Posts Tagged ‘Diving’
SDI/TDI Crossover Course – 21st & 22nd February 2013
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
We have a SDI/TDI crossover course running at the National Diving & Activity Centre over the 21st & 22nd February 2013 with Mark Powell. Mark is the resident Technical Instructor at Dive-Tech and author of Deco for Divers: Decompression Theory and Physiology.
The SDI crossover course is open to any recreational instructor.
The TDI course is only open to those that meet the prerequisites. You would need to be a tech instructor with a TDI recognised agency, i.e. IANTD, NAUI or GUE. In addition you can only cross over to a TDI Instructor level if you meet the prerequisites for each level.
These include:
• Online crossover course
• 2 day cross over course
• Full set of SDI/TDI Instructor manuals
• SDI/TDI Standards and Procedures
• Full set of student materials for the courses you can teach
• 2013 SDI/TDI Instructor registration
For the SDI crossover you will only need to do the 21st February which will be classroom based.
If you want to do the TDI crossover you will need to do both days with 21st being in the classroom and then 22nd being an evaluation of skills and teaching techniques.
If you are interested in the SDI/TDI crossover course at the NDAC Chepstow then email Mark Powell via: mark@dive-tech.co.uk .
Seven Day Opening to Continue in 2012
Friday, December 23rd, 2011Following the success of our seven day opening this Winter we are pleased to announce that we will be continuing with the seven day opening throughout 2012.
The centre will be open 0930 -1700 weekdays and 0800 to 1700 at weekends and bank holidays throughout the rest of the Winter Season.
New 7 day Winter opening times
(01 November 2011 – 31 March 2012)
Monday: 0930 -1700 (Bank Holidays: 0800 – 1700)
Tuesday: 0930 -1700
Wednesday: 0930 -1700
Thursday: 0930 -1700
Friday: 0930 -1700
Saturday: 0800 – 1700
Sunday: 0800 – 1700
Bank Holidays: 0800 – 1700
Clear of water 1 hour before dark
New 7 day Summer opening times
(01 April 2012 – 31 October 2012)
Monday: 0930 -1700
Tuesday: 0930 -1700
Wednesday: 0930 -1700
Thursday: 0930 -1700
Friday: 0930 -1700
Saturday: 0800 – 1800
Sunday: 0800 – 1800
Bank Holidays: 0800 – 1800
Clear of water 1 hour before dark
Royal Engineer Divers get to grips with life underwater at NDAC
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
The National Diving & Activity Centre has featured in the latest Edition of Soldier Magazine.
Soldier Magazine visited Royal Engineers that were undertaking their advanced diver training at our Chepstow Scuba Centre. The result was a three page article detailing the training and work the Royal Engineer Divers carry out.
The depth of the NDAC and the numerous onsite resources make our dive centre the perfect location to undertake this kind of training.
Prior to starting the challenging advanced diver training programme at the NDAC, the Sappers passed a selection phase and then completed a basic diving course.
The six-week diver training schedule teaches personnel to master the open space diving system as well as how to operate tools such as hydraulic cutters, breaking equipment and thermal cutting systems.
The Sappers also developed a range of new skills including underwater concreting and advanced reconnaissance, which can be used to locate submerged vehicles in theatre.
In theatre, the diving teams have been doing a variety of 
work. This includes body recoveries, the salvage of weapons from the bottom of wells or canals and underwater demolition tasks" explains Capt Steve Crosby-Jones (RE), the diving officer who coordinates serials for the basic and advanced courses. "They are a team and asset that are crucial to operations, especially when guys lose equipment such as rifles and radios. – There is no other capability that can recover that kit."
To read the full article, a summary is available on the Soldier Magazine website here> or you can download a PDF here> (PDF 2.5MB)
Soldier magazine is the magazine of the British Army, published for the UK Armed Forces by the Ministry of Defence. Soldier magazine is available for subscription here >
Afraid we can’t teach you underwater demolition courses, but for your own Advanced Open Water Diver training why not visit the NDAC Dive School.
