As you complete the Liberty Side Mount CCR training course – MOD 1 with TDI, you’ll stand on the cusp of a new era of underwater exploration. Armed with knowledge, skill, and an insatiable passion for the depths, you’ll join a community of divers who have embraced the future of diving technology. With each dive, you’ll unlock the hidden wonders of the underwater realm, fostering a connection that will last a lifetime. Welcome to a world where silence speaks volumes, and every dive is a symphony of discovery.

Becoming a rebreather diver presents an exciting opportunity for certified divers seeking to elevate their diving skills and equipment proficiency. Whether your passion lies in underwater photography, the attraction of silent dives, or a desire to engage intimately with marine ecosystems, rebreather diving offers a gateway to fulfill these aspirations.

During your TDI Liberty Sidemount CCR Air Diluent Diver training, you will take an in-depth look at all of the following and more:

  • History and evolution of rebreathers
  • Comparison of open circuit (OC), closed circuit, and semi-closed circuit, rebreather (SCR) systems noting the pros and cons of each
  • Practical mechanics of the system
  • Gas physiology
  • Proper scrubber packing: following Divesoft’s recommendation
  • Electronic or manual systems design and maintenance
  • Dive tables
  • Dive computers
  • Dive planning
  • Emergency procedures
  • Dive checklists
  • Predive checks

Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include all of the following and more:

  • All open water dives must be between 9 metres/30 feet and 30 metres/100 feet
  • Two dives must be deeper than 20 metres/50 feet, and one dive must be deeper than 27 metres/90 feet.
  • The partial pressure of oxygen (PpO2) is not to exceed the manufacturers’ recommendation or a working limit of 1.3
  • All dives are to be completed within CNS percentage limits with a recommended maximum of 80 percent of the total CNS limit.
  • Where the user opts for an automatic diluent valve (ADV) fitted and approved by the manufacturer, additional skills such as regular diluent gauge monitoring and addition control must be emphasized.
  • Unit build-up and breakdown.
  • Predive checks
  • Verify diluent and oxygen contents using an analyzer
  • Demonstrate correct predive planning procedures
  • Cover emergency procedures
  • Use of BCD/dry suit and effective management of loop breathing volume for buoyancy control
  • Stop at 13-6 metres/ 10-20 feet on descent for leak/bubble check
  • Electronic system monitoring for partial pressure of oxygen levels (set point) and switching set points
  • Use of lift bag, or surface marker buoy and reel, where appropriate
  • Proper execution of the dive within all pre-determined limits
  • Demonstration of safety stops at pre-determined depths
  • Constant loop volume management
  • Post-dive cleaning of the unit
  • Diver maintenance of the unit

Upon successful completion of the Liberty Side Mount CCR course – MOD 1, graduates may engage in diving activities utilizing the Rebreather they were trained to dive without direct supervision of the TDI Instructor so long as the following limits are adhered to:

  • The diving activities approximate those of training
  • The areas of activities approximate those of training
  • Environmental conditions approximate those of training
  • To a maximum depth of 30 metres/100 feet
  • No decompression dives are permitted

Géraldine Solignac - Side Mount Liberty CCR Instructor - Gearing up - Cenote Orquidea - Mexico
Géraldine Solignac - Side Mount Liberty CCR Instructor - Cenote Angelita - Mexico
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Géraldine Solignac - Side Mount Liberty CCR Instructor - Cenote Orquidea - Mexico
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Géraldine Solignac - Side Mount Liberty CCR Instructor - Starting a dive at Cenote Eden - Mexico

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