{"id":8538,"date":"2020-03-14T22:56:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T22:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/?page_id=8538"},"modified":"2020-12-01T20:10:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T20:10:06","slug":"existing-divers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/?page_id=8538","title":{"rendered":"Existing Divers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8538\" class=\"elementor elementor-8538\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee50913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee50913\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b3115b\" data-id=\"9b3115b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530fd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"530fd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Existing Divers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17ec8cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"17ec8cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a02ee56\" data-id=\"a02ee56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12088f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f12088f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33db750 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33db750\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0983413\" data-id=\"0983413\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4817aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4817aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joining an active BSAC club like ECSAC will give you the opportunity to take your diving to the next level.\u00a0 Whatever your level of experience you will find something in our club to challenge you and take you on an adventure.<\/p><p>Whether it is training through the BSAC Diver Grades, becoming an instructor, joining our many dive trips or starting out on expedition diving or joining one of our planned projects and diving with a purpose.\u00a0 You will find something to challenge and excite you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ec11a4\" data-id=\"1ec11a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72bd19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f72bd19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We often have divers contact us asking 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The club can provide much of the training and support\u00a0that you need to progress as far as you want.<\/p><p>You can even take the step to becoming an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsac.com\/training\/instructor-courses\/\">Open Water Instructor<\/a>, anyone who is a Sports Diver or above can take the Instructor Foundation Course and become an Assistant Instructor.\u00a0 From there it is a matter of practicing and developing your skills and then attending the Open Water Instructor Course and the Practical and Theory Instructor Exams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085d3cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"085d3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Instructor-Progression-Flowchart-1024x393-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Instructor-Progression-Flowchart-1024x393-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Instructor-Progression-Flowchart-1024x393-1-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ecsac.org.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Instructor-Progression-Flowchart-1024x393-1-768x295.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe2e87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3fe2e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-838c4ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"838c4ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3f25b4\" data-id=\"b3f25b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Existing Divers Joining an active BSAC club like ECSAC will give you the opportunity to take your diving to the next level.\u00a0 Whatever your level of experience you will find something in our club to challenge you and take you on an adventure. 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