It was created in 1997 to fill the vacancy on the CMAS Sport Committee for the United Kingdom caused by the expulsion of the British Sub-Aqua Club from CMAS in order to ensure ongoing access to international competition offered by CMAS for British underwater sports teams.[3][4]
Its role is exclusively one of representation of British underwater sports at the international level. It does not have any recognition from the British government or the governments of the four constituent countries of the UK. BUSA members seeking government funding for sporting activities are required to obtain a letter of support from the National Governing Body (NGB) for Sub Aqua in their country. These include the BSAC for the UK and England, Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs for Northern Ireland, the Scottish Sub Aqua Club for Scotland and the Welsh Association of Sub Aqua Clubs for Wales. However, in June 2013, UK Sport and Sport England reportedly published their requirements for the acceptance of BUSA as the NGB for underwater sports in the UK.[8][9][10]
See also[]
Sub-Aqua Association – British recreational diver training and certification organisation
Finswimming in the United Kingdom – Practice of the sport and supporting infrastructure
^"BSA Home Page". British Spearfishing Association. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
^"Applying for funding". Sport England. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013. Please click 'Check' tab under the heading 'Applying for funding'
