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diveladydive · 8th May 2007, 04:42

IANTD has tested, and recently introduced, a rebreather course for recreational divers. As all dives in the program are no-stop (commonly called 'no decompression') dives, the diver is trained to go onto their bailout bottle, which is an extra cylinder the diver wears, at the first sign of a problem and ascend. The Op2tima FX is actually designed as a recreational Rebreather, although for little people like me, my oxygen metabolic rate allows me to use the unit for technical diving. There are other units coming out this year for recreational use as well.

With that said, an Rebreather is a serious investment in money, time and training. On top of that, many recreational boats will not allow an RB on board. I agree with Dave; enjoy learning to dive recreationally. You have many years to decide if you want to move toward RBs, technical diving, or both. What's the rush? :-)

Hope this helps,

Peri

8th May 2007, 04:42	#7 (permalink)
diveladydive New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Optima Titan Pelagian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southeastern Florida Posts: 50	Re: Complete Newbie IANTD has tested, and recently introduced, a rebreather course for recreational divers. As all dives in the program are no-stop (commonly called 'no decompression') dives, the diver is trained to go onto their bailout bottle, which is an extra cylinder the diver wears, at the first sign of a problem and ascend. The Op2tima FX is actually designed as a recreational Rebreather, although for little people like me, my oxygen metabolic rate allows me to use the unit for technical diving. There are other units coming out this year for recreational use as well. With that said, an Rebreather is a serious investment in money, time and training. On top of that, many recreational boats will not allow an RB on board. I agree with Dave; enjoy learning to dive recreationally. You have many years to decide if you want to move toward RBs, technical diving, or both. What's the rush? :-) Hope this helps, Peri __________________ *Complacency: Self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by ignorance of actual dangers or deficiencies.* *Success: A journey in which the improbable becomes possible, leading to surprising levels of achievement.* *Dr. Peri M. Blum* *Instructor, IANTD* *Member, Board of Advisors, IANTD* *www.supremedivers.com* *561-901-9715* The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and the author’s alone. Last edited by diveladydive : 8th May 2007 at 04:44.
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