Advanced Diver - Practical Lessons
AP1 - Expedition Planning
Lesson Objectives
Dive Leader training included the planning and managing of dives at locations known to the branch. This lesson further extends these activities to the consideration of all the planning implications necessary to conduct a multi-day 'expedition' to an area unknown to the student and remote from the normal area of activity.
Achievement Targets
At the end of this lesson students should:
- Understand how to use available sources of information to select dives sites in areas unknown to them
- Understand how to determine site location information
- Understand how to determine likely conditions on site and the impact of these on dive planning
- Understand how to develop diving and logistical plans appropriate to diving unknown sites over a multi-day period
- Understand the additional considerations regarding travel, accommodation and equipment that need to be communicated to participants
Equipment Required
This lesson will require the use of charts and Ordnance Survey maps for an area not known to the branch, Chart 5011, tide tables, dividers, parallel rules, dive guides for the area, magazine articles and other sources of reference information.
AP2 - Dive Planning and Management
Lesson Objectives
This lesson extends the practical Dive Management activities covered during Dive Leader training to include practice in planning and management for sites at locations unknown to the student Dive Manager. By its nature it also consolidates knowledge and skills common to both situations. The lesson also extends the range of considerations to include the logistics necessary for multi day diving at locations remote from the divers’ everyday area of operations.
Achievement Targets
At the end of this lesson students should:
- Be competent and confident in their ability to perform as Dive Manager for diving at sites unknown to the student involving multi-day diving at locations remote from the divers’ everyday area of operation
- Including the use of available sources of information to select dives sites in areas unknown to them
- The determination of site location information
- The determination of likely conditions on site and the impact of these on dive planning
- The development of diving and logistical plans appropriate to diving unknown sites over a multi-day period
- The management of the additional considerations regarding travel, accommodation and equipment that need to be communicated to participants
Next Club Meeting

Crèche/Swimming Pool
Lutterworth Sports Centre
Tuesday 17 December 2019
19:30-22:00
Everyone welcome
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Diving and Dive Trips

Sat 28 - Sun 29 March 2020
Menai Strait Run (RIB)
Sat 23 - Tue 26 May 2020
Falmouth, Cornwall (RIB)
Sat 06 - Sun 07 June 2020
Swanage (Hard Boat)
Sat 11 - Sun 12 July 2020
Poole/Portsmouth/Weymouth (TBC) (Hard Boat)
Sat 22 August 2020
Blue Shark Experience
Falmouth, Cornwall (Hard Boat)
Sat 28 - Mon 31 August 2020
Skomer Marine Reserve (Hard Boat)
Sat 09 - Sun 10 March 2019
Menai Strait Run (RIB)
Sat 06 - Sun 07 April 2019
Boat Handling
Plymouth, Devon (RIB)
Fri 19 - Mon 22 April 2019
Plymouth, Devon (RIB)
Sat 25 - Tue 28 May 2019
Falmouth, Cornwall (RIB)
Sat 10 - Sun 11 August 2019
Plymouth, Devon (RIB)
Sat 13 - Sun 14 September 2019
St Abbs (Hard Boat and RIB)
Sat 05 - Sun 06 October 2019
Swanage (Hard Boat)
Sat 05 - Sun 06 October 2019
Plymouth, Devon (RIB)
Stoney Cove Training

Sat 26 January 2019
Stoney Cove/Chepstow
Sat 23 March 2019
Stoney Cove/Chepstow
Sat 11 + Sun 12 May 2019
Stoney Cove
Sat 18 May 2019
Stoney Cove/Chepstow
Wed 05 & Wed 19 June 2019
Stoney Cove Night Dive
Training Evening
Sat 06 July 2019
Stoney Cove/Chepstow
Wed 03 & Wed 17 July 2019
Stoney Cove Night Dive
Training Evening
Wed 07 & Wed 21 August 2019
Stoney Cove Night Dive
Training Evening
Sat 05 October 2019
Stoney Cove/Chepstow
Many adhoc dates (as required)
Stoney Cove
Events and Socials

Sat 23 Feb 2019
Annual Dinner, The Greyhound, Lutterworth
Sat 06 July 2019
BBQ/Picnic, Coombe Abbey
Sat 01 September 2019
Canoeing, River Trent
Sun 27 October 2019
Curry Night
Dine India, Countesthorpe
Tue 03 December 2019
Quiz Night
Royal Oak, Bitteswell