I was wondering if someone could help me out. I've wanted to use a rebreather for some time but have been kinda skeptical for a few reasons. After reading up thoroughly I'm now ready to take the plunge if you'll pardon the awful pun and hoped you could help point me in the right direction.
I'm a PADI divemaster and been diving for years around the world, so needless to say I'm pretty comfortable underwater. I'm interested in rebreathers because I'm an avid photographer and really want the advantage of silence. I do a lot of work professionally with whales around the world and I think that a rebreather would be terrific for my photography. I'm less than thrilled with way technical stuff that's really deep, inside caves, and the like. Love diving but watching technical cave stuff doesn't make me feel all that warm and fuzzy if you know what I mean. I'm not claustrophobic or have any anxiety issues that have ever impacted my diving, I just get excited about wildlife like sharks and whales and am less than thrilled with really deep or technical cave types of diving. What concerns me is that the rebreathers and deep-techie-cave-type diving go hand in hand. Does it need to be that way? Can't someone learn to use a ccr to hang out in 30-60fsw for the photographic advantage of silence? I would think so but everywhere I look it seems to be about way technical stuff.
Any advice? Can I learn to use a rebreather just for my photography and not have to get into the technical/deep side of things? My perfect dive is hanging out in 20 fsw as marine life go by.
Anyway, I'd really welcome any thoughts on training, which unit to go with and that sort of thing. Can anyone recommend an instructor in Dominica?
Thanks
I'm a PADI divemaster and been diving for years around the world, so needless to say I'm pretty comfortable underwater. I'm interested in rebreathers because I'm an avid photographer and really want the advantage of silence. I do a lot of work professionally with whales around the world and I think that a rebreather would be terrific for my photography. I'm less than thrilled with way technical stuff that's really deep, inside caves, and the like. Love diving but watching technical cave stuff doesn't make me feel all that warm and fuzzy if you know what I mean. I'm not claustrophobic or have any anxiety issues that have ever impacted my diving, I just get excited about wildlife like sharks and whales and am less than thrilled with really deep or technical cave types of diving. What concerns me is that the rebreathers and deep-techie-cave-type diving go hand in hand. Does it need to be that way? Can't someone learn to use a ccr to hang out in 30-60fsw for the photographic advantage of silence? I would think so but everywhere I look it seems to be about way technical stuff.
Any advice? Can I learn to use a rebreather just for my photography and not have to get into the technical/deep side of things? My perfect dive is hanging out in 20 fsw as marine life go by.
Anyway, I'd really welcome any thoughts on training, which unit to go with and that sort of thing. Can anyone recommend an instructor in Dominica?
Thanks