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Please fill in all the form and refer to the requirements in the 'Guidelines for the operation of BSAC Centres'.

All fields marked with * are required.

Which category of BSAC centre are you applying to become? Please select.

Please make sure you have the correct instructor status for the Centre you are applying for.

Centre
Business Owner/Manager information

Please provide the name and contact information of the person responsible for all dive centre operations. If you are a sole trader this will be you.

Business Lead Instructor information
Business type

*Limited companies should include the company registration number and country under which incorporation rules will apply

Other Registrations

If you are trading as a sole trader, partnership or Limited company and have an interest in another BSAC registered dive centre or have had a previous registration, please provide the details below.

If you are trading as a Limited company or partnership, please list all directors/partners of the business applying for registration. If any of the directors or partners have a current or past interest in a registered centre, please provide the details below.

Operating Centre Address(s)

Complete this section for each operating centre being registered

If applicable

Full Address, Postcode/Zipcode

Telephone number, mobile number, e-mail address and website address

Latitude & Longitude

If in the EU (outside the UK) you can be excused from VAT

BSAC instructor team

This section provides us with information about all centre instructors only. Ensure when adding centre staff they are allocated to the correct operation centre.

In the UK to work as a commercial instructor you will need a HSE Medical. Please indicate which instructors have these.

 

"I confirm that all BSAC instructors delivering services within the centres named below have been trained in the use of BSAC published materials"

Additional instructors other than those listed below please upload their details.

Lead Instructor

Safety Trained - Please confirm you have First Aid/Safety Training, add date certified or provide evidence

Instructor 1

Safety Trained - Please confirm you have First Aid/Safety Training, add date certified or provide evidence

Instructor 2

Safety Trained - Please confirm you have First Aid/Safety Training, add date certified or provide evidence

Instructor 3

Safety Trained - Please confirm you have First Aid/Safety Training, add date certified or provide evidence

Sanctions and Prosecutions

Do you or any instructors have any sanction, prosecutions or pending prosecutions that relates to diving operations?

This includes any improvement notice and or prohibition notice issued by a regulatory body. If the answer to this question is 'Yes' you must provide a description of the nature of the sanction below. You should include in this section any previously issued correction or improvement notices that you have received.

Please note that we will contact you to discuss this further if the answer is 'Yes' and it may speed up the decision-making process if you can scan and upload the related documentation.

Do you or any instructors have any sanction, prosecutions or pending prosecutions that relates to diving operations?

Please scan and upload your documentation

UK Centres only

Does your Centre hold on its premises:

Copy of DWR1997
Copy of Approved Code of Practice L105
Are all instructors familiar with and comply with both DWR1997 and Approved Code of Practice L105
Overseas Centres only
Does your Centre comply with local legislation regarding providing recreational diver training commercially?
Emergencies and Operational Safety
Does your Centre hold satisfactory means of providing emergency treatment to staff and customers during normal service provision periods?

Please indicate the resources you have available with details of inspection regime.

Does your Centre have means of accessing a recompression chamber and/or medical facility?
Does your Centre have an emergency procedure in place to cope with diving or other related incidents that occur during normal service provision periods?
Does your Centre staff hold satisfactory evidence of appropriate safety and first aid training relevant to their duties? e.g. First Aid, AED, Oxygen administration, Rescue Management.

Please include evidence against each instructor listed in the centre staff list.

Take photo of qualification cards and upload

Are there Risk Assessment Plans kept on file for each pool/sheltered water site used?
Are there Risk Assessment Plans kept on file for each open water site used?
Will those Risk Assessment Plans be explained to each student prior to any diving activity?
Equipment and resources
Does the proposed Centre have its own compressors?

BS / EN 12021 - Compressed Air Breathing Quality

Does your Centre have access to all equipment and materials as stated in the relevant instructor manuals and that are listed in the current 'Centre Guidelines' document?
Does the proposed Centre offer blended fills?
Do you have a qualified Gas Blender in your Centre?
If the Centre ownes or operates boats, are permits required by the boat coxswains to drive these craft?
Does your Centre comply with all local regulations with running and maintaining a commercial charter boat?
Specific Equipment

Does your Centre keep all equipment serviced and maintained to the manufacturers specification and follow recommended maintenance procedures?

This includes SCUBA units, technical diving equipment, VHF/DSC radios, oxygen admin kits, first aid kits, AED, wetsuits/dry suits, depth/timers, tourches, strobes/cameras, dive computers, analysers, weight belts, fins, mask, snorkels.

 

 

Equipment compliance
BSAC Training Requirements
I agree to keep all student training records for a minimum of seven years?
I agree that all BSAC training will be delivered in accordance within the BSAC training programmes and safe diving guidance.
What BSAC courses is the Centre proposing to offer over the next 12 months?
Does the Centre currently/propose to offer courses by other agencies?

If YES, please select

Insurance
I confirm the Centre has Public Liability/Third Party insurance

Please scan and upload your document here

Do you have employers liability insurance for all staff, including casual staff?
Business Services

As part of our commitment to support awareness of approved diver training and activity centres, members of the public may use the BSAC website to identify contact details of registered centres by area and category through the 'Find a Centre' service. If you do not want the details of your centre to be available through this service, e.g., a training centre that is only open to serving military personnel, please indicate.

Find a Centre service
Declaration

The above information describes the proposed Centre facilities to the best of my knowledge at the time of submitting this online form. I have read and understand the Guidelines for the Operation of BSAC Centres and if my application is accepted, I will abide to comply with them. 

To print this form before submitting

If you would like to print a copy of the form for your reference, please use the small print icon below or alternatively at the top and foot of the page.

(Note if you cannot see all the text in the box use the line in the bottom right of the box to expand it)

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Verification

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