DIRrebreather
Standardisation and Team Diving
with Closed-Circuit Rebreathers? Impossible!
The Technical Diving Community is
quite familiar with the Doing It Right philosophy.
In diving, it means having:
1. The right Mindset
2. The right Equipment
3. The right Procedures
... and the right Team!
By applying this set of rules and
techniques, divers have explored caves, wrecks and
reefs in various environment all over the world, with
impressive safety records. But they did it with conventional
Open Circuit SCUBA or RB80 Semi-Closed Circuit Rebreathers.
Many divers consider that something similar for Closed-Circuit
Rebreather divers is impossible.
As a matter of fact:
How many times did you see Rebreather
divers with poor diving skills, bad propulsion techniques
and unefficient buoyancy control?
Their rebreather is far from streamlined and their
gear configuration can easily be improved.
The procedures they follow are complex and different
for each diver, even within the same team.
And everything becomes even more difficult in case
of emergency or rescue...
The work done by our team proves
that standardisation is also possible with CCRs. Proper
training, thorough planning, equipment selection and
adaptation can help the rebreather diver to be an
efficient team member. Standardisation helps to make
simpler and safer dives, avoiding confusion and improving
team work and communication, especially when problems
occur. Our procedures make mixed-team diving (OC,
SCR and CCR divers) a safe option.
All DIRrebreather Active members and Instructors
work on CCR gear and procedures standardization. Based
on some extensive cave and wreck explorations, and
physiological studies, we try to adapt the most current
thoughts in decompression into Rebreather diving.
We also have the goal to help rebreather divers to
improve their personal skills and techniques through
articles, DVDs, manuals and specific Workshops. We
just released two manuals written by Cedric Verdier,
one about Nitrox rebreather Diving, the second one
about Mixed-Gas Trimix Rebreather. We also published
Workbooks for some of the workshops we propose (Fundamentals,
Rescue, DPV, Overhead Environment, etc).
DIRrebreather is not a training agency. The DIRrebreather
team is made of experienced and active Rebreather
explorers and instructors who share the same goal:
Making Rebreather Diving safer by implementing common
sense, standards and DIR Philosophy into Rebreather
diving.
Training
DIRrebreather Fundamentals
All the basics that rebreather courses
don't teach you: how to properly configure a streamlined
and easy to use rebreather, how to work on your trim
and buoyancy control, how to improve your environmental
and team awareness, etc. This workshop normally lasts
between 2 and 3 days and is open to any certified
rebreather diver. It is supported by a workbook and
slide presentations.
DIRrebreather Mixed-Gas Expedition
Fine-tuning the skills and team/individual
procedures for safe decompression, and giving the
tools to participate in expeditions in remote locations
are the goal of this workshop. It's is extremely intensive
and only for experienced rebreather divers who have
already successfully completed the DIRrebreather Fundamentals
workshop and who have an in-depth knowledge of their
rebreather for mixe-gas diving. This workshop normally
lasts between 3 and 4 days. It is supported by a workbook
and slide presentations.
DIRrebreather DPV / Scooter
Depending on your previous experience
and qualifications, this very specialized workshop
will teach you all the necessary skills to properly
use a Diver Propulsion Vehicle (scooter) in cave,
wreck or open water environment while diving with
a rebreather. This workshop usually lasts between
1 and 2 days. It is supported by a workbook and slide
presentations.
DIRrebreather Rescue
No one can expect to be an efficient
team member without having the proper training in
case of emergency. This unique workshop is directly
aimed to the rebreather divers who wish to learn all
the advanced techniques for self-assistance, assistance
and rescue you can't find anywhere else. This workshop
usually lasts 2 days. It is supported by a workbook
and slide presentations.
DIRrebreather Overhead Environment
Wrecks and Caves are very specific
environments. Even if you've been trained to safely
do these types of dives on Open Circuit, it doesn't
mean you are able to do that on a rebreather. This
workshop is designed to give you all the specific
techniques for safe team rebreather diving in wrecks
or caves. This workshop usually lasts 3.5 days depending
on the environment where it's been taught. It is supported
by a workbook and slide presentations.
Other CCR Rebreather Training;
Hammerhead
CCR
Megalodon
CCR
CCR
Instructor Courses
DIRrebreathers
CCR
Cave
Download the required forms
and releases ?
TDI Liability Release & Assumption of Risk form
TDI Medical Statement form
TDI Medical Sign Off
ANDI Medical Statement form
ANDI Liability Release & Express Assumption
of Risk form
IANTD Medical Statement form
Downloads for CCR ?
TDI Air Diluent CCR Diver Course Unit Specific
Additional Information on Rebreathers
What is a Rebreather?
What are the advantages
of using a CCR?
Frequently Asked
Questions on Rebreathers
SCR Rebreathers
( Semiclose )
To view a Molecular Products declaration of SOFNOLIME
transport class as non-hazardous.
To view the material safety data sheet (MSDS) for
SOFNOLIME.
Padi
and TDI Instructor and diver courses - Diver's Network
- Subic, Manila, Anilao, Philippines.
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