Hi all,
I thought long and hard about posting this post on this forum as I am a bit concerned that I may get accussed of trolling.
As many of you know I almost signed up to do a Fundies course last year but having got into Trimix diving I decided my tool of choice was going to be the Closed Circuit Rebreather.
However, I have retained an interest in DIR and am really interested in many of its key principles.
Whilst at Scapa last year on a YD trip several of the people on the boat discussed the possibility of standardisation for rebreather divers.
I saw this on rebreather world tonight
DIRrebreather - Rebreather DIR scuba diving philosophy for CCR (Closed Circuit) and SCR (Semi Closed Circuit) Rebreather divers
It would seem that Cedric Verdier a very highly regarded tech & cave diver is involved in this. If a course of this nature ran in the UK I would really be interested in it. Cedric dives very extreme dives on a Megladon rebreather. His current project is a 210M+ cave project in thailand, so he knows a thing or two about diving
Having had discussions in person with some members of this forum about rebreathers a couple of weeks ago I know that at least some people here would consider CCR if it were the right tool, in the right circumstances for the job.
So, What do you guys think? What are the pro's and cons of such a (DIR) system for RB divers. If this course had the support of GUE/WKPP would you OC DIR divers be interested?
Please - no petty anti rebreather rants. I am well aware that some of you will think CCR is dangerous. I agree that it is if used incorrectly, no need to go down that road.
As said above I wold love to do a DIR Rebreather course, so long as I can stay on my CCR & VR3
