Mod 3 Completed

Silent · 7th June 2006, 16:00

Well I've had a week & a bit to recover from one of the most intensive courses I've ever done and in the post this morning I received my cert card to say I'm now officially a Mixed Gas CCR diver on my Meg.

First of all a big thanks to Dave (DecoDiver) for as always making the course very informative, hard work, rewarding & a barrel of laughs at the same time!

Here goes with a brief'ish

run down of the course.

I arrived at Andy Hayhurst's place on the Thursday morning to collect Dave & his kit and to meet the 2 Inspiration guys who'd be doing the course alongside myself & my mate Mark E.
With kit all loaded we headed off to Capernwray (Inland Quarry training site) to get things started.

From Dave's briefing it was apparent that this course would most certainly live up to his reputation of us having to 'Earn the cert' rather than buying it!
(Especially when he informed us he'd already failed 2 O/C Mix divers earlier in the week for not being up to scratch

)

Over the next 2 dives we were relentlessly put through our paces doing mask clears, loop clears, bailouts, no-mask swims, stage hand-offs, no-mask gas-sharing swims as well as the usual High O2/ Low O2/ CO2 drills, oh and some line skills as well.
All seemed to go fairly well except for the odd mistake which was rewarded with the customary shouting & swearing through the loop from Dave...

The 2nd dive ended in a rather sobering manner for all of us, with Dave illustrating the need for carrying bailout by simulating a full loop flood...

We then head back to Andy H's to refill gases & pack scrubbers ready for the trip to Wast Water on Friday and a couple of hours theory.
Mark & myself return to our B&B for a spot of dinner before heading off to bed at a rather early 10.15 suprisingly knackered!!

Friday morning we meet at Andy H's all slightly tired

and in rather overcast conditions unlike the briliant sunshine from Thursday

.

Dive 3 in Wast Water starts off promising as the viz is a rather good 10-12m.
Needless to say over the course of the next few hours it diminishes somewhat with another tirade of skills practice from Dave including lots of un-expected no-mask no-loop bailouts & Mod 1 skill drills.

Just as well we were the last divers out of the water as I don't think the other divers would have appreciated the crap viz conditions we'd created

We return to Andy H's again to refill gases & scrubbers before finishing off the theory with some very sobering thoughts on bailout requirements & scenarios.

We finally return to the B&B to collapse into bed not long before midnight.

Saturday morning see's us back at Andy H's before heading off to Wast Water for our final dive to the bottom around 75mt.

On this dive we have the added pleasure of Andy Hayhurst & Phil Ennis joining us for the trip to the bottom.

Ok so this is the big one and we are all fairly apprehensive but expectant that the hard work from the previous 2 days will stand us good.
More skills & drills follow in the dark waters but thankfully it's not that cold at depth (to me anyway

) recording a respectable 7/8 deg.

After 2h 40m in the water we all emerge from the water to find it's still wet & overcast except for a patch of sunlight right down the other end of the lake... Oh how typical of British weather!

Dave debrief's us and gives us the good news that he's satisfied with our performance and have earnt our certs.
We then pack all the kit away and head back to Andy H's (via the supermarket) for some much needed beer and a BBQ kindly attended to by Andy's wife.

We also meet Simon (Gadget) & Julie (Tigger Meg) and spend the evening chilling out and swapping stories.

All in all a great 3 days with lots of hard work from Dave which made for a very enjoyable and worthwhile course and I'd thoroughly recommend him to anyone.

Sorry it didn't turn out to be that brief a report.....

Neil

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 7th June 2006, 17:05

Quote: (Originally Posted by Silent)

All seemed to go fairly well except for the odd mistake which was rewarded with the customary shouting & swearing through the loop . . . .

Unfortunately, I am all too familiar with that sound.

Congratulations!

***Decodiver*** · 7th June 2006, 18:27

Congratulations Neil, you and the other guys earned your certs.

Well done,

Dave.

rogeringebo · 7th June 2006, 18:43

Well done!
In what organization was the course held?
What is the minimum/maximum depth for mod3?
Thinking about doing it myself...
/Roger

Silent · 7th June 2006, 19:19

Quote: (Originally Posted by rogeringebo)

Well done!
In what organization was the course held?
What is the minimum/maximum depth for mod3?
Thinking about doing it myself...
/Roger

Hi Roger,

It was with PSA International, the course qualifies you to a max depth of 100m.

Neil

mixedangased · 7th June 2006, 20:32

congrats silent,
did mine the previous wk at the same place
ex course really puts you through ur paces, thanks dave (decodiver). + andy for providing the gas fills + the new suit when my zip broke.
chris

***Decodiver*** · 7th June 2006, 20:38

Well done Chris, it was nice seeing you again and congrats on earning your cert, it is refreshing to see former Mod 1 students of mine like yourself, Neil and Mark who are right on top of their skills from day one, good to see that you practice my ethos of skills every dive.

Thanks to you all for your hard work and commitment, and yes I failed 2 OC trimix people that same week for just not being up to scratch.

Cheers,

Dave.

narked at 90 · 7th June 2006, 20:46

well done my old friend....with all these c dards you got you'll be looking for a real buddy next

really mate well done i know dave is a hard task master in the water.
kindest regards john routley

***Decodiver*** · 7th June 2006, 22:16

And if anyone is after doing normoxic trimix or advanced trimix on Evolution/Inspiration or Megalodon I have another week of courses in the UK in September and regular courses for the Europeans in Switzerland throughout the summer...............

I can only guarantee that you will learn a lot about your own diving abilities and your units on this course, the course is hard, intensive and fun.

Cheers,

Dave Cooper.

Mark E · 8th June 2006, 18:54

Let me also add my thanks to Dave for an enlightening and challenging course.

It was a sobering reminder of how you need to keep on top of your skills. We all promise ourselves that we will practice this skill or that skill after we have cleared our deco, but how many of us actually do?

I for one have learned to not be so blasé about it – if you say you are going to practice the skill, don’t get out of the water until you have done so

Once again Dave, thanks for all the tutoring and knowledge.

7th June 2006, 16:00	#1 (permalink)
Silent Staying Silent! Mostly... Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Ouroboros Other CCR Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northants, UK Posts: 383	Mod 3 Completed Well I've had a week & a bit to recover from one of the most intensive courses I've ever done and in the post this morning I received my cert card to say I'm now officially a Mixed Gas CCR diver on my Meg. First of all a big thanks to Dave (DecoDiver) for as always making the course very informative, hard work, rewarding & a barrel of laughs at the same time! Here goes with a brief'ish run down of the course. I arrived at Andy Hayhurst's place on the Thursday morning to collect Dave & his kit and to meet the 2 Inspiration guys who'd be doing the course alongside myself & my mate Mark E. With kit all loaded we headed off to Capernwray (Inland Quarry training site) to get things started. From Dave's briefing it was apparent that this course would most certainly live up to his reputation of us having to 'Earn the cert' rather than buying it! (Especially when he informed us he'd already failed 2 O/C Mix divers earlier in the week for not being up to scratch ) Over the next 2 dives we were relentlessly put through our paces doing mask clears, loop clears, bailouts, no-mask swims, stage hand-offs, no-mask gas-sharing swims as well as the usual High O2/ Low O2/ CO2 drills, oh and some line skills as well. All seemed to go fairly well except for the odd mistake which was rewarded with the customary shouting & swearing through the loop from Dave... The 2nd dive ended in a rather sobering manner for all of us, with Dave illustrating the need for carrying bailout by simulating a full loop flood... We then head back to Andy H's to refill gases & pack scrubbers ready for the trip to Wast Water on Friday and a couple of hours theory. Mark & myself return to our B&B for a spot of dinner before heading off to bed at a rather early 10.15 suprisingly knackered!! Friday morning we meet at Andy H's all slightly tired and in rather overcast conditions unlike the briliant sunshine from Thursday . Dive 3 in Wast Water starts off promising as the viz is a rather good 10-12m. Needless to say over the course of the next few hours it diminishes somewhat with another tirade of skills practice from Dave including lots of un-expected no-mask no-loop bailouts & Mod 1 skill drills. Just as well we were the last divers out of the water as I don't think the other divers would have appreciated the crap viz conditions we'd created We return to Andy H's again to refill gases & scrubbers before finishing off the theory with some very sobering thoughts on bailout requirements & scenarios. We finally return to the B&B to collapse into bed not long before midnight. Saturday morning see's us back at Andy H's before heading off to Wast Water for our final dive to the bottom around 75mt. On this dive we have the added pleasure of Andy Hayhurst & Phil Ennis joining us for the trip to the bottom. Ok so this is the big one and we are all fairly apprehensive but expectant that the hard work from the previous 2 days will stand us good. More skills & drills follow in the dark waters but thankfully it's not that cold at depth (to me anyway ) recording a respectable 7/8 deg. After 2h 40m in the water we all emerge from the water to find it's still wet & overcast except for a patch of sunlight right down the other end of the lake... Oh how typical of British weather! Dave debrief's us and gives us the good news that he's satisfied with our performance and have earnt our certs. We then pack all the kit away and head back to Andy H's (via the supermarket) for some much needed beer and a BBQ kindly attended to by Andy's wife. We also meet Simon (Gadget) & Julie (Tigger Meg) and spend the evening chilling out and swapping stories. All in all a great 3 days with lots of hard work from Dave which made for a very enjoyable and worthwhile course and I'd thoroughly recommend him to anyone. Sorry it didn't turn out to be that brief a report..... Neil __________________ On the dark side everyone can hear you scream...... Last edited by Silent : 7th June 2006 at 19:17. Reason: Formatting & typo
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*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,217	Re: Mod 3 Completed Quote: (Originally Posted by Silent) All seemed to go fairly well except for the odd mistake which was rewarded with the customary shouting & swearing through the loop . . . . Unfortunately, I am all too familiar with that sound. Congratulations! __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com
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*Decodiver* Administrator Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Geneva Posts: 2,194	Re: Mod 3 Completed Congratulations Neil, you and the other guys *earned* your certs. Well done, Dave. __________________ CCR/OC Trimix Instructor Trainer CCR Training to Mixed Gas in Switzerland, France, UK & Germany on Megalodon/COPIS-Megalodon/KISS/Sport KISS/Ouroboros/rEvo/Inspiration/Evolution/Sentinel www.zerogravitydiving.com Rebreather World Terms & Conditions
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7th June 2006, 18:43	#4 (permalink)
rogeringebo Life starts at 100 Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Pelagian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 739	Re: Mod 3 Completed Well done! In what organization was the course held? What is the minimum/maximum depth for mod3? Thinking about doing it myself... /Roger __________________ Life starts at 100
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Silent Staying Silent! Mostly... Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Ouroboros Other CCR Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northants, UK Posts: 383	Re: Mod 3 Completed Quote: (Originally Posted by rogeringebo) Well done! In what organization was the course held? What is the minimum/maximum depth for mod3? Thinking about doing it myself... /Roger Hi Roger, It was with PSA International, the course qualifies you to a max depth of 100m. Neil __________________ On the dark side everyone can hear you scream......
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mixedangased mixedangased Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: gloucestershire Posts: 60	Re: Mod 3 Completed congrats silent, did mine the previous wk at the same place ex course really puts you through ur paces, thanks dave (decodiver). + andy for providing the gas fills + the new suit when my zip broke. chris __________________ if it ain`t broke,fix it till`it is!
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*Decodiver* Administrator Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Geneva Posts: 2,194	Re: Mod 3 Completed Well done Chris, it was nice seeing you again and congrats on earning your cert, it is refreshing to see former Mod 1 students of mine like yourself, Neil and Mark who are right on top of their skills from day one, good to see that you practice my ethos of skills every dive. Thanks to you all for your hard work and commitment, and yes I failed 2 OC trimix people that same week for just not being up to scratch. Cheers, Dave. __________________ CCR/OC Trimix Instructor Trainer CCR Training to Mixed Gas in Switzerland, France, UK & Germany on Megalodon/COPIS-Megalodon/KISS/Sport KISS/Ouroboros/rEvo/Inspiration/Evolution/Sentinel www.zerogravitydiving.com Rebreather World Terms & Conditions
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narked at 90 John Routley Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: middlands uk Posts: 1,074	Re: Mod 3 Completed well done my old friend....with all these c dards you got you'll be looking for a real buddy next really mate well done i know dave is a hard task master in the water. kindest regards john routley __________________ *WWW.NARKEDAT90.CO.UK* *http://www.grpservices.com/pursuit/* Supporting Shearwater Research Products in Europe Narked at 90 Go Military
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*Decodiver* Administrator Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Geneva Posts: 2,194	Courses available And if anyone is after doing normoxic trimix or advanced trimix on Evolution/Inspiration or Megalodon I have another week of courses in the UK in September and regular courses for the Europeans in Switzerland throughout the summer............... I can only guarantee that you will learn a lot about your own diving abilities and your units on this course, the course is hard, intensive and fun. Cheers, Dave Cooper. __________________ CCR/OC Trimix Instructor Trainer CCR Training to Mixed Gas in Switzerland, France, UK & Germany on Megalodon/COPIS-Megalodon/KISS/Sport KISS/Ouroboros/rEvo/Inspiration/Evolution/Sentinel www.zerogravitydiving.com Rebreather World Terms & Conditions Last edited by Decodiver : 7th June 2006 at 22:29.
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Mark E New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kent, England Posts: 12	Re: Mod 3 Completed Let me also add my thanks to Dave for an enlightening and challenging course. It was a sobering reminder of how you need to keep on top of your skills. We all promise ourselves that we will practice this skill or that skill after we have cleared our deco, but how many of us actually do? I for one have learned to not be so blasé about it – if you say you are going to practice the skill, don’t get out of the water until you have done so Once again Dave, thanks for all the tutoring and knowledge.
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