A few photos from Nottingham Sub Aqua Club's annual dive training trip to Capernwray. This annual trip saw a fresh group of Ocean Diver trainees become qualified, and they only started in October at the beginning of the academic year! 🥳 Huge well done to all! 👏

💰 We're offering 20% off everything in our online shop during our Black Friday sale - only from today until Sunday! 👉 Learn more and get the discount code here:

Divers from Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners (NARC) have found what is suspected to be a Russian submarine detection device, during their last underwater clean-up dive of the season! 😳 What's the strangest thing you've found underwater? Let us know! 👇 https://loom.ly/Bc5wvKo

📸 A few photos from Cambridge University Underwater Exploration Group (Scuba Diving - CUUEG)'s recent Ocean Diver training during a Diver Training Day at Capernwray. 👏 👉 To learn more and to book onto a DTD, head to bsac.com/divertrainingdays.

🚨 Please be aware BSAC HQ team will be in training on Tuesday and Wednesday this week (25th and 25th November), with limited cover for phonelines. 📞 If your query is urgent please either leave a voicemail so a team member can get back to you, or email [email protected]. 🤿 Thanks and safe diving!

👀 We've all forgotten that one piece of kit as we pack for a dive trip! Getting ready for a UK dive trip is a serious undertaking, says Yo-Han Cha, as fate messes with carefully laid plans...

👏 Another day, another inspiring #BSACMarineChampions story! Exeter Sub Aqua Club's new Marine Champion Sally Richards has hit the ground running getting her club members involved in a Halloween-themed underwater litter pick. 👉 Ready the full article here: https://loom.ly/KX8go8I#BSACMarineChampions

🤿 Snorkelling doesn't necessarily restrict you to sticking close to the shore - in this article Andy Torbet considers the allure of heading to offshore sites in the UK and beyond, armed with just mask and snorkel.

📖 December's issue of iSCUBA magazine is here! 🤿 Enjoy a lavish photo special and an interview with Ireland's leading underwater photographer, explanations on how to ready your dive gear for winter, advice for snorkelling with your children and a boat-load more!

👏 A huge well done to Cayman Islands Divers BSAC who, organised by their Marine Champion Samantha Cooper, have collected a whopping 28 bin bags of discarded polystyrene from a local beach! 🌊 If you'd like to sign up as the Marine Champion for your club, head to bsac.com/marinechampions.

🎅 Get your Santa suits ready for another festive charity dive, this time at The Lake at Cromhall Quarry. 🤿 Scuba Santas returns on 13th December, for another fantastic day of festive fun and underwater cheer, all in support of two incredible charities - DDRC and Headway Gloucestershire.

🤿 Want to make a difference within BSAC? Candidate applications are now being accepted for the BSAC Election 2026! 👉 If you have the skills and enthusiasm to help drive forward the UK’s biggest diving club then we'd would like to hear from you.

👏 Well done to all who took part in BSAC Yorkshire Region's first Snorkel Instructor Training Course Assessment (SITCA). 🤿 Even for seasoned divers, snorkelling is a great way to put the heavy kit down and enjoy moving more freely in the water. 👉 Learn more about the course at bsac.com/sitca.

🗑️ Plastic pollution in the ocean could remain on the water's surface for more than a century, a new study has found 🌊 The scientists found that existing pollution would still float on the surface for more than 100 years, even if no more was dumped in the ocean.

Congratulations to Denys Ilyushenko who has been welcomed as the new BSAC Regional Coach for the East Midlands region. 👏 We would like to thank Jeff Roberts for his past four years in the role, and for his continued support in welcoming and supporting Denys as he takes up the reins. 🙏

🧭 Well done to the three students who completed their Chartwork and Position Fixing Course with BSAC Seamanship Centre Wreckspeditions last weekend! 👉 Learn more about the course here: bsac.com/training/skill-development-courses/seamanship-courses/chartwork-and-position-fixing/

🌱 Project Seagrass is marking the 10th anniversary of its SeagrassSpotter app by asking divers and snorkellers to get involved and submit new seagrass data recordings to help conservation efforts.

👌 Pool training and skills refreshers are a great way to keep the fins wet when the weather isn't so good. 🤿 Most divers have a particular skill or two that they're not a fan of - and practicing is often the only way to get more comfortable with it. 📸: The Golden Lion Sub Aqua Club

The closing date for BSAC clubs to enter the Heinke Trophy 2026 is midnight on 30 November. If your club is thinking of taking part in this year’s award, there’s still time to do it! Your club could win a £1,000 prize and the coveted Heinke Trophy itself. 🏆 Learn more: https://loom.ly/-CWVJ0k

⚓️ Interested in shipwrecks and underwater archaeology? The Nautical Archaeology Society annual conference is taking place in Portsmouth on 14th-17th November! 🎥 Online tickets are also available for those who can't make it in person. Learn more about the conference here: https://loom.ly/WudHKnU

A fantastic example of divers getting involved with a brilliant conservation initiative. 👏 BSAC divers with The SHIPS Project helped to identify a new seagrass bed in Cawsand Bay in Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. 🌱

Vobster Quay’s ever-popular charity Santa diving event returns on Sunday 14th December 2025 for festive fundraising and a pre-Christmas splash! 🎅 Run in aid of the RNLI and Help For Heroes, this annual scuba fundraiser aims to raise thousands of pounds for these two very deserving charities. 👏

A brilliant photo from Liverpool University Sub-Aqua Club's recent trip with Wreckspeditions in Loch Goil over the weekend! 🌈 Just shows that even when the weather is a bit naff on a trip, wonderful moments above and below the water can still be found. 🙌 📸: Wreckspeditions

👏 Well done to all who have recently taken the next steps on their scuba journeys to become Assistant Instructors! 🙌 We've been busy with Instructor Foundation Courses (IFC) and it's been great to see lots of divers wishing to progress. 🤿 You can view our upcoming IFCs here: bsac.com/ifc

As part of our role as National Governing Body, we report annually on diving incidents in the UK from all diver training agencies. The Annual Diving Incident Report for 2024, which recorded a total of 239 incidents and sadly twelve fatalities throughout the UK, has now been released.

Happy Halloween from BSAC HQ! 👻 Here's a great photo from Swansea Uni Sub Aqua Club from their Pumpkin Carving Dive! 🎃 #halloween #happyhalloween #pumpkin #pumpkincarving #bsacdivers #divewithus

A huge well done to NW Regional Coach Stephen Dorricott who has presented a check for £3000 to the North West Air Ambulance Charity. 👏 The money was raised from the NW Dive Fest, so a big thank you also goes to all who helped and took part in the event! 🙌

November's issue of SCUBA magazine is now available for BSAC members! 📖

Exciting news - we've got some new BSAC-branded merch available! 🧢 From changing robes and beanies to bags and recycled fleece bodywarmers, we're excited to be able to offer updated styles and colours at a fantastic quality and price. 👕

On 14 October, 11-year-old Jojo dived with sharks at Skegness Aquarium as part of his lifelong dream to 'save the oceans.' 🙌 Jojo has faced huge challenges in his young life, but that hasn't stopped him raised over £4,000 for marine charities. Read the article to learn how you can support him! 🦈

Meet Orkney Sub-Aqua Club, whose members are ideally located for great diving opportunities. The club shares ome of their favourite sites to dive on the Islands' 500+ miles of coastline - and it's not just the wrecks in Scapa Flow! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌊

Well done to Aberdeen Sub Aqua Club who organised a beach clean and BBQ for over 20 people last weekend! 💙 A great way to get lots of club members together and have a good time, whilst having a positive impact on the local area too. 👏

Congratulations to Bingham Sub-Aqua Club who recently celebrated their 55th anniversary with an awards night! 🥳

We've welcomed three new National Instructors - Kathryn Fowler, Stuart Girdler and Alex Warzynski. 🥳 We put the candidates through their paces over 3 days in Plymouth as we piloted a new structure for the annual assessment of our highest instructor grade. Congratulations to the three of them! 👏

BSAC’s new #MarineChampions are making their mark, with many already organising litter picks, sea surveys and conservation campaigns. 👏 Find out what they've been up to since the initiative launched in August! 🌊

With the winter months rolling in, now is the perfect time to take the next step on your scuba journey and get some training in! 🙌 Log in to MyBSAC and click on ‘Courses’ in the left-hand sidebar to search for your next BSAC training opportunity or go to bsac.com/findacourse.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 BSAC has become a partner in a new initiative to help grow ocean literacy and grow the native love for the seas around the Welsh coastline. 🌊 Y Môr a Ni (or ‘The Sea and Us’) aims to connect everybody in Wales through a mutual love and respect for the coast.

If you've ever thought about becoming an instructor, or helping more divers discover the magic of breathing safely under the waves, then the BSAC Instructor Foundation Course (IFC) might be just what you need. 👌 Here's why - and how - you should take the plunge!

We've been blown away to the response to our #MarineChampions programme, with over 50 volunteers now signed-up to lead their clubs in marine conservation initiatives! 🙌 If you'd like to make a difference within your club and the wider community, head to bsac.com/marinechampions to learn more. 💙

Meet Peter Shone, an Advanced Diver and Assistant Advanced Instructor with Solway Sub-Aqua Club. 🤿 Peter is a geotechnical engineer by day and an enthusiastic dive trip organiser and instructor in his spare time - read about his diving journey here:

Already enjoy open water swimming in the UK? Here's why snorkelling is the perfect way to extend your time in the water and explore a whole other world waiting below you!

Brilliant photos from Milton Keynes Sub-Aqua Club MKSAC's recent trip to Gozo, Malta! Club trips abroad offer a fantastic way to experience a different kind of diving, all within the familiarity of you club and regular dive buddies. 🙌 🇲🇹

Good news for marine conservation - thanks to decades of global conservation efforts, new data shows that green turtle populations have been rebounding, after being first listed as endangered in the 1980s! 🙌

One of the best things about diving and snorkelling is the sense of calm the underwater world brings - and the incredible support we find in our community. 💙 This #WorldMentalHealthDay reminds us how important it is to keep checking in with our friends, our club, our dive buddies, and ourselves.

Some great underwater photos from Hartford Sub-Aqua Club taken at last week's North West Dive Fest at Capernwray! 🤿 #NWDiveFest #bsacdivers

Some fab photos from Sheffield University Sub-Aqua Club's try dive for new student divers. 👏 It's such a busy time for university clubs and it's great so many of them working hard to attract new people to our sport, ready to show them the wonders of the underwater world! 🌊

After a recent trip to Norway in search of rarely-seen deep water corals, Kirsty Andrews contemplates the balance of diving within your comfort zone and redefining your skillset. 🤿 ➡️ Read the full article: https://loom.ly/WooK-v4

More Freshers' Fair fun! This photo is from Imperial College London's Underwater Club, who welcomed potential new members to their club. 🤿 Autumn is such a busy and important time for university clubs, and it's so inspiring seeing them go above and beyond to welcome new people to our sport. 🙌

Some photos from University of Nottingham Sub Aqua Club's recent trip to the Farne Islands. 📸 The club, like many university clubs, is currently in the middle of recruiting new student members through Freshers' Fair stalls, welcome talks and try dives. Best of luck! 🤿

Entries for our 'Explore More' competition are open for just one more week... !t's easy and free to enter for members - and you could win a 3-night stay in Malta, courtesy of Visit Malta! 🇲🇹 Learn more: