BSAC Technical Events

Technical Courses

BSAC Technical Courses are run by branches, within regions and at commercial centres, and logged at HQ using the Technical Event Notification Form (TENF) to enable HQ to advise of other students requiring training.

Technical Instructor Courses (TICs)

Technical Instructor Courses (TICs) can only be run as part of the Instructor Training Scheme (ITS) or by commercial centres. Divers who meet the pre-requisites may apply to attend and, subject to satisfactory performance, teach under direct supervision on BSAC Technical courses.

The staff for a TIC are to be qualified as follows, or be working under supervision:

ITs must be Tech ITs who are endorsed to work on the TIC.
The Senior Instructor (SI) must be Tech IT endorsed as the SI by the Technical Chief Examiner.

TICs are to be delivered using the materials available on the ITS website.

Modular Assessment

Where a TIC is not available then the content of the TIC may be delivered by an SI on an ad-hoc basis with the prior approval of the Technical Chief Examiner. All of the content, including the theory and practical modules must be covered during the modular assessment with the student report completed as per the normal TIC.

Technical Instructor Trainer Development Course (Tech ITDC)

Experienced Technical Instructors who hold the Open Water Instructor (OWI) qualification and have attended the Instructor Development Course (IDC) may be invited to attend a Technical Instructor Trainer Development Course (Tech ITDC). After attendance, and any post course development, they can become a Tech IT by working on a Technical Instructor Course (TIC) under the supervision of an experienced Tech IT.

The staff for a Tech ITDC are to be qualified as follows, or be working under supervision:

ITs must be National Instructors and Tech ITs endorsed to work on the Tech ITDC.
The Senior Instructor (SI) must be a National Instructor and Tech IT endorsed as the SI on a Tech TIC.

Tech ITDCs are to be delivered using the materials available on the ITS website.

Event Notifications

All BSAC Technical Events are to be notified to BSAC HQ using the online Technical Event Notification Form.

Student Report

Each BSAC Technical course has a student report that must be completed within 2 weeks of the course concluding. A copy must be given to the student, another sent to BSAC HQ, via itsman@bsac.com, and the final one kept in the instructor’s records.

Event Report

Following all BSAC Technical courses, including TICs and Tech ITDCs, a report is to be submitted using the Technical Event Report Form within 2 weeks of completion.

Student QA Questionnaire

The lead instructor/Senior Instructor is to request that all students complete a post course QA questionnaire using the Student Course Evaluation .

Assistant Instructor/Assistant IT Report

Following the participation of an assistant instructor or assistant Instructor Trainer (IT) on a BSAC technical course or event, a report is to be completed that will provide them feedback for ongoing personal development. Should their performance merit the recommendation of award of instructor or IT status, it also provides a proper audit trail and quality assurance process. A copy of the report must be given to the student, another sent to BSAC HQ, via itsman@bsac.com.