Rebreather courses

STDA provides 6 levels of training, three basic levels and three advanced levels, considering the diver level that enroll the course. There is also the Refresh CCR program, a workshop in half day or whole day with 1 or 2 in water sessions to restart diving after a period of inactivity. 2021 Flow chart REB senza Logo

Divers, already certified in R2 Deep in OC (or equivalent), can attend directly the 'Intro to Rebreather - Adv' , the fundamentals CCR training program of STDA.

The continuation is the 'Intro to Reb - Deep' course for recreational divers and the 'CCR 1' and 'CCR 2' courses for OC certified technical divers.

For all the courses it's possible to attend the theory sessions through the web. In this way you can use your time at the best. Same thing if you want to come in Italy to attend your courses. You can do the theory lessons before your coming. Contact us for more info: info@stdahq.com

Currently 'STDA' considers as rebreather of reference the followings:

 

Why CCR rebreathers?

Theoretically talking, the Closed Circuit Rebreathers are considered the 'state of the art' of scuba diving. In the past, the development of these systems, faced many stops but in the new millenium, in particular with the huge improvement of electronics technology, the closed circuit rebreathers started to have a wide diffusion. The reasons were quite obvious from long time: using for deep and/or long dives a rare, strategic and always more expensive gas as helium, the most efficient system was and is without any doubt the CCR system. CCR have also an other big advantage: a CCR is really lighter (26-36kg) than OC double tanks (>40kg minimum) or a pSCR (>45kg minimum). Your back will thank you.

Moreover, during the years STDA has acquired evidence that CCR diving decrease the risk of DCS in divers affected by PFO.


Marco Valenti, STDA founder, believes in this system for many years. He's a CCR user since 2004. He's a CCR Instructor Trainer, developer and tester.

Keeping always in mind that is a different way of diving, generally more complex, CCR needs a different appproach than the open circuit. This means that it is not obvious that an experienced open circuit diver is automatically suitable for the use of a CCR. The history and the direct experience in training have brought out it clearly.

For these reasons, STDA stares at the technical training mainly on rebreather diving, with the goal to develop the use of rebreather also in recreational diving. What it's needed, it's the 'right' rebreather and training.

 

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Intro to Rebreather - Deep

The 'Deep' program provides an extension in depth and mixes of the 'Intro to Reb - Adv.' course for divers without OC decompression certification. It aims to refine the 'Intro to Reb- Adv' skills, including trim, buoyancy and Fundamentals skills before going on with decompression programs.Copertina Intro DEEP vers 0 9 0 web

With a maximum depth of 40 meters the 'deep' program introduces the diver in the use of normoxic mixes, like Tri-Mix 20/25 or a hyperoxic mix with ASCR.

The dive profile should stay always inside the NDL, following the dive planning, using a dive computer or the Mnemonic Dive Planning STDA.

OC Technical divers with also the 'Intro to Rebreather - Adv' certification can attend directly the CCR1 - CCR2 courses.

Prerequisites

  • be 'Intro to Rebreather- Advanced'  certified or equivalent including Nitrox/EanX
  • medical certificate not older than one year; for C19 'vaccinated' blood tests
  • non smoker
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  • age: 18 years old
  • non smoker
  • documented experience of at least 30 hours of use of the rebreather

 

Before the course start, the instructor could ask to do a rebreather dive to evaluate the level of training of the candidate.


Program and duration of the course

  • Minimum days: 3
  • Theory, including 'dry' labs: minimum 5 hours
  • Theory lessons: 2 in classroom or webinar
  • Final assessment: quizzes with multiple choice
  • Maximum percentage of allowed wrong answer: 20%
  • Exceeding the maximum allowable percentage leads to the conclusion of the course
  • Confined water sessions: minimum 2
  • Open water dives: minimum 2 with a cumulated run time of minimum 120 minutes
  • Maximum bottom time for each dive: less than NDL
  • The maximum time for completion of the course: 6 months that if exceeded, the course must be repeated entirely

 

Certification limits

Max depth: 40 meters with mandatory out-board bail-out tank with adequate mix and volume (liters of the mix)

Maximum pO2, set point: 1,4 ata

Diluent allowed: air or Tx20/25; bail-out: air / Triox30/20 and Ean 50

Dives in overhead environment (cavern, cave, wreck, underice etc) and 'SOLO' diving NOT permitted.

Cost: on request (info@stdahq.com)

NOT included: mixes, instructor 'room and board' for other locations, boats if needed and extra days for training or delays due to adverse weather conditions.

Extra training day cost: 250€/day

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