Congratulations to Steve Slater, who has been awarded the prestigious BSAC National Instructor (NI) qualification, becoming National Instructor number 284.
Steve’s journey to the qualification has been a determined one. Having had to withdraw from last year’s National Instructor Exam for personal reasons, he returned to complete the two outstanding elements of the assessment – and successfully passed with Merit.
The National Instructor is the fourth and highest level of BSAC’s scuba instructor pathway. It is a demanding qualification, requiring candidates to demonstrate an exceptional level of diving knowledge, organisational and personal diving skills, as well as the ability to teach, coach and lead others both above and below the water.
National Instructors play an important role in the future of BSAC training, helping to develop instructors and instructor trainers, contribute to new courses and respond to developments in diving.
BSAC National Diving Officer Sophie Rennie said:
Huge congratulations to Steve on becoming National Instructor 284. To come back after having to withdraw from last year's exam and successfully complete the remaining elements with a Merit is a fantastic achievement. It shows real determination, resilience and commitment to instructor development. We’re delighted to welcome Steve to the National Instructor team and I’m looking forward to his contributions to BSAC’s training and diving community.
Steve will be presented with his National Instructor certificate at the 2027 Go Diving Show.
Are you interested in becoming a National Instructor?
If you are passionate about the future of BSAC training and want to make a contribution to our worldwide diving organisation at the highest level you may want to take your instructing skills further by becoming a BSAC National Instructor, the fourth – and highest - of BSAC’s instructor levels.
To enrol for 2027, you must be an Advanced Instructor, a BSAC First Class Diver, be an Instructor Trainer and have a Pass or Merit grade in the First Class Diver theory exam, gained within the past three years.
