CCR Air Diluent Diver

General Information

The Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) Air Diluent Diver Course is your first step into closed circuit rebreather diving and your first truly quiet dive experience! Using the latest technology in CCRs can maximize your gas supply and provide an optimum breathing gas for any depth by maintaining a constant partial pressure of oxygen. It's like having a Nitrox blending machine on your back!

The participant develops the necessary diving skills, techniques and knowledge required to dive responsibly with a Closed Circuit Rebreather within recreational no-decompression stop limits. In addition to this, the user will learn to correctly carry out routine cleaning and maintenance of the unit.

After successful completion, the certification will entitle the participant to both dive the model of rebreather that was used during the course and buy a unit or spare parts from the manufacturer or factory approved instructor.

During this course, your Instructor will teach you all the necessary skills to conduct no decompression CCR dives to a maximum depth of 30 meters using air diluent.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO I NEED?

• Must be a qualified Advanced EANx Diver or higher
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Proof of a minimum of 50 logged dives or sufficient experience to satisfy the instructor that the student has the ability and knowledge to continue into this level of training.
• You will need to fill out a self-certification medical statement.
• If you have any medical conditions you think may prevent you from scuba diving, please feel free to contact us and we will try to be of assistance.

WHAT MAKES A CLASS DIFFERENT?

• More knowledge!
• More Practical Skills & Emergency Drills
• Focus on have better, more comfortable and safer divers

COURSE DURATION:

No less than 300 minutes in water training during 5 days in 6-8 dives.

WHAT'S IN THE COURSE?

The CCR Air Diluent Diver course takes an in-depth look at all the following and more:

• History and evolution of rebreathers
• Comparison of open circuit (OC), closed circuit, and semi-closed circuit, rebreather (SCR) systems noting the pros and cons of each
• Practical mechanics of the system
• Gas physiology
• Proper scrubber packing: in accordance with manufacturers recommendation
• Electronic or manual systems design and maintenance
• Dive tables
• Dive computers
• Dive planning
• Emergency procedures
• Dive checklists
• Pre-dive checks

PRACTICE IN WATER:

• Confined Water Sessions
• Survival Skills;
• Practice of SCUBA diving equipment configuration including redundancy and streamlining;
• CCR Emergencies ... and much more.
• Open Water Sessions
• Out of Gas Scenario;
• Regulator Failure Drill, Practice of ALL Emergency Scenarios and much more ...