British Sub-Aqua Club

EMBL-SAC branch 1240

As soon as my contract started with EMBL (European Laboratory for Molecular Biology) in 1993, I learned about the diving school which was running in the laboratory. For a long time, I had wanted to learn how to dive, so I went to the presentation evening and to the "try out" dive in the swimming pool. I found a very friendly team, a large amount of available equipment and enthousiastic people very keen of transmitting their passion for this activity. So I registrered with BSAC and appreciated the low cost of the formation and the high quality of the material provided. I then went on to become myself an instructor and pay back a bit of the time others had freely given to me. I had time to be the Secretary, the Treasurer and the Training Officer during the three years I stayed in Germany. Even though I am now back in France, I am still registered with BSAC, take part to the trainings when they move to France or south Europe and to the trips.

You can find here some of the qualifications I gained in this branch copied from my blue "Qualification Record Book".

I am also a registered member of the "subaqua association", where I have the grad of "OpenWater Instructor" since September 2000, the 27th.

ffessmSince 1997, I registered with a French club close to Grenoble (La Terasse Plongée, affiliated to FFESSM ).

SUMMARY OF GAINED QUALIFICATION

Diving Qualifications

Qualification
Date
Novice Diver Jan 26th 1994
Novice Diver II July 13th 1994
Sports Diver Nov 27th 1994
Dive Leader Sept 9th 1995
Adv. Nitrox Diver May 15th 1997
Extended Range Diver Aug 21st 1999

Teaching Qualifications

Qualification
No
Date
ID Card
Badge
CMAS

Assistant Club
Instructor

None
July 16th 1995
None
None

Club Instructor

9534
Aug 24th 1996

Open Water
Instructor

966
Dec 1st 1997
Animateur Fédéral
de Biologie Subaquatique
380210 Oct 5th 2002  
FFESSM

Other Qualifications

Qualification
No
Date
ID Card
Badge
CMAS

Nitrox Diver

May 15th
1997
NoneNone 

Advanced Nitrox
Diver

283
May 15th
1997

Oxygen
Administration

12254
July 22th
1997
None
 

Pratical Rescue
Management

None
July 23th
1997
None
 

Extended Range
Diving

134
Aug 21th
1999
  

Links to some diving trips
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