Abbs trip by Tony Hodge.
Also feedback on the club visit to RAF Leconfield.

October 2008 HULLO (pdf)

Real Diving Stories.

If you want to find out what divers really get up to then take a look at our list of articles and stories. You will find contributions from divers of all levels covering a large and diverse range of subjects.

To make things easy to find you can use the site search facility to the right on this page. Have fun!

Captain "Jack Sparrow" meets Gillian at the BS-AC Stand during the Hull Maritime Festival.  September 2008



Great White Shark in the North Sea.

The Sun reported  "Jaws ate seal off Norfolk", the BBC said  "Seal was bitten by great white", EDP24  said "Seal bitten by Great White Shark". looks like the media have made their minds up then!

The Shark Trust referred to these articles as alarmist but add "that is not to say they cannot occur here."

 It is interesting that there are many species of shark in the North Sea including Blue Sharks and Threshers but I have only ever seen one big shark in UK waters and that was a harmless Basking Shark.

 The relevant articles are here on this link  Make your own mind up.
(Thanks Jo/Tony)

Whats happening in the BSAC world?

A good way to stay in tune would be to  explore the links (on the right) under BSAC On The Net.   on a regular basis. You will fine an enormous amount of useful information including BSAC news and the Regional and National skills development course programmes. 

You may also like to try the search facility  at the top of the column to the right. This provides you with a tool to discover what is in the other 116 pages of this site.

Mask Squeeze

Photo of Marcy showing Mask Squeeze.

The effect of a Mask squeeze can be worrying for the victim and the "Count Dracula" look can be pretty scary for onlookers too. Back in February, 2004 an article appeared here showing a mask squeeze.  Since then the article has been widely used in training and has also helped reassure affected divers.

It is very rare for a diver to actually send in a photograph. Well a few days ago thats what Marcy from Chicago did. Marcy wrote:-

"Thanks for your article! It has put my mind at ease. I hadn't been diving in 3 or 4 years and sure enough, I was too preoccupied with my rental BC that I didn't realize that my mask was too tight. My Florida dive buddies reassured me that it was nothing to worry about, but now that I'm back in Chicago, all the strange looks I get has made me a bit nervous."

Thanks Marcy.
Mask Squeeze Explained and how to prevent it.

The Early Days. Diving photographs and a bit more.

Warren on ladder

Some photographs taken by Warren Stevenson in the late 1950's / early 60's have been added to the "Oldies" gallery. Warren along with Reg Thompson, Brian "Chick" Verity, Garth Daddy and a few others is a founder member of the "Hull Frogmans Club", the club to which our club owes its roots. These guys dived with modified gas regulators and any old cylinder they could find! There is more to come on this subject.