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  • Get Down! Become a Certified Dive Instructor
    Written by kevin No Comments
    Last Updated: October 8, 2009
    Get Down! Become a Certified Dive Instructor
    If you prefer melted snow warmed up in a working environment of tropical waters, then how does becoming a scuba diver instructor sound? There are two main qualifying bodies that are widely recognised worldwide. The first and nearest is BSAC (British Sub-Aqua Club), the UK governing body for scuba diving and endorsed by the Sports Council and the Heath and Safety Executive. Become a Dive Instructor BSAC offers training for members through a branch, or intensive courses through a BSAC school. Click on the BSAC website (www.bsac.co.uk) to find the nearest course and dive centre to you. The second, PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), is highly renowned in the underwater industry, and most dive resorts abroad use PADI to register their courses. You will have to go through a s...