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Apr 10

Menai Boat Run

TSAC members on club boat Nessie joined in this years Menai boat run in early April organised by East Cheshire Sub-Aqua Club. Over 20 BSAC clubs and 34 RIBs sailed down the Menai at the same time raising £1,010 for the RNLI with a presentation to the Beaumaris lifeboat crew. With fish and chips organised…

Oct 30

A special dive in a special year

Congratulations to TSAC membership secretary, Paul Tweedale, who in this his 65th year on the planet, has completed his 65th dive of the year this weekend on board the Gaelic Rose out of Oban. A quick re-count with the Diving Officer last week sorted out the total done this year, and after being involved with…

Apr 07

Calling the Coastguard

Calling The Coastguard. Some Coastguard stations have now been closed and as a result of an update from the MCA, please see the following info / link, ultimately, there is little change for us as divers. Please be reminded that in an emergency situation anyone can use a VHF radio. If anyone would like to…

Apr 04

Changes to the Sports Diver Medical Form

April 2016. The self-declaration medical form system has been under review from 2013 to 2015 by the UK Diving Medical Committee. As a result of this the Sport Diving Medical Form has been revised slightly. The form should be self explanatory and the procedures surrounding it have not changed. The new forms and BSAC advice…

Feb 01

Training update – Basic Life Support Techniques

As mentioned at this year’s AGM, BSAC have updated their BLS guidelines in accordance with the latest expert advice. Here is their full statement, please make a note… “Every five years, experts in resuscitation from organisations around the world conduct a review of published literature. The 2015 review and a resulting consensus statement form the…

Jan 04

RNLI Key Messages

RNLI Key Messages (see attached posters for more details) Please take a moment to open these links / posters and read the messages sent from the RNLI. – –

Dec 08

Lancashire Marine Conservation Society

MCS News (see posters for more details) Wednesday 9th December at 19:30: “The Freedom of the Bay” Will look at the birds and fish that live in the Bay. These animals use the winds and the tides, and are able to hunt and explore as they see fit. Among the bird life of the…

May 16

Vivian Dive Centre

Email received to club email. ————————————————————————————————– My name is Will Stratford, I’m the new owner of Vivian dive centre in North Wales I have recently reopened the centre so this is just an email outlining the centre facilities. We will be open everyday from 9am till 5.30pm with night diving available every other Wednesday of…

Apr 09

1000 and counting

Congratulations to Jon Greenbaum who completed his 1000th dive over the Easter weekend. The site chosen was the Eagles in the Garvellach Islands which form part of the Southern Hebrides. 12 club members visited on the 5 day trip, diving at 9 different locations in the area on board the Gaelic Rose. A great time was…

Apr 02

BSAC North West Region

Hello TSAC members, if you’re on Facebook and want to find out more about what’s happening in the BSAC North West region you should “Like” their Facebook page which you can find here: https://www.facebook.com/bsacnorthwest They advertise events and SDCs as well as being a general forum to network with other divers in our area. PS…

Mar 04

Dwarf Sports Coast to Coast Challenge

Please see the below from Steve Scott, former TSAC member. Hi You may have picked up I have a passion for cycling and when possible take time off from MSB to do a bit of long distance cycling. This year is no different, though am doing it to meet another of my passions –…