Hello there to all

aford · 25th January 2007, 03:51

Hello there,
My wife and i have about 150 OC dives in each and thought that it would be good to increase our dive times to enjoy our sport more, so we have just completed the MOD 1 (Inspiration and Evolution) in the Philippines and we would just like to thank Rebreather World for making it a little easier for us both in the explanation of what the whole CCR world consists of and also the phsycological trips that you go on during the course.
We were fortunate that we did it together as one day I would be on a high and she on a low and then the next it would reverse.
Just when it all seemed to be coming together something stupid would happen and you would think "Im I ever going to master this thing" !! The next day you would leave to go back to the hotel thinking "well, I am getting there" after it all came together again,just as many have said, and written about here in Rebreather World before us, in the various forums.
We both now understand that we are still on a learning curve but at least after the course it is flattening out a little.
Problems on the course with equipment were limited to a cell failure on my new Inspiration and this is being replaced free of charge from APD.and a battery warning on the wifes new Evolution, battery replacement solved that.
We would also say that the level of instruction has a lot to do with the course and we were fortunate that we had picked Paul Neilson out of Hong Kongs Mandarin divers as ours. He would see when it was getting fraught and call the next dive a fun dive, and it would be, relaxing and informative but also confidence boosting, so big thanks to Paul and his team at Mandarin.
So to any of you considering changeing over to CCR, go for it.
Read as much as you can before you start the course and select a good instructor and it will all fall into place.
We are heading off again soon to the Philippines to get some benefit from the units and get some more time in as, as with OC, experience and practice is what it is all about.
Thanks again Rebreather World.
Alex & Haemi.

**Gill Envy** · 25th January 2007, 06:24

Alex and Haemi,
thanks for the course report. In some ways i still feel like it's just as you described, some good days and some hard days. the good days more and more outnumber the hard ones as the experience builds, a year into it, i'm still struck with what an awsome technology it is. while it takes continuous effort to master it is also very gratifying because you just never stop learning. it was so much new stuff for us to learn at first, going from recreational oc divers to what some call "hard core" tec divers. I still consider myself a beginner and a recreational diver. I share in your excitement to spread the word to other OC divers, the increased bottome time is sooo worth it, it's a struggle at times but even simply doubling the bottom time from 50 to 100 minutes makes it worth it on that alone for us. Happy diving and don't be shy, keep us "posted" on your progress, challenges and discoveries!

25th January 2007, 03:51	#1 (permalink)
aford New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Shenzen, China Posts: 9	Hello there to all Hello there, My wife and i have about 150 OC dives in each and thought that it would be good to increase our dive times to enjoy our sport more, so we have just completed the MOD 1 (Inspiration and Evolution) in the Philippines and we would just like to thank Rebreather World for making it a little easier for us both in the explanation of what the whole CCR world consists of and also the phsycological trips that you go on during the course. We were fortunate that we did it together as one day I would be on a high and she on a low and then the next it would reverse. Just when it all seemed to be coming together something stupid would happen and you would think "Im I ever going to master this thing" !! The next day you would leave to go back to the hotel thinking "well, I am getting there" after it all came together again,just as many have said, and written about here in Rebreather World before us, in the various forums. We both now understand that we are still on a learning curve but at least after the course it is flattening out a little. Problems on the course with equipment were limited to a cell failure on my new Inspiration and this is being replaced free of charge from APD.and a battery warning on the wifes new Evolution, battery replacement solved that. We would also say that the level of instruction has a lot to do with the course and we were fortunate that we had picked Paul Neilson out of Hong Kongs Mandarin divers as ours. He would see when it was getting fraught and call the next dive a fun dive, and it would be, relaxing and informative but also confidence boosting, so big thanks to Paul and his team at Mandarin. So to any of you considering changeing over to CCR, go for it. Read as much as you can before you start the course and select a good instructor and it will all fall into place. We are heading off again soon to the Philippines to get some benefit from the units and get some more time in as, as with OC, experience and practice is what it is all about. Thanks again Rebreather World. Alex & Haemi.
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25th January 2007, 06:24	#2 (permalink)
Gill Envy Shearwater Copis Diver Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Other CCR Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: seattle Posts: 1,255	Re: Hello there to all Alex and Haemi, thanks for the course report. In some ways i still feel like it's just as you described, some good days and some hard days. the good days more and more outnumber the hard ones as the experience builds, a year into it, i'm still struck with what an awsome technology it is. while it takes continuous effort to master it is also very gratifying because you just never stop learning. it was so much new stuff for us to learn at first, going from recreational oc divers to what some call "hard core" tec divers. I still consider myself a beginner and a recreational diver. I share in your excitement to spread the word to other OC divers, the increased bottome time is sooo worth it, it's a struggle at times but even simply doubling the bottom time from 50 to 100 minutes makes it worth it on that alone for us. Happy diving and don't be shy, keep us "posted" on your progress, challenges and discoveries! __________________ Gill Envy ...Because I wasn't born with gills! ><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>
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