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CCR Cave Diving in Florida

Andy Moll from UK’s Dive magazine describes his experiences learning how to use a closed-circuit rebreather in Florida. Full article here.

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Bailout Gas

How much bail out gas do you suggest carrying on a dive?

Reply:

Many people have very differing opinions on this topic, but I prefer to carry adequate personal bailout gas to get me to the surface safely. When extremely long-range dives warrant carrying more than two 80cft tanks in addition to my rebreather, then I usually stage gas in depots within the cave. Deco gas that is staged in the cave is sometimes planned as shared gas since both my partner and I are unlikely to need open circuit deco gas at the same time. I approach each dive as an independent risk assessment and try to make the best choices for extreme conservatism.

Jill

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Question about CCR/OC safety

I get questions from OC and CCR divers from the world over.  Click on the "Ask Jill" link in the sidebar and I'll be happy to reply--Here's a topic that comes up often:

Hi Jill
… I have on question about CCR that perhaps you can help me with. I work on a large motor yacht that travels all over which allows me to dive in some awesome places. However, none of the guys that I dive with on a regular basis dive CCR… Can I safely dive on CCR with OC divers if I brief my OC buddy on the safety and contingency procedures, or is this considered a no-no?

Reply:

This is a greatly debated topic, but I find no reason why you should not dive with an OC buddy. It is important to brief them on a few things :

1. Practice air sharing (a long hose on your bailout bottle is a perfect solution).
2. Show them where your inflator is located (in the event they need to assist you with buoyancy).
3. Show them how to close the loop if it is found out of your mouth.

Beyond that, if there is interest, you can cover things like rescue simulations, reading displays, lights and alarms.

The most important thing is to understand that they are likely to plead ignorance on rebreathers and it is incumbent on you to ensure that you are both capable of self-rescue and buddy-rescue scenarios before embarking on the dive.

All the best.

Jill

Jill Hosts First CCR Cave Summit

First CCR Cave Summit

Recent participants in the NACD International Cave Diving Conference had an opportunity to play a part in technical diving history by attending the First Closed-Circuit Rebreather (CCR) Cave Diving Summit. Luminaries and manufacturers from the rebreather industry traveled great distances to share their experiences and new equipment with interested divers and instructors.

The concept of the Summit Meeting was born from my perception that the rebreather market is experiencing explosive growth without complementary agreement within the cave diving community as to their safe use in the overhead environment. Since I began diving closed circuit rebreathers well over a