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BSAC Diving Conference 2016 award winners announced
The BSAC Diving Conference 2016, held at the Birmingham NEC on 22 October, saw over 600 delegates enjoy a packed and informative programme of BSAC news, diver training updates and open forums. With an increased number of breakout sessions, impressive external speakers and – new for 2016 – an after conference dinner, the 2016 event was a sell-out.
The keynote speakers – world-renowned authority on diving medicine Dr Neal Pollock and underwater explorer and filmmaker Jill Heinerth – informed and enthralled the conference audience while underwater photographer Steve Jones entertained the after dinner crowd.
Following the event, BSAC has announced the full list of BSAC Diving Conference 2016 award winners:
COLINS & CHAMBERS OWI AWARD – for the most meritorious candidate on the Open Water Instructor course
Winner: David Humphreys
ANALOX AI AWARD – for the most meritorious candidate on the Advanced Instructor course
Winner: Alan Brown
FIRST CLASS DIVER – awarded to the successful 2016 candidates
Michelle Haywood, Philip Welch, Martin Keane, Scott Ayrey, Tim Gort, Colin Walker
AP DIVING AWARD – awarded for the most admirable performance in the First Class Diver exam
Winner: Tim Gort
NATIONAL INSTRUCTOR – awarded to the successful 2016 candidates
Dai Atkins, Simon Child, Philip Johnston, Rob Sewell
WEEZLE AWARD – awarded to the person who performs most meritoriously in the National Instructor exam
Winner: Rob Sewell
WILKINSON SWORD – awarded for the most admirable performance in a BSAC nationally assessed examination
Winner: Rob Sewell
BSAC SAFETY AWARD – presented in recognition of endeavouring to save a life without involving diving techniques
Winners: Mark Paisey , Jack Ingle, Lee Woodmass
ALAN BROADHURST AWARD – awarded for the use of good diving lifesaving techniques
Winners: Jason Tamplin, Peter Routledge, Ashley Roberts, Mark Lamb
HEINKE TROPHY 2016 – for the branch judged to have done the most in furthering the interest of BSAC and its members
Winner: East Cheshire SAC
Commended: Severnside SAC and Sheffield University SAC
BSAC EXPEDITION TROPHY – presented to the organizer of the most significant British diving expedition of the year
Winner: Sub C Divers and Bury SAC (Northern Ireland Venture 2015)
COLIN MCLEOD AWARD – to the person/s who in the opinion of the BSA Jubilee Trust has contributed to international cooperation and harmony in diving and associated activities
Winner: Dave Shaw
SCUBAPRO COUSTEAU AWARD – for the BSAC member who goes that extra mile in the promotion of the club’s aims and objectives
Winner: Russell Field
THANK YOU AWARD – presented to those leaving positions at the time of the Conference
Mike Rowley, Maria Harwood, Paul Compton, Martyn Bowie and Phil Harrison
Check out BSAC’s Facebook page for more photos and news from the BSAC Diving Conference 2016.
To find out more about BSAC, visit www.bsac.com.
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
Free Octopus with every purchase of a SCUBAPRO regulator system
Just in time for the spring season, divers can save money with the FREE OCTOPUS SPRING PROMOTION! Until July 31st SCUBAPRO offers an Octopus for free
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