Rebreather World - View Single Post - Must you be an OC instructor before CCR Instructor?

**mattmexico** · 2nd April 2006, 05:03

.... Am not 100% sure, but I remember hearing that IANTD has likewise trained OW students on RBs....

yo

Under IANTD you can do all training levels on a rebreather, from openwater all the way up without ever take a breath of oc ... if you would have a bailout rebreather with you. If not then your oc breathing would be limited to bailout scenarios in training or for real. That is for the user level, beginner, cave, trimix.

For the instructor level, while having the standards in front of me, it looks like you have to be oc first, at least for the advanced nitrox instructor level.... but a salways, I could be dead wrong...

Matt

2nd April 2006, 05:03	#8 (permalink)
mattmexico PROTEC MEXICO Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Optima RB80 / Clone Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Evolution Prism Topaz Sport Kiss RB80 / Clone Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mexico, Q.Roo, Playa del Carmen Posts: 772	Re: Must you be an OC instructor before CCR Instructor? .... Am not 100% sure, but I remember hearing that IANTD has likewise trained OW students on RBs.... yo Under IANTD you can do all training levels on a rebreather, from openwater all the way up without ever take a breath of oc ... if you would have a bailout rebreather with you. If not then your oc breathing would be limited to bailout scenarios in training or for real. That is for the user level, beginner, cave, trimix. For the instructor level, while having the standards in front of me, it looks like you have to be oc first, at least for the advanced nitrox instructor level.... but a salways, I could be dead wrong... Matt __________________ N 20' 37.617' W 87' 04.693' www.andreaswmatthes.com
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