Armson

I am fairly experienced OC Diver, for years I have been hearing horror stories of rebreather deaths and how a friend of a friend Knew guy that was once in a boat where a guy had died mysteriously using a rebreather. So I had been a little intimidated about Getting into the world of rebreathers. So here is how it started...

I was Diving in Hatteras, NC and I just happened upon an Anesthesiologist using a rebreather. Well when he was able to spend about 30 min more than I was on the bottom I became curious. So I started to ask questions. What's the first thing all OC Divers think about when it comes to rebreathers? The Dangers of course! So after speaking to the diver I became more and more intrigued. I mean what diver wasn't doesn't want more bottom time?

While I was getting my Open water certification I went through and looked up every horror story I could find. I made sure I understood what happened, why it happened and what could have been done to prevent it. I would go back into class and ask as many questions about where I could find more information on how to prevent bad things from happening. Well now I am back at square one asking questions so I know exactly what I am getting into and how I can make sure I always make it back to the boat in the same condition I left.

Where do I start?



-B