CCR Air Diluent / Deco Diver
The CCR Air Diluent / Deco diver course in Gozo, Malta is the entry level certification course for certified divers looking to branch out into closed circuit rebreather diving. Upon graduating, divers are qualified to take their unit to a maximum of 30 m within no-stop diving limits or 40 m with deco if you’re already a tech diver using a single bailout gas.
During this course you will learn the fundamentals required to become a rebreather diver and safely grow your experience. On land, we will cover unit-specific build and setup, history and principles of rebreather diving and essential differences between open and, semi closed and closed circuit diving. This includes expanding your knowledge of diving physics and gas physiology and dive planning with a constant PO2. Scrubber packing and understanding the unit’s mechanics are also part of the course.
In-water, much time will be spent re-learning how to control your buoyancy when breathing in and breathing out make no difference anymore. Balancing the unit to achieve better trim and stability in the water are as important as constantly monitoring what you are breathing. All of this prepares you to deal with contingency situations involving hypoxia, hyperoxia and hypercapnia.
Course Details
- 6-7 days / confined water session followed by 7 dives covering a minimum of 420 minutes underwater
- Theory through manuals or eLearning (recommended) as well as practical application sessions
Check our price list
Check our price list for details on what is included in your CCR training. We can also help with unit hire for the training.
It’s not only important but also a requirement to gain experience before moving on to the next level of CCR diving. Time allowing, our recommendation would be to follow your course with a few CCR fun dives.
- 18 years old
- Advanced Open Water Diver or Advanced Adventurer for air diluent; Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures for air diluent deco
- Basic Nitrox certification
- 25 dives logged for air diluent; 50 dives for air diluent deco
- Recommended pre-learning The Human Diver Essentials at an additional cost
Beyond Diving Skills
As a technical, CCR or solo diver you need to apply more than diving skills and theory.
Making decisions in stressful situations, working in a team and communicating effectively – in short, non-technical skills – are all part of our courses.
Therefore, we recommend the micro-class offered by The Human Diver as pre-learning for our courses. Let us know when you sign up and claim back 20% of the microclass cost off your course.
For those who prefer reading, check out the related book, Under Pressure.
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