WreckMap Britain 2006
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Following a successful pilot scheme in 2005
the NAS will be running WreckMap Britain 2006 with the support of Seasearch,
Crown Estates, PADI Project Aware and the British Sub-Aqua Jubilee Trust.
Visit the NAS stand at LIDS (1st-2nd April 2006). |
Project Aims
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The project aims to get UK divers to
collect and report basic archaeological and biological information
about a wreck site that they dive on during the period from 1st April
to 2nd October 2006. |
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Who can participate?
We hope to encourage as many of the
100,000 active divers in the UK as possible to participate as a part
of their normal diving activities - just take a recording slate with
you when you do a planned dive on a wreck site, record what you see
and then report it back to us.
What should I record?
We are not expecting you to attempt a
detailed and accurate survey during your dive. Rather, we would like you
to record some basic, but specific, information about what you see and to
make a simple, "swim-over" or profile sketch of the dive site
(see example). A special Wreckmap Britain
recording form has been prepared to assist
you in recording the desired information.
You are also encouraged to use whatever
photographic or video equipment you have available to make additional
records to accompany your observations.
How do I report data?
After you finish your dive, you can
simply post the completed form (or a transcribed copy) to:
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WreckMap Britain,
NAS Training,
Fort Cumberland,
Fort Cumberland Road,
Portsmouth PO4 9LD. |
What will happen to the data I submit?
For each dive site recorded, the submitted
data will be collated and placed on the NAS website where it will be
available for anybody to see and use for dive planning and site interpretation.
In addition, for each site:
- biological data will be submitted to the MCS for inclusion in its
SeaSearch project
- archaeological data will be submitted to the appropriate National
Archive or local Historic Environment Record Archive (eg. the local Sites
and Monuments Record).
Project Supporters
Wreckmap Britain 2006 is supported by the
following organisations:
The prizes
The following Wreckmap Britain 2006 prizes are generously offered by:
- Dive Master Insurance : a Camera (SeaLife DC500 Pro Set) including strobe and underwater housing.
- The Dive Connection : diving equipment (Torch, BCD or Dive Computer).
- NAS : volumes of the essential "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" by Richard & Bridget Larn.
Look out for future updates in September and October
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