< February 2012 >

Dive Rite will have the latest gear on display at Booth # 410

Field Manager Pete Nawrocky will be available to answer questions on sidemount diving and CCR diving. Dive Rite Gear will be on display.

Sidemount diving is not a new concept. It was originally created by cave divers that had a need to safely penetrate narrow and confining spaces. The standard configuration for double tanks worn on the divers back was too cumbersome and restrictive. Swimming into tight areas not only created the potential for a diver to get stuck, but could also adversely affect the cave environment. This style of diving moved the tanks from the diver’s back to alongside the torso.

Hose routing is completely different than what is normally seen since each tank is responsible for different tasks. The left tank supplies gas to the wing and the right tank is the supply for the drysuit or back-up buoyancy. There are a variety of configurations regarding hose routing for the regulators second stage. The use of bent angle adapters has become common in order to keep the hoses close to the diver’s head. Six-inch pressure gauge hoses on each tank are necessary for monitoring gas supply. Gas management requires switching from one second stage to the other in order to maintain trim, but also to keep a proper bailout reserve in the event of a failure.

O2ptima Rebreather Demo

*A prior briefing is mandatory for divers who plan to demo the O2ptima in-water. Briefing is at the beginning of the session. O2ptima demo divers must be Nitrox certified. Divers will experience the O2ptima with an instructor. $25 cash payment is due at registration.

Space is limited.

A combination of Apprentice and Full Cave, emphasis is upon dive planning and skill perfection through actual cave dives. Techniques learned through the earlier Basic Cave Diver and Cavern Diver courses are critiqued and expanded. Exposure to more sophisticated cave-diving scenarios is the foundation of this training. Complex cave dive planning and execution is emphasized.

Minimum 6 dives: 4 days

Pre-req: 18 years of age, Basic Cave certified.

Dive Rite product will be on display, Pete Nawrocky will be on hand to answer questions regarding sidemount and O2ptima CCR diving.

Participants will need Mask Fins suit and towel, no charge for sidemount demo tanks and regulators supplied

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O2ptima demos requires attendance for pre dive lecture, Nitrox Cert required $25 cash fee.