{"id":208,"date":"2013-09-14T07:43:48","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T07:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ap.msurl.net\/blog\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:15:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T11:15:41","slug":"new-to-ccr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/rebreathers\/new-to-ccr\/","title":{"rendered":"New to CCR?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-208\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-208-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-0\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">CCR ADVANTAGES<br \/>AT-A-GLANCE<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dive Deeper\u00a0<\/strong>-\u00a0the optimum nitrox mix at every depth<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stay Longer<\/strong>\u00a0-\u00a0with dramatically increased No-Deco bottom times<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greatly Reduced Deco<\/strong> - if you do incur penalties, O2 rich Deco gets you out of the water quicker<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extreme Low Gas Use<\/strong> - consumption is governed by metabolism not depth, so average use is only about 1 litre\/min!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greater Comfort<\/strong> - with warm, moist breathing gas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Versatility<\/strong> - out-of-the-box unit ready to go, shallow or deep<\/li>\n<li><strong>No Expensive Gas-mixing or\u00a0Pre-planning<\/strong> - for a target depth<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perfect Buoyancy Control<\/strong> - unaffected by breathing<\/li>\n<li><strong>No Bubbles, Silent Diving<\/strong> - get up really close to the wild-life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-208\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCR-Advantages-at-a-glance-Ray-Van-Eaden1-1.jpg\" width=\"478\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCR-Advantages-at-a-glance-Ray-Van-Eaden1-1.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCR-Advantages-at-a-glance-Ray-Van-Eaden1-1-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" title=\"CCR-Advantages-at-a-glance-Ray-Van-Eaden1\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-1\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-208\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-2\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>DO NOT DISTURB<\/h2>\n<h3>Why make the move to CCR? #1<\/h3>\n<h3>Silent Diving.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You\u2019re no longer an intruder or noisy spectator - you\u2019re a natural part of the sealife around you. Closed circuit rebreathers give you the freedom and time to dive the way you always dreamt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-208\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-kozmik-1.jpg\" width=\"305\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-kozmik-1.jpg 305w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-kozmik-1-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" title=\"jim-kozmik\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-3\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>As an underwater cameraman\u2026 the basic reasons that I switched from heavy dual tanks to a nice light rebreather unit like [the Inspiration evo] are\u2026 simplicity, quietness\u2026 I can stay down longer\u2026 It gives me 100% humidified gas\u2026 It is just wonderful for gas consumption\u2026 there\u2019s no up and down movement when I breathe\u2026 and small animals in the ocean totally ignore me\u2026 like I\u2019m one of the rocks!<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Jim Kozmik (Assoc. Producer Sport Diver TV) kozmikunderwater.com<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-4\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-208\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-4-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-5\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-208\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/take-your-time-1.jpg\" width=\"478\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/take-your-time-1.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/take-your-time-1-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" title=\"take-your-time\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>TAKE YOUR TIME<\/h2>\n<h3>Why make the move to CCR? #2<\/h3>\n<h3>More dive time.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>AP CCRs significantly extend no-stop times.<\/strong>\u00a0Down to 30m, dive times without incurring deco are\u00a0<em>t<\/em><em>ypically double\u00a0<\/em>the times on open circuit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The significance of diving with an oxygen-rich breathing gas is that the percentage of inert gas is considerably lower. Consequently, the time allowed to dive before decompression is required \u2013\u00a0<strong>no-stop time \u2013 is dramatically increased.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At air-range depths these benefits are huge. Want to take your time on a reef?\u00a0<strong>3 hours at 20m<em>\u00a0with no deco<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is a realistic dive with the Inspiration xpd or evp (or about 2.5 hours with the Inspiration evo - due to the smaller scrubber unit) compared to just 36 minutes on open circuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-6\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-208\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-6-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-7\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>LOOK DEEPER<\/h2>\n<h3>Why make the move to CCR? #3<\/h3>\n<h3>Super-Nitrox Diving.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Mixing\u00a0<em>super-nitrox<\/em>\u00a0on the fly - the Inspiration delivers the optimum oxygen-rich mix throughout the dive.<\/strong>\u00a0The Inspiration offers all of the increased depth, time and deco advantages of open circuit nitrox diving but without the expense, time and hassle of pre-mixing multiple gases for pre-planned target depths, excessive cylinder carrying or gas-switching during the dive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Inspiration CCRs offer simplified mix gas diving.<\/strong>\u00a0The oxygen controller maintains a\u00a0<strong>Constant Partial Pressure of Oxygen<\/strong>\u00a0(PO<sub>2<\/sub>) in the breathing loop and thereby\u00a0<strong>delivers a variable fraction of oxygen<\/strong>\u00a0(FO<sub>2<\/sub>) at every depth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In practice this gives you ultimate versatility: from shallow reef to deep wreck, the same prepped unit will automatically deliver the optimum mix at every depth and a super-O<sub>2<\/sub>-rich mix during deco.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper1 siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-8\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t\n\n<section id=\"parallax_5586\" class=\"adamrob_parallax  \" style=\"height:600px; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/mike-e-egypt-mp.jpg); background-size: cover;\" speed=\"0\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"parallax_5586_content\" class=\"adamrob_pcontainer\" style=\"height:600px;\">\n\n\n\t\t<table style=\"width:100%; height:100%; border-style:none; margin:0;\">\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"parallax-header\" style=\"text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; padding:20px; border-style:none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"parallax_5586_posttitle\" class=\"adamrob_parallax_posttitle\" style=\"color:#fff; font-size:48px; text-transform:uppercase;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLESS HANG TIME\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-9\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>LESS HANG TIME<\/h2>\n<h3>Why make the move to CCR? #4<\/h3>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Reduced Deco.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>If you do stay down long enough to incur deco penalties, these obligations are greatly reduced.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0<em>super-nitrox<\/em>\u00a0- delivering the optimum oxygen-rich mix at every depth throughout the dive and an increasingly super oxygen-rich mix at deco depths, the Inspiration gets you out of the water much much quicker than the open circuit guys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To give just one example:\u00a0<strong>A dive to 30m for an hour will incur only 11 minutes stop time.<\/strong>\u00a0If you were to do the same dive on open circuit Air, which is very unlikely, but... if you did... you would incur about 74 minutes deco!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/less-hanging-about2-1.jpg\" width=\"478\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/less-hanging-about2-1.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/less-hanging-about2-1-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" title=\"less-hanging-about2\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-10\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-10-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-10-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-10-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-11\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-11-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-11-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a name=\"cut-your-gas-bill\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">CUT YOUR GAS BILL<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why make the move to CCR? #5<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Use a lot less gas.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>One of the most significant advantages of fully closed circuit diving is the massive increase in gas efficiency<\/strong>, with smaller cylinders, less visits to the filling station and cheaper fills (particularly when using Trimix)\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Open circuit SCUBA (air or mixed gas) is extremely wasteful of gas. This waste increases dramatically with depth.<\/p>\n<p>At 30m a typical open circuit diver breathes at the rate of 100 litres per minute: 98.9% of which is just volume make-up and is simply bubbled away \u2013 every minute!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-11-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-12\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-12-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-12-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cut-your-gas-bill-21-21.jpg\" width=\"956\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cut-your-gas-bill-21-21.jpg 956w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cut-your-gas-bill-21-21-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" title=\"Cut-your-gas-bill-21-2\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-208-12-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\"...10 hours diving from each Inspiration 3 litre gas fill!'<\/h3>\n<p>In contrast, the AP INSPIRATION CCR diver's breathing volume normally only needs to be made up once (compensating for squeeze\u00a0with gas from the diluent cylinder) and metabolised oxygen replaced as the dive progresses (average metabolic\u00a0consumption = about 1 litre\/min) - reducing the gas demands to a fraction of open circuit levels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Typical consumption for an INSPIRATION diver is about 30 bar per cylinder per dive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The INSPIRATION xpd's 3 litre onboard oxygen cylinder charged to 200 bar will provide: 3 x 200 = 600 litres O2.<\/p>\n<p>At the average consumption rate of 1 litre\/min - this offers about 600 minutes or 10 hours of diving from each INSPIRATION\u00a03 litre gas fill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vgLinkSingle\"><a  class=\"vgLink yellow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/rebreathers\/new-to-ccr\/dive-duration\/\">Dive Duration - Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-12-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-13\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-13\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-13-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-13-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-13-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-14\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-14\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-14-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-14-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-14-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">HOW REBREATHERS WORK: PART 1<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Closed Circuit<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Recycle - Replenish - Re-use<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>As an experienced open circuit diver<\/strong>, you\u2019ll be very aware that the bulk of your gas is lost, bubbled away, every time you breathe out and that this waste increases dramatically, the deeper you go. With fully closed circuit rebreathers like the AP Inspiration, all of your exhaled gas is retained within the system in a closed loop. It is then filtered, refreshed and recycled back to you to breathe again. Bubbles escape only during ascent and mask clearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-14-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-15\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-15\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-15-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-15-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div class=\"vg_vg_single_widget\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ytplayer\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"710\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Scl2rE5yXQc?autoplay=0&autohide=1&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&theme=light\" frameborder=\"0\" ><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-15-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-16\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-16\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-16-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-16-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-16-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-17\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-17\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-17-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-17-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">HOW REBREATHERS WORK: PART 2<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Constant PO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0Setpoint\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2013 elegant gas mixing on the fly<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Diving an AP rebreather is essentially like diving with a small nitrox blending machine on your back - one that constantly produces the best gas for whatever depth you are at. How does it do this? By using the elegant mechanism of Constant PO<sub>2<\/sub>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On open circuit scuba the gas mix, or fraction of Oxygen, is constant (approx. 21% O<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0in air) at all depths while the partial pressure of Oxygen (ppO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0or PO<sub>2)<\/sub>\u00a0is variable with depth \u2013 i.e. 0.21 bar at the surface, 0.42 at 10m, 0.63 at 20m and so on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>With APD CCRs it is the opposite case: the PO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0is held constant<\/strong>\u00a0(at a Setpoint) by the rebreather controller and consequently the mix or fraction (FO<sub>2<\/sub>) of oxygen is variable as the diver changes depth. How so? Read on...<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The AP controller maintains a constant PO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0at the chosen PO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0Setpoint throughout the dive (usually 0.7bar at the surface and for descent and 1.3 for the rest) by adding a fresh squirt of oxygen when the pressure of O<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0falls below this setpoint (due to metabolism by the diver or when ascending).\u00a0<strong>As a result, the FO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0(or O<sub>2\u00a0<\/sub>percentage) varies with depth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This can be better understood if you imagine a diver ascending from 50m\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-17-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-17-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"24\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-to-ccr-graph-1.jpg\" width=\"479\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-to-ccr-graph-1.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-to-ccr-graph-1-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-to-ccr-graph-1-478x461.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" title=\"new-to-ccr-graph\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-18\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-18\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-18-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-18-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"25\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>At 50m the ambient pressure is 6 bar. The controller maintains the PO2\u00a0at the Setpoint of 1.3 bar - therefore, the fraction of oxygen in the loop is 1.3 \u00f7 6 = approx. 0.21 or 21%. As the diver ascends the ambient pressure drops, PO2\u00a0in the loop falls and oxygen is injected by the controller until the Setpoint is regained. And so, the partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) remains the same but the percentage of oxygen in the mix rises. You can see from the table above that the diver's gas is oxygen-rich at deco depths - 80%+ rising to 100% at 3m - ideal for speedy deco.<\/p>\n<h4>Understanding the benefits of high FO2:<\/h4>\n<p>Why is oxygen-rich gas the best?\u00a0Good question, and one most divers will already be familiar with:<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell\u2026 the more oxygen in the mix, the less inert gas (nitrogen, helium) for our bodies to absorb and create deco obligations. And so:\u00a0Oxygen-rich = more dive-time, greater depth, less deco.<\/p>\n<h4>\u2028Understanding partial pressure of Oxygen:<\/h4>\n<p>PO2 or FO2\u2026 Where does the danger lie in terms of Oxygen toxicity?\u00a0Another good one and the answer is clearly...<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">It is all about the PO2<\/h4>\n<p>After all, you can breathe 100% Oxygen perfectly safely at the surface and above 6m (as they did with early pure O2 rebreathers). Imagine for a second, you are diving with this type of historic kit...<\/p>\n<p>At the surface, with an FO2 of 100% your partial pressure of O2\u00a0= 1 bar, i.e. a safe PO2. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The physiological safety band of oxygen pressure for human beings is 0.16 to 1.6 bar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you descend (with this fictitious pure oxygen breathing apparatus) the ambient pressure changes. At 1m for example, with this fixed 100% mix your partial pressure of Oxygen is now 1.1 bar. At 2m it increases to 1.2 bar, at 3m = 1.3 bar and so on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So by the time you reach 6m your PO2 = 1.6. You are still breathing 100% Oxygen but now at 1.6 bar you are entering the danger zone where Oxygen becomes poisonous or Hyperoxic. Alternatively, if you were to go the other way and ascend in a hot-air balloon to over three times the height of Everest - to the point where the ambient pressure drops to 0.16 bar - your 100% Oxygen\u00a0supply would now be 0.16 PO2 \u00a0and would start to become Hypoxic.\u00a0It's all about the PO2 .<\/p>\n<p>Which is why, in CCR training we emphasise \"<em>Always know your PO2!<\/em>\". \u00a0In contrast to\u00a0open circuit scuba, where we are taught to constantly be aware of how much gas we have left, in CCR, the importance is \"<em>What gas? - what PO2 - am I breathing?<\/em>\".<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-19\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-19\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-19-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-19-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-19-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"26\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-19-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-20\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-20\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-20-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-20-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"27\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">HOW REBREATHERS WORK: PART 3<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Tale of Two Cylinders - The Diluent Gas<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The Inspiration is a complex piece of kit - but ingeniously simple at heart. There are two onboard cylinders. One contains pure oxygen, the other a diluent gas - usually Air.*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The diluent gas has several important functions: injected to maintain counterlung volume on descent, compensating for squeeze (injected either automatically via the Auto Diluent Valve (ADV) or manually by the diver if no ADV is fitted); it is also used for BCD and dry-suit inflation. Only small quantities are used \u2013 typically 30-40 bar per dive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-21\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-21\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-21-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-21-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"28\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>As a \u2018diluent\u2019 or dilutant, it dilutes the gas mix<\/strong>\u00a0so that it is safe to breathe at depths greater than 6m. If the rebreather had only pure oxygen in the loop (as some historic designs did) then it would rise to the hyperoxic upper limit of 1.6 bar at 6m. [The physiological safety band of oxygen pressure for human beings is 0.16 to 1.6 bar] Using diluent allows the unit to maintain a safe PO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0(i.e. the unit\u2019s 0.7 bar lower default setpoint) on descent.<\/p>\n<p>The diluent gas also provides an important reserve gas supply for either a \"diluent flush\"or open circuit bailout if needed.<\/p>\n<p>*NOTE: If Trimix \/ Heliox is used instead of Air as the diluent supply and modification is made to the bailout contingency, AP CCRs can be dived to depths of 100m+. For Trimix dives it is necessary to pre-mix a diluent that is suitable for the target depth in terms of PO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0and PH<sub>2<\/sub>. Although, on these dives there is no increase in deco-free bottom times compared to open circuit, the fact that the breathing mixture is optimised during the ascent reduces dive planning, simplifies the logisitics, reduces the gas cost exponentially, can reduce the deco times and gives the diver the stress-reducing flexibility of extended gas durations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vgLinkSingle\"><a  class=\"vgLink yellow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/rebreathers\/new-to-ccr\/rebreather-safety-and-bailout-procedures\/\">Safety & Bailout - Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-21-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-21-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"30\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/rebreathers-new-to-ccr-how-rebreathers-work-part-3-ap-diving-1.jpg\" width=\"478\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/rebreathers-new-to-ccr-how-rebreathers-work-part-3-ap-diving-1.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/rebreathers-new-to-ccr-how-rebreathers-work-part-3-ap-diving-1-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" title=\"rebreathers-new-to-ccr-how-rebreathers-work-part-3-ap-diving\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-22\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-22\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-22-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-22-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-22-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"31\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-22-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-23\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-23\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-23-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-23-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"32\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/prepare-to-be-a-novice-again1-1.jpg\" width=\"478\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/prepare-to-be-a-novice-again1-1.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/prepare-to-be-a-novice-again1-1-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" title=\"prepare-to-be-a-novice-again1\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-23-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-23-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"33\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">PREPARE TO BE A NOVICE AGAIN<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">You may be the best open circuit diver\u00a0since Falco... but with closed circuit,\u00a0everyone starts off a newbie.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>All rebreathers require specialist training before you use them.<\/strong>\u00a0That\u2019s why AP Diving will only sell rebreathers to divers who are trained and qualified with an AP recognised instructor and agency. No matter how experienced or confident you are on open circuit, you\u2019re starting again with a rebreather -\u00a0<em>and you\u2019re always learning<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>And that\u2019s the point of doing it. To push yourself\u2026 to challenge, change and refresh your diving.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vgLinkSingle\"><a  class=\"vgLink yellow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/training\/\">FIND AN INSTRUCTOR<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-24\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-24\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-24-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-24-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-24-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"35\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-24-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-25\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-25\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-25-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-25-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"36\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">BEFORE YOU DIVE DEEPER<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Closed circuit diving offers big advantages but it\u2019s not for everyone.<br \/>Things you need to consider...<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Is it for you? Be honest with yourself about your willingness to:<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Invest the time, energy and money into training and new kit?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Be prepared to understand that you are a novice again and to learn new things?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Be self-disciplined enough to learn, practice and re-practice new skills way beyond the initial training course - to turn skills and drills into habit and instinct?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Be personally disciplined enough to consistently carry out maintenance routines and pre-dive checklists, to be able to\u00a0<strong>\u201cAlways Know Your PO<sub>2<\/sub>\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0throughout the dive.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Build your experience gradually, staying within your training limits?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Gain a thorough understanding of your rebreather, how it works, how to build it and re-build it?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Are you the type of diver who allows themselves to become complacent about kit, dive discipline and diving rules over time?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Are you the type of diver capable of planning ahead, to think through all the possibilities and make provision for them\u2026 what could go wrong, what would I need to do?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Are you the sort of person who skips the instruction manual and looks for the quick-start guide?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Have you got the networks, buddy divers, boat cover etc with the necessary skills to understand rebreathers and assist you in appropriate ways if required?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Do the rewards justify the risks for the type of diving you want to do?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Are you prepared to do the research and source a unit that has been CE certified, i.e. independently tested to meet internationally agreed performance standards<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Are you prepared to do the research to find an instructor with the appropriate experience (and ongoing CCR practice), the reputation and teaching skills to instill what you need to know to keep you alive - not just someone to get you the badge?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-26\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-26\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-26-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-26-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-26-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"37\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-26-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-27\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-27\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-27-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-27-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"38\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Most of the questions above would apply equally well to divers considering moving to the disciplines of technical open circuit diving. Both groups - OC tekkies and rebreather divers - require similar skills and mind-sets and above all, self-discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have it?<\/p>\n<p>These points are reinforced by the <strong>Rebreather Education &amp; Safety Association (RESA)<\/strong>, of which AP is a founding member. We recommend you view their introduction to CCR film opposite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-27-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-27-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"39\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gAfiZeaTMNk\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"261\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/resa-video-placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"resa video placeholder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/resa-video-placeholder.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/resa-video-placeholder-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-28\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-28\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-28-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-28-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-28-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"40\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg\" width=\"970\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-300x6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/separator-middle-1-768x16.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" title=\"separator-middle\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-28-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-29\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-29\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-29-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-29-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-208-29-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"41\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION?<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Some of the world\u2019s most famous divers have pushed the limits of diving achievement with AP Inspiration rebreathers...<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-29-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-30\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-30\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-30-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-30-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"42\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><blockquote>\n<p>It was apparent that the small amount of bottom time we could achieve on open circuit gear would not be worth the effort and the project was put on hold. It wasn\u2019t until 1997, when the first Inspiration CCRs were available that I felt we could extend our bottom time and reduce decompression in the cold North Atlantic water\u2026 The Inspiration had used 60 bar of 7\/80 and 100 bar of O<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0from the two 3 litre inboard cylinders. I wouldn\u2019t even like to think how much open circuit gas we\u2019d have needed to make a 22-minute dive to 158m.<\/p>\n<h6>Richard Stevenson on his historic dive on the Carpathia [rescue ship to the Titanic] - Profile: Depth 155m, Bottom time: 18mins, IWT 4 hours, 9 mins.<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-30-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-30-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"43\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/richard-stevenson-quote-479.png\" width=\"478\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/richard-stevenson-quote-479.png 478w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/richard-stevenson-quote-479-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" title=\"Richard Stevenson\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-31\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-31\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-31-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-31-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"44\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/teresa-telus-479.png\" width=\"479\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/teresa-telus-479.png 479w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/teresa-telus-479-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/teresa-telus-479-478x369.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" title=\"Teresa Telus\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-31-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-31-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"45\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<blockquote>\n<p>On the Britannic expedition [sister ship to the Titanic, lying in the Kea Channel, Greece] we ran bottom times of up to 48 mins at an average depth of 105m. Filming for National Geographic the in-water time was up to 6 hours\u2026 The whole dive, including all the decompression was done on the unit, excluding the gas breaks... and the units performed flawlessly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I have a very critical view of diving kit. I only add what I think is essential. Having now dived with the Inspiration with Vision electronics, I must tell you they are brilliant and essential. The jump from open circuit to rebreathers was dramatic. The jump to Vision was the same. you should call it Revolution, not Evolution.<\/p>\n<h6>Teresa Telus - world renowned technical diver<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-32\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-32\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-32-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-32-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"46\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><blockquote>\n<p>Divers often ask me why my choice of rebreather. Products that are remarkable get talked about and the Inspiration has to be the most talked about unit on the market. Quite frankly it's brilliant. I certainly talk about mine a lot. Underwater I leave it to do what it does best, look after me and leave me to get on with the dive, with little if any, unnecessary disturbances. Less interruption gives me more time to photograph a shipwreck especially at extreme depth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AP\u2019s engineering is to diving what Apples engineering is to computing, the best!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What do I like most about the unit? Apart from its intuitive engineering, the fact that straight out-of-the-box you can pretty much do any dive you like with it. Even Titanic's sister ship, the Britannic, that\u2019s exactly what I did! There\u2019s no altering anything, adding anything or switching anything. You just dive it. I wonder if Valentino Rossi can say the same about his Moto GP bikes ? I suspect not.<\/p>\n<h6>Leigh Bishop - Deep Wreck Photographer<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-32-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-32-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"47\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/leigh-bishop-478.png\" width=\"478\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/leigh-bishop-478.png 478w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/leigh-bishop-478-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" title=\"Leigh Bishop\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-208-33\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-208-33\" ><div class=\"vgRowWrapper\"><div id=\"pgc-208-33-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-33-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"48\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-5586\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-bantin-quote-479.png\" width=\"479\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-bantin-quote-479.png 479w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-bantin-quote-479-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-bantin-quote-479-478x366.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" title=\"John Bantin\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-208-33-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-208-33-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"49\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<blockquote>\n<p>At Cousteau\u2019s Alcyon, a sea-mount that tops out at about 30m, we waited for the air-expelling divers to retreat and the scalloped hammerhead sharks to rise from the depths to be cleaned by willing Barberfish and King Angels\u2026 This is the point of coming to Cocos Island to test a new rebreather. Will the unit allow the diver to get close to big animals, and to stay with them for as long as required, without undue technical distractions? These hammerhead sharks provide the evidence -\u00a0the Inspiration helps turn you into a human fish.<\/p>\n<h6>John Bantin, Visionary Evolution - Diver Test Special, 2005<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--vgRowWrapper--><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CCR ADVANTAGESAT-A-GLANCE Dive Deeper\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0the optimum nitrox mix at every depth Stay Longer\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0with dramatically increased No-Deco bottom times Greatly Reduced Deco &#8211; if you do incur penalties, O2 rich Deco gets you out of the water quicker Extreme Low Gas Use &#8211; consumption is governed by metabolism not depth, so average use is only about 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/?p=5586\">[Read More &hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-208","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11098,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208\/revisions\/11098"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}