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BCA HOME - About BCA

Page last updated 9 April 2010

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The British Caving Association is the Governing body for Underground Exploration in the United Kingdom. It represents all those persons and groups with a genuine interest in caves, karst and associated phenomena, whether from a strictly sporting viewpoint, a scientific viewpoint, or a combination of both.

Through close liaison with its member organisation, NAMHO it also seeks to represent and support mining history societies and all those with an interest in the man-made underground environment.

Through its democratic structure and regional councils it will:

maintain and seek to improve access to caves and sites of speleological interest (3.1)

seek to achieve a better public understanding of all matters to do with caves & caving

encourage and support cave conservation in its widest interpretation (3.2)

promote and advise on training, equipment, science and safety (3.2)

promote and administer caver training (3.2)

provide necessary services and information on behalf of cavers in general, and promote an exchange of ideas and information between members (3.4)

organise and/or support meeting and events, including training, conservation, science and education (3.7)

NOTE: references thus (3.7) are to the clauses of the BCA Constitution.