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The British Sub-Aqua Club or BSAC has been recognised since 1954 by the Sports Council as the national governing body of recreational diving in the United Kingdom.〔 The club was founded in 1953 and at its peak in the mid-1990s had over 50,000 members declining to over 30,000 in 2009. It is a diver training organization that operates through its associated network of around 1,100 local, independent diving clubs and around 400 diving schools worldwide. The logo (pictured right) features the Roman god Neptune (Greek god Poseidon), god of the sea. BSAC is unusual for a diver training agency in that most BSAC instructors are volunteers, giving up their spare time to train others, unlike many other agencies, in which instructors are paid employees, or self-employed. Given that UK waters are relatively cold and have restricted visibility, BSAC training is regarded by its members as more comprehensive than some. Specifically it places emphasis on rescue training very early in the programme. BSAC also maintains links with other organisations, such as NACSAC. Science writer and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke was a famous member of BSAC.〔http://web.archive.org/web/20040113030715/http://www.bsac.org/techserv/ndc/doc2003/rlvrep.htm〕 The current President of BSAC is the Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. His grandfather, Philip, father, Charles, and his brother, Harry all trained with BSAC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bsac.com/news.asp?itemid=13863&itemTitle=HRH+The+Duke+of+Cambridge+takes+the+lead+at+BSAC§ion=56§ionTitle=News )〕 ==History== For earlier events, see Oscar Gugen. * 15 October 1953: BSAC founded by Oscar Gugen, Peter Small, Mary Small, and Trevor Hampton * 1954: First BSAC branch formed, in London. * 1954: Members of the newly formed BSAC Branch No.9, Southsea Sub-Aqua Club, invent the new sport of "Octopush" - a game now played internationally and more commonly known outside of the United Kingdom as Underwater Hockey. * March 1955: BSAC is accepted by the Central Council of Physical Recreation. * 1957: Alan Broadhurst became BSAC's second national diving officer. He modernized BSAC official diving terminology, including getting rid of the word "frogman". * October 1957: BSAC's first overseas branch is formed in Kingston, Jamaica. * January 1959: First edition of the ''BSAC Diving Manual'' appeared and cost ten shillings (now 50p).〔 It was written by George Brookes and Alan Broadhurst. * January 1957: BSAC and 14 other national diving federations agreed to found Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.luigiferraro.it/en/cmas )〕 * November 1960: First Diving Officers' Conference, at St. Abbs, with fifteen delegates. * 1965: Fort Bovisand diving center opened. * 1973: The Diving Incident Pit at Diving Officers Conference presented by E. John Towse. * 1988: Release of the BS-AC 88 dive table * 1995: BSAC allows Nitrox diving and introduced Nitrox training.〔 * 20 May 1997: BASC was expelled from the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)〔http://www.sema4.demon.co.uk/cmas/chronology.html〕 * 2001: BSAC allows rebreather use by BSAC branches.〔 * 2006: BSAC mixed gas diving.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「British Sub-Aqua Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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