The BOA is an organisation based on individual members rather than on clubs. It is managed by a committee elected from the membership. It provides competition at national level and the opportunity to play internationally. It also provides coaching and refereeing courses for its members.[3][4][5][6][7] In July 2013 the BOA entered in an affiliation agreement with the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) in order to improve its recognition as a national governing body (NGB) and to access a range of services including checking services required by child protection legislation.[8][9]
The BOA was formed in 1976 to directly control and develop the sport. Prior to the creation of the BOA, underwater hockey competitions had been conducted since the 1950s under the auspices of the BSAC. In 1977 the BSAC in its role as the NGB for underwater activities (also called sub aqua) recognised the BOA as the controlling body for the sport in the UK.[10][11]
Underwater diving
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- Diving modes
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Underwater
work | | Salvage diving | - SS Egypt
- Kronan
- La Belle
- SS Laurentic
- RMS Lusitania
- Mars
- Mary Rose
- USS Monitor
- HMS Royal George
- Vasa
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Diving medical
research
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Archeological
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Underwater art
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Engineers
and inventors | |
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Historical
equipment | |
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Military and
covert operations | - Raid on Alexandria (1941)
- Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
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| Incidents | | Dive boat incidents | |
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| Early diving | |
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Offshore
diving incidents | - Byford Dolphin diving bell accident
- Drill Master diving accident
- Star Canopus diving accident
- Stena Seaspread diving accident
- Venture One diving accident
- Waage Drill II diving accident
- Wildrake diving accident
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Scuba diving
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| Manuals | - NOAA Diving Manual
- U.S. Navy Diving Manual
- Basic Cave Diving: A Blueprint for Survival
- Underwater Handbook
- Bennett and Elliott's physiology and medicine of diving
- Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
- The new science of skin and scuba diving
- Professional Diver's Handbook
- Basic Scuba
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Training and registration |
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Diver
training | |
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Recreational
scuba
certification
levels | | Core diving skills | |
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Diver training
certification
and registration
organisations | Commercial diver
certification
authorities | |
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Commercial diving
schools | |
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Free-diving
certification
agencies | |
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Recreational
scuba
certification
agencies | |
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Scientific diver
certification
authorities | |
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Technical diver
certification
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Military diver
training centres | |
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Military diver
training courses | |
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Sports governing
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and federations | |
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Underwater
scientists
archaeologists and
environmentalists | |
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Scuba record
holders | |
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Underwater
filmmakers
and presenters | |
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Underwater
photographers | |
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Underwater
explorers | |
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| Aquanauts | |
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| Rescuers | |
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| Frogmen | |
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| Commercial salvors | |
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Diving
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Diving
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Diving
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Other |
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Deep-submergence
vehicle | - Aluminaut
- DSV Alvin
- American submarine NR-1
- Bathyscaphe
- Archimède
- FNRS-2
- FNRS-3
- Harmony class bathyscaphe
- Sea Pole-class bathyscaphe
- Trieste II
- Deepsea Challenger
- Ictineu 3
- JAGO
- Jiaolong
- Konsul-class submersible
- Limiting Factor
- Russian submarine Losharik
- Mir
- Nautile
- Pisces-class deep submergence vehicle
- DSV Sea Cliff
- DSV Shinkai
- DSV Shinkai 2000
- DSV Shinkai 6500
- DSV Turtle
- DSV-5 Nemo
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| Submarine rescue | Deep-submergence
rescue vehicle | |
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| Submarine escape | |
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Special
interest
groups | |
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Neutral buoyancy
facilities for
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