Article written by John Conway
As rebreather diving increases in popularity, there are many divers who would like to experience the advantages a CCR has to offer while staying within recreational diving limits. Others might like to ease into Tec and rebreather diving by learning the basics of rebreather diving before accepting the challenges of technical diving.
To increase flexibility and meet student demands, some training agencies permit the use of the Prism 2 to be used to teach recreational CCR courses. These courses limit the diver to a maximum depth of 40 m/132 ft staying within the no decompression limits. Just recently, PADI adjusted the PADI rebreather and Advanced Rebreather CCR course standards. Working with PADI, Hollis Rebreathers has made it possible for PADI Tec 40 CCR Instructors to conduct PADI Rebreather Diver and Advanced Rebreather Diver Courses using the Prism 2. No modification to the Prism 2 is required to teach these programs.
PADI Instructors are directed to ensure that they read the 1Q23 PADI Training Bulletin Article Standards Changes to Rebreather Courses Based on ISO Standards
Instructor Requirements:
- Instructors must be a teaching status PADI Tec 40 CCR Instructor for the Prism 2
- Each Instructor must own the following materials
- PADI Rebreather Diver and Advanced Rebreather Diver Instructor Guide
- PADI Rebreather Diver Exam
- PADI Advanced Rebreather Diver Exam
- PADI Rebreather/Advanced Rebreather Diver Instructor wet guides
- All Student Materials
- PADI Rebreather Diver and Advanced Rebreather Diver Manual
- PADI Rebreather Predive Checklist Slate
- PADI Rebreather and Advanced Rebreather Diver Key Skills Video
- Qualified Instructors must submit a Rebreather Instructor application to their PADI Office and receive authorization to teach the PADI Rebreather/Advanced Rebreather Diver courses using the Prism 2. Instructor applicants must complete and send with their application a completed Rebreather Instructor Exam and completed Knowledge Reviews from the PADI Rebreather and Advanced Rebreather Diver Manual.
You can apply by submitting a complete Rebreather Instructor application, with all the required documentation, and returning it to Yvonne.Lara@padi.com for review and processing. Questions about the application process or specific PADI requirements should be sent to your Local PADI office.
