Monday, July 29, 2013

The PADI Hollis Explorer Course | Sydney Scuba Diving Blog

The introduction of the Hollis Explorer Recreational rebreather is going to dramatically change the face of recreational sports diving. Learning to dive the Explorer or other recreational rebreathers opens up a large number of opportunities to the recreational diver.

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Hollis Explorer

Hollis Explorer Recreational Rebreather

The PADI Rebreather Diver ?(Hollis Explorer) course is an entry-level semiclosed-circuit rebreather (SCR) course for diving within the accepted recreational envelope (no stop diving, and no overhead environments) to 18 metres using Hollis Explorer rebreathers.

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The PADI Rebreather Diver course goals are to teach you to:

  • Prepare and predive check the Hollis Explorer following accepted practices and the specific ?requirements for the Hollis Explorert.
  • Dive with the Hollis Explorer demonstrating effective buoyancy control, depth and time management and generally effective application of the dive skills taught in the course
  • Perform post dive care and maintain a the Hollis Explorer following accepted practices and Hollis requirements for the unit.
  • Recognize and respond appropriately to problems and emergencies that occur during setup, diving or post dive.

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The course consist of three primary divisions: Knowledge Development, Practical Application and Training Dives.

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Knowledge Developent sections cover the principles behind rebreather diving. This part of the course establishes the knowledge you need as you master the specific skills in the practical applications and the training dives.

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The Practical Applications cover the hands-on, pre and post dive of recreational rebreather diving. This primarily means setting up, checking, taking down and maintaining the Hollis Explorer and other equipment, but also includes planning recreational rebreather dives.

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Pool Training

Pool Training on the Hollis Explorer

The 6 Training ?Dives take place in the pool and open water. Under direct supervision of your instructor, you learn, practice and then integrate the skills required for Hollis Explorer diving.

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Prerequisites: PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Enriched Air Diver or qualifying certifications from another training organization. 25 logged dives, 18 years old.

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The course takes 1 night and 2 days and consists of a theory session, 1 pool dive and 5 ocean dives.

Hollis Explorer diving.

Skills required for Hollis Explorer diving.

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