Northern Technical Training

Inspiration CCR Diver Training

Introduction 

The programme is design to progress the trained recreational diver to the skill level of Inspiration diver.

Student Prerequisites

 The student must meet the following criteria to undertake this programme:

• Be a qualified recreational open water diver
• Be a qualified open circuit diver or equivalent
• Have completed 100 hours on open circuit below 40m using air.

Programme Content

The programme will cover such items as:

• Revision of basic EAN diving and gas blending theory
• Optimum bailout strategy including manual CCR mode, SCR mode and full OC bailout
• Decompression implications of the various CCR dives
• Decompression implications of the various CCR bailout strategies
• Gear configuration for a CCR dive
• Complete a oral exam to the Instructors satisfaction on all factors of diving an Inspiration CCR

Equipment Required

The programme requires that the following equipment must be used:

• CCR fitted with an oxygen OC bailout 2^nd stage and flow control device
• CCR fitted with a diluent OC bailout 2^nd stage
• Decompression CCR computer or tables
• Backup tables for decompression dives undertaken
• 1X oxygen clean seven litre sling cylinders with regulator as a minimum bail out on dives deeper than 30m.
• Spare mask
• Strobe
• DSMB and deployment reel

Programme Scope

The programme will comply with the following limits:

• Maximum dive depth limit 50m
• No PPO2 at depth greater than 1.4
• No PPO2 on deco greater than 1.6
• One or more of the bailout gases must be breathable at all the depths of the dive
• Bailout gas must be adequate for 1-½ divers to complete the dive safely.

Skill Tests

The following skills must be demonstrated to the instructor during the course:

• Complete an open circuit check out dive to the maximum depth of 50m under instructor observation not instruction
• Complete the following tasks at a maximum deep of 20m in full gear configuration