BSAC'S POSITION ON ST ABBS
On behalf of BSAC, PADI, SAA & SSAC we would like to respond to questions which have been raised regarding the suitability of the St Abb's area for diving and training of less experienced divers.Throughout the history and development of the sport of scuba diving in the UK, St Abb's has been consistently and reliably used as a safe diving location for all levels of diver from complete beginner under the first stages of training upwards.
The popularity of the location and the wealth and diversity of the diving it offers led to it's establishment as the UK's 1st Voluntary Marine Reserve. A move that was supported and applauded by us all at the time and continues to receive our undivided and unequivocal support.
Views expressed recently about the suitability of St Abb's for any level of diver by any individual in no way reflects the views of any of the above organisations and is not supported in any way by us to the extent that we totally refute and disassociate ourselves from any such claim.
BSAC, PADI, SAA & SSAC are totally and completely committed to ensuring safe diving for not only our members but all divers and would not support anything which posed a risk to those divers. We are of the opinion that, providing divers adhere to their training and take suitable safety precautions, or Instructors charged with training divers in their care, that not only is St Abbs a safe location but it is ideally suited to use by entry level divers.
Signed on behalf of
| BSAC | Lizzie Bird, National Diving Officer |
| PADI(UK) | Mark Caney, Director |
| SAA | Dave McKay, National Diving Officer |
| SSAC | Rab Ronaldson, National Diving Officer |
This was taken from http://www.bsac.org/news/news2.shtml but I've put a copy here as that page only has recent stuff.