Welcome to the University of Portsmouth Sub-Aqua Club (UPSAC). The university dive club has been in existance for over 35 years and we are Branch 9184 of the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC), the largest diving club in the world.
Its a busy time for the Dive Club at the moment, not only are open water trips in full swing (see below for details) but we're preparing to elect the new UPSAC committee for 2012/13 and of course the AGM Dinner!
Committee elections are held yearly around May where Club Members are asked to elect a new Committee at the voting AGM. The Committee positions available are:
- President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Diving Officer*
- Training Officer
- Advanced Training Officer**
- Boat Officer
- Equipment Officer
- Membership Secretary
- Social Secretary
* You must hold BSAC Advanced Diver, or on occasion BSAC Dive Leader with a nominated pre-agreed Sponsor (who must hold BSAC Advanced Diver), to hold this position.
** You must hold BSAC Sports Diver or higher or equivalent to hold this position.
Serving on the committee is a great experience (ask most of the older members, they've all done their share), looks great on your CV and helps give something back to the club.
If you're interested in any of the positions start by talking to the current committee member which are listed here. Then prepare a short speech (which you'll read at the voting AGM) and e-mail here no later then Sunday 29th April.
The time and location for the Voting AGM will be distributed once confirmed. Online voting will be offered for those unable to attend in person, however we encourage all Members to attend as a minimum of 50% of paid Member are needed for the vote to count!
This years AGM dinner will be held in the Royal Beach Hotel, 12th May, from 7:30 - see here for further details. Tickets are on sale every Tuesday in the Eldon Arms.
It's not too late to join the dive club. Although BSAC theory & sheltered water training is over for this year, come and talk to us in the Eldon Arms pub from 20:30 every Tuesday to discuss what other options for training are available.
If you've completed your theory and pool sessions now is the time to sign up to open water trips, so get yourselves down to the pub!
If you don't need any training, then definitely come along to find out about upcoming diving.
The forum is used to advertise about all planned diving, so if you want to go make sure you sign up ASAP.
We are the one and only University of Portsmouth Dive Club that can offer you pretty much any kind of training and diving you can think of!
Our social night is Tuesday - come along to The Eldon Arms from about 8:30pm (we're there till close!) and you can get to know us all and talk about training or just going diving!
We, as a university club are able to offer both PADI and BSAC training, depending on which you prefer. As a member, you have access to the following:
- In-house training at cost (no need to pay for instructors)
- Equipment hire from £1.50 per item.
- Minimum 10% off equipment and servicing with 3 local dive shops; our diver training provider Adventure College, Solent Divers and Triton Scuba.
- All the benefits of being a member of a BSAC branch.
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