Sunstar Objectives & Equity Statement

The club is affiliated to the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) and is run within its guidelines. We have an open constitution and welcome members from all walks of life. The club aims to uphold and support the beliefs and rules of the BSAC, supplying sport diving and quality training within the club system. We endeavour to train at a pace dictated by the needs and ability of our members. The club plans regular open water training sessions and more adventurous expeditions at all levels of experience.

The club is committed to ensuring that equity is incorporated across all aspects of its development. In doing so it acknowledges and adopts as far as is practicable the following Sports England definition of sports equity:

• Sports equity is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities and taking steps to address them. It is about changing the culture and structure of sport to ensure it becomes equally accessible to everyone in society.
• The club respects the rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally within the context of their sport, regardless of age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or social/economic status.
• The club is committed to everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an environment free from threat of intimidation, harassment and abuse.
• All club members have a responsibility to oppose discriminatory behaviour and promote equality of opportunity.
• The club will deal with any incidence of discriminatory behaviour seriously, according to club disciplinary procedures.

However due to the nature of the sport and the rules of our governing body there are a number of pre-conditions that have to be met by diving members:

1. They must be aged 14 years or over.
2. They must be reasonably fit and able to swim.
3. They must be medically fit to dive. (Certain medical conditions prevent people from partaking in Scuba diving).
4. Before being able to go on diving trips they must have undergone appropriate training and gained a recognised BSAC diving qualification. The qualification (Ocean Diver, Sports Diver, Diver Leader etc) must be appropriate for the type of diving anticipated on the trip.