Hailing from Venezuela

hawke · 20th December 2007, 22:59

Hello

I am new to rebreatherworld (registered yesterday) and just wanted to introduce myself. Please excuse me if opening a new thread is not the proper way to do it (I haven't found out how to make a post yet. Any help would be gretly appreciated). Also excuse my poor English. Anyway, My name is Daniel.I made my first open circuit dive in 1975 here in Venezuela. I have been diving OC with more or less frequency since then. Back then there were little formal recognized traning and certification here, so I began in a way being somewhat "self-taught" so to speak, but I was a voracious reader of everything related to diving (not all of it was current knoledge of course).

Later I studied Biology, obtained formal certification in a recognized training agency and I have done a little scientific diving (Venezuelan style) at the University. So far as I know rebreather diving here is non-existing (except maybe in the oil extraction industry or the military) but no technical divers that I heard of so Im a "rebreather-virgin", but I have a lot of curiosity about the possibilities for tech and/or scientific diving, even though I have almost no academical or practical knowledge about it. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello.

Greetings to all of you

Daniel

RebreatherNut · 20th December 2007, 23:39

Hi Daniel,
Welcome to Rebreatherworld!
You came to the right place to educate yourself about rebreathers. Read up as much as you can and don't hesitate to ask any questions.
I hope you will be able to try out some rebreathers in the future.

Again, welcome on board.

RBN

hawke · 20th December 2007, 23:59

Thanks RBN
I hope to learn as much as I can and if I have enough luck to one day help to pass along what I learned to other divers interested in rebreathers.
I have already found a technical instuctor who is a member of Rebreatherworld here in Venezuela and another venezuelan technical diver interested in rebreathers so maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to try one.

Greetings

Daniel.

**jepuskar** · 21st December 2007, 01:23

Welcome...and about your English....it's better than most of the people I know.

***jradomski*** · 21st December 2007, 06:31

Quote: (Originally Posted by hawke)

Thanks RBN
I hope to learn as much as I can and if I have enough luck to one day help to pass along what I learned to other divers interested in rebreathers.
I have already found a technical instuctor who is a member of Rebreatherworld here in Venezuela and another venezuelan technical diver interested in rebreathers so maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to try one.

Greetings

Daniel.

WHere in VZ are you.. There will be 5 KISS divers (and eventuallly instructors) shortly around Caracas..

**Lake_Tahoe_Diver** · 21st December 2007, 18:50

Welcome to our group..

**sfldiver** · 21st December 2007, 19:37

Quote: (Originally Posted by hawke)

Hello

I am new to rebreatherworld (registered yesterday) and just wanted to introduce myself. Please excuse me if opening a new thread is not the proper way to do it (I haven't found out how to make a post yet. Any help would be gretly appreciated). Also excuse my poor English. Anyway, My name is Daniel.I made my first open circuit dive in 1975 here in Venezuela. I have been diving OC with more or less frequency since then. Back then there were little formal recognized traning and certification here, so I began in a way being somewhat "self-taught" so to speak, but I was a voracious reader of everything related to diving (not all of it was current knoledge of course).

Later I studied Biology, obtained formal certification in a recognized training agency and I have done a little scientific diving (Venezuelan style) at the University. So far as I know rebreather diving here is non-existing (except maybe in the oil extraction industry or the military) but no technical divers that I heard of so Im a "rebreather-virgin", but I have a lot of curiosity about the possibilities for tech and/or scientific diving, even though I have almost no academical or practical knowledge about it. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello.

Greetings to all of you

Daniel

Bienvenido Hawke,

This is definitely the right sight to acquire information about rebreather diving, as well as to find other divers in your area.

I have seen a few divers post threads from Venezuela. I found a few of them, so I've enclosed the links, as it may be useful to you in helping you find other rebreather divers in your area. I know I've seen more, but this is what I've found so far. If you send these divers a personal message, I'm sure you'll be surprised at how many other divers you'll find in Venezuela:

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/intro...ight=Venezuela

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/intro...ight=Venezuela

Si quieres mas informacion sobre el uso de rebreathers, no tengas pena en hacer las pregunatas en este sitio, porque aqui estamos todos para aduyarnos.

Mucho gusto y buena suerte!

Adrian

**Fun Under Pressure** · 21st December 2007, 20:52

WElcome and a lot of fun here on Rebreather World. Greetings from germany.

Cheers Markku

hawke · 21st December 2007, 23:03

Thanks to all of you, RebreatherNut, jepuskar, jradomski, Lake_Tahoe_Diver, sfldiver (Adrian) and Fun Under Pressure (Markku) for your. welcome messages.

Jradomski, I'm in Caracas so if you have additional information about rebreather divers here please send me a PM or something, I will appreciate it.

Adrian, thanks for the links, I will PMs they.

Thanks again to all of you

Greetings

Daniel

20th December 2007, 22:59	#1 (permalink)
hawke New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Venezuela Posts: 3	Hailing from Venezuela Hello I am new to rebreatherworld (registered yesterday) and just wanted to introduce myself. Please excuse me if opening a new thread is not the proper way to do it (I haven't found out how to make a post yet. Any help would be gretly appreciated). Also excuse my poor English. Anyway, My name is Daniel.I made my first open circuit dive in 1975 here in Venezuela. I have been diving OC with more or less frequency since then. Back then there were little formal recognized traning and certification here, so I began in a way being somewhat "self-taught" so to speak, but I was a voracious reader of everything related to diving (not all of it was current knoledge of course). Later I studied Biology, obtained formal certification in a recognized training agency and I have done a little scientific diving (Venezuelan style) at the University. So far as I know rebreather diving here is non-existing (except maybe in the oil extraction industry or the military) but no technical divers that I heard of so Im a "rebreather-virgin", but I have a lot of curiosity about the possibilities for tech and/or scientific diving, even though I have almost no academical or practical knowledge about it. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. Greetings to all of you Daniel
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20th December 2007, 23:39	#2 (permalink)
RebreatherNut Rebreather World Greeter Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Ray Other Rebreather/s: Ray Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 677	Re: Hailing from Venezuela Hi Daniel, Welcome to Rebreatherworld! You came to the right place to educate yourself about rebreathers. Read up as much as you can and don't hesitate to ask any questions. I hope you will be able to try out some rebreathers in the future. Again, welcome on board. RBN __________________ "One minute to go, Luck-meister! Then I'll be down on you like a buzzard on a gut wagon." - ALF
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20th December 2007, 23:59	#3 (permalink)
hawke New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Venezuela Posts: 3	Re: Hailing from Venezuela Thanks RBN I hope to learn as much as I can and if I have enough luck to one day help to pass along what I learned to other divers interested in rebreathers. I have already found a technical instuctor who is a member of Rebreatherworld here in Venezuela and another venezuelan technical diver interested in rebreathers so maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to try one. Greetings Daniel.
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21st December 2007, 01:23	#4 (permalink)
jepuskar NA Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 391	Re: Hailing from Venezuela Welcome...and about your English....it's better than most of the people I know.
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21st December 2007, 06:31	#5 (permalink)
*jradomski* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Sport Kiss Optima rEvo Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon Classic Kiss rEvo Other CCR Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: "Da" Bronx Posts: 2,817	Re: Hailing from Venezuela Quote: (Originally Posted by hawke) Thanks RBN I hope to learn as much as I can and if I have enough luck to one day help to pass along what I learned to other divers interested in rebreathers. I have already found a technical instuctor who is a member of Rebreatherworld here in Venezuela and another venezuelan technical diver interested in rebreathers so maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to try one. Greetings Daniel. WHere in VZ are you.. There will be 5 KISS divers (and eventuallly instructors) shortly around Caracas.. __________________ Joe Radomski CCR Trimix Instructor Trainer ANDI Instructor Trainer Director #10 All posts are personal opinions and DO NOT reflect any affiliated agency unless specifically stated.
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21st December 2007, 18:50	#6 (permalink)
Lake_Tahoe_Diver Enjoying the silence Current Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reno, Nv. (Lake Tahoe) Posts: 185	Re: Hailing from Venezuela Welcome to our group.. __________________ Scuba Diving,the only sport where it is good to be in over your head....
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21st December 2007, 19:37	#7 (permalink)
sfldiver Team Optima Diver Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 663	Re: Hailing from Venezuela Quote: (Originally Posted by hawke) Hello I am new to rebreatherworld (registered yesterday) and just wanted to introduce myself. Please excuse me if opening a new thread is not the proper way to do it (I haven't found out how to make a post yet. Any help would be gretly appreciated). Also excuse my poor English. Anyway, My name is Daniel.I made my first open circuit dive in 1975 here in Venezuela. I have been diving OC with more or less frequency since then. Back then there were little formal recognized traning and certification here, so I began in a way being somewhat "self-taught" so to speak, but I was a voracious reader of everything related to diving (not all of it was current knoledge of course). Later I studied Biology, obtained formal certification in a recognized training agency and I have done a little scientific diving (Venezuelan style) at the University. So far as I know rebreather diving here is non-existing (except maybe in the oil extraction industry or the military) but no technical divers that I heard of so Im a "rebreather-virgin", but I have a lot of curiosity about the possibilities for tech and/or scientific diving, even though I have almost no academical or practical knowledge about it. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. Greetings to all of you Daniel Bienvenido Hawke, This is definitely the right sight to acquire information about rebreather diving, as well as to find other divers in your area. I have seen a few divers post threads from Venezuela. I found a few of them, so I've enclosed the links, as it may be useful to you in helping you find other rebreather divers in your area. I know I've seen more, but this is what I've found so far. If you send these divers a personal message, I'm sure you'll be surprised at how many other divers you'll find in Venezuela: http://www.rebreatherworld.com/intro...ight=Venezuela http://www.rebreatherworld.com/intro...ight=Venezuela Si quieres mas informacion sobre el uso de rebreathers, no tengas pena en hacer las pregunatas en este sitio, porque aqui estamos todos para aduyarnos. Mucho gusto y buena suerte! Adrian __________________ *Currently piloting & shooting...* Dive Rite O2ptima FX Rigged w/ a Dsix Custom Aluminum Frame, Nomad Wing, Transpac Harness and VR3 Computer w/ VPM-B/E & a 4th Cell Sensor Link.* Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera *Rigged in a Patima-PDCH 2008 G9 Aluminum Housing w/ an Inon UWL-100 Achromat Wide Conversion Lens, 2 Inon UCL-165M67 Close-Up Lenses and 2 Inon Z-240 Strobes.
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21st December 2007, 20:52	#8 (permalink)
Fun Under Pressure Supporting Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 594	Re: Hailing from Venezuela WElcome and a lot of fun here on Rebreather World. Greetings from germany. Cheers Markku
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21st December 2007, 23:03	#9 (permalink)
hawke New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Venezuela Posts: 3	Re: Hailing from Venezuela Thanks to all of you, RebreatherNut, jepuskar, jradomski, Lake_Tahoe_Diver, sfldiver (Adrian) and Fun Under Pressure (Markku) for your. welcome messages. Jradomski, I'm in Caracas so if you have additional information about rebreather divers here please send me a PM or something, I will appreciate it. Adrian, thanks for the links, I will PMs they. Thanks again to all of you Greetings Daniel
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