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Title: Rebreather Training Post by: Mike Carter on June 01, 2006, 07:46:38 AM In Feb I was at Bay Islands Beach Resort and they had a group of divers in doing rebreather training. I am not sure but I think it was a special occasion that had been set up in advance.
I am not into rebreathers but I have a good friend in Florida that is into them and is always asking me if its possible to get tri mix fills and the filter material (I think its soda lime) anyway if anyone knows where to find this stuff on Roatan or when more of this type of training is going on post back so I can let him know. Title: Re: Rebreather Training Post by: calvin on June 01, 2006, 08:52:28 AM I know they are set up for tri mix at coconut tree. Will is the guy to ask there, he has a website here
www.padidaddy.com from there i think they have more details. hope that helps calvin Title: Re: Rebreather Training Post by: gr8fuldiver on June 04, 2006, 05:26:14 AM that training was certainly set up ahead of time. I dont think there are any rebreather instructors on the island. i dont know of anywhere that carries sorb or sofnolime either
(scrubber material). i know that carl, the submarine guy, uses it to clean the air in the sub, but dont know whether its appropriate for rebreathers, or where he gets it, probably special order from the states. finally, i dont know of any rebreather units on the island, personal or rental. rebreather divers would probably have to ship their own units and scrubber down ahead of time. gas is no prob, coconut tree is set for for trimix and any kind of nitrox, but depending on the tank size needed, you would need to bring your own O2 clean cylinder(s), only alum 80's are generally available here, kinda big for rebreather use. the next island over, utila, does have rebreather training. UDC (utila dive college) can train you on the drager dolphin/atlantis (not sure about the ray) semi closed circuit rebreathers. i think they also can train you for the buddy inspiration (dont know about the new evolution) closed circuit unit, but im not sure if they have extra units available, you may need to provide your own. rebreather training is model-specific, each with its own class, you cant just get certified on rebreathers in general. hope this helps, feel free to ask if you need more info. Title: Re: Rebreather Training Post by: Andy Phillips on June 06, 2006, 07:48:34 PM Hi,
We can offer training on Inspiration CCR and Dolphin and have both units for rent. I don't mind shipping a small amount of sodasorb/sofnolime over to Roatan to help someone out but we don't have large quantities for commerical sale. If you need help let me know. Regards, Andy Title: Re: Rebreather Training Post by: Mike Carter on June 08, 2006, 01:50:45 PM Great news guys. I will let my Tech buddy know the details. What about dive operators or charters that run to deeper sites or wrecks any info on that?
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