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Stephane · 24th June 2006, 06:02

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

I dived in southern France with my MK-15 in Oct-2000. No one asked me if it was CE-approved, so may be things have changed now...

Yes, the law changed in 2004 and explicitly says that the rebreather must be CE approved or must be manufactured before 1990 and that no modifications must have been done on it.
So diving a Megalodon is not OK while diving an stock IDA71 is.

But there are some smart instructors that allow us to dive non CE rebreather.

24th June 2006, 06:02	#6 (permalink)
Stephane Stéphane Acounis Current Rebreather/s: rEvo Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nantes - France Posts: 773	Re: French Federation and our C-cards Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) I dived in southern France with my MK-15 in Oct-2000. No one asked me if it was CE-approved, so may be things have changed now... Yes, the law changed in 2004 and explicitly says that the rebreather must be CE approved or must be manufactured before 1990 and that no modifications must have been done on it. So diving a Megalodon is not OK while diving an stock IDA71 is. But there are some smart instructors that allow us to dive non CE rebreather. __________________ Stéphane
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