Participants need to be a minimum age of 10 years. They must be confident in water and able to swim 50 metres.
Parental or Guardian consent is needed, with parents or guardians providing both a consent form and a satisfactory medical declaration. These must be satisfactorily completed before taking part in any of the snorkelling sessions.
Here are the options we can provide for Snorkelling…
‘Experience Snorkelling’ is taught for one session made up of an hour in the classroom and an hour in the pool. In the classroom, we will introduce the snorkel equipment and how to use it safely then in the pool we will introduce you to the basic skills of snorkelling using a mixture of coaching and games. ‘Experience Snorkelling’ is the ideal taster session. The session is designed to be fun yet at the same time building confidence in water.
On successful completion of an ‘Experience snorkelling’ session, each participant receives a certificate of achievement and a booklet about snorkelling safety.
This is a fun way to learn to Snorkel, the course takes participants progressively through the use of the equipment and building confidence in and under the water.
The course usually lasts three weeks, each week comprising a short time in a classroom followed by one-hour practical in the pool. Satisfactory completion of the course concludes with the issue of the BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller award which can lead to the Scouts Water
Activities Badge
Dolphin snorkelers will be proficient in the basic snorkelling skills and have been assessed for readiness for open water snorkelling. They will be competent in the safe and correct use of mask, fins and snorkel for surface and short breath-hold dives in sheltered and calm water.
Dolphin Snorkellers who wish to take their snorkelling skills further can do so by continuing with their BSAC membership and gaining the additional knowledge to become a Snorkel Diver and if they wish to continue to become an Advanced Snorkeller.
Please contact us for further information regarding any of the courses, or for more information regarding snorkelling, including Dolphin Snorkeller, please also visit the BSAC Snorkel web site.
