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In the same way that Jacques-Yves Cousteau revolutionised SCUBA diving over 70 years ago with the introduction of what is considered the “modern” day aqualung, PADI and Poseidon are set to do it all over again with the introduction of the Recreational Rebreather and PADI training.

Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

Traditional Scuba Diving What Monsieur Cousteau and his pals did, was to design a system that was relatively simple to use, but in its day would have been very expensive. Dive centres as we know them didn’t exist to fill your cylinders or sell you all the shiny goodies. Over time with refinements to materials, mass production techniques and the introduction of training agencies such as PADI, SCUBA diving has become a hugely popular pastime. Today, many millions of people enjoy SCUBA diving. It is accessible and a great deal of fun for all the family. This is a far cry from the mainly male dominated, macho image of the past. What are the downsides? 1: Bubbles and noise. As we breath out all the fish swim away. 2: The time limiting factor of the amount of air we can take down. 3: The restrictions imposed by dive tables. Diving on nitrox can help here, but number 2 still applies. At this point you may consider going all technical, doubling up on cylinders, advanced nitrox courses and perhaps decompression diving. But you still have the bubbles, the noise and now a hernia. Rebreathers have been around for longer than traditional SCUBA, but always been seen as the realm of the super-technical, hugely expensive, heavy, cumbersome, specialist equipment for the more money than sense diver.    But not any more...

Imagine... Silence, no bubbles.  Diving for up to 3 hours, rated down to 40 metres, or 3 - 4 dives per day without having to change a cylinder. A diving rig that weighs a fraction of an equivalent traditional system. A fully automated diving machine that monitors your air, your depth, your nitrogen loading, time to the surface... in fact the only thing you need to do, is the dive. It will even tell you to look at the gauges. Only 2 straight forward basic courses authored by PADI aimed at PADI Advanced Open Water Divers to give you a 40 metre rating with extra experience. Wish Do you wish you had five grand to spare on a new toy or perhaps an essential piece of diving equipment... here we may be missing the point!! To buy anywhere near the equivalent regulators, cylinders, dive computer and BCD/Wing could cost well in excess of £3000.... but would you take that lot on holiday, or get it in the car with a few kids and the dog? The best bit... You don’t have to buy one... Owning your own would be nice, but his is where it all begins to make sense. With the backing of PADI worldwide, recreational rebreathers and courses will soon be available right across the PADI network. The reason this hasn’t happened before is that PADI have never had a rebreather course before. Add to this the simplicity of the new Poseidon rebreather and away we go. Dive centres are preparing for what is a revolution in the diving industry, particularly at major resort locations where the availability of units is seen as the first major advance in recreational diving in over 70 years. With PADI setting the industry standards, consumables and cylinders will also be regularly available. The basic unit only weighs 8kg, so if you are fortunate enough to own one, travelling with a rebreather will no longer be a deterrent.

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