RAID Deco Rebreather Diver (40M)
Your first step into planned CCR decompression, trained personally by a RAID CCR Instructor Trainer & Examiner
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Why Choose the RAID Deco Rebreather Diver?
The RAID Deco Rebreather Diver course teaches you how to safely progress from no-decompression CCR diving into planned, controlled decompression. You’ll focus on short, efficient decompression profiles using Air or Nitrox without the added complexity of Trimix.
What This Course Helps You Achieve
Planned Decompression: Learn to safely manage mandatory decompression stops and extend your bottom time at depth.
Optimal Efficiency: Train to conduct planned decompression dives with up to 10 minutes of total obligation, maximizing CCR gas efficiency and loop stability.
Unit-Specific Mastery: Receive precise, model-specific training on bailout planning, decompression protocols, and safe oxygen exposure management.
What You’ll Learn in the RAID Deco CCR Diver 40M Course
You’ll develop the skills, confidence, and discipline required to conduct planned decompression CCR dives to 40 metres / 130 feet. Focus areas include:
Loop PO₂ control and setpoint stability
Bailout readiness and gas switching
Emergency procedures
Decompression strategy and ascent planning
Unit-specific systems checks and protocols
RAID CCR Deco Diver 40M: Course at a Glance
Max Depth: 40 metres (130 feet)
Dive Type: Planned decompression
Gas Options: Air or Nitrox
Max Decompression Obligation: 10 minutes
Program Length: Online academics + minimum 8 in-water training sessions
Unit-Specific: Training delivered on your exact CCR model
CCR Deco Rebreather 40M Prerequisites
To enrol, you must:
Be at least 18 years old
Hold RAID Deco 40 Diver or equivalent
Have 30 logged open circuit dives with 25 hours underwater
Have completed at least 6 dives to 30 metres
Hold RAID Sidemount Diver if training on a sidemount CCR
Mastering the Core Deco Rebreather Skills
Your training is overseen personally by Stuart Girdler, RAID CCR Instructor Trainer & Examiner. Stuart ensures every student meets the rigorous RAID standards while applying real-world precision.
Training flows through a structured three-stage progression:
Step 1: Online Learning
Before entering the water, you will complete all required online academic modules, quizzes, and the final exam. Topics include:
Decompression theory & bailout planning
Loop PO₂ management
Emergency staging procedures
Decompression tables & calculations
Gas planning & oxygen exposure limits
CCR unit-specific configuration & checks
Step 2: Confined Water Skills
You will complete a minimum of one confined-water session of at least 60 minutes.
A second session may be added based on diver readiness or instructor discretion.
Loop control and stability
Unit checks and pre-dive protocols
Buoyancy and trim on the loop
Emergency bailout drills
Valve manipulation (if applicable)
Stage handling (if doing Limited Trimix)
Step 3: Open Water Dives
Open-water training develops full CCR decompression competence under direct instructor supervision.
Minimum 6 open-water dives
Minimum 360 min underwater
At least two dives to 35m / 115ft
Maximum deco obligation: 10 mins
Maximum setpoint (loop PO₂): 1.3 bar
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Certification Limits & Operational Protocols
Program Type: Decompression
Max Depth: 40 meters (130 feet)
Loop PO2 (Setpoint): Maximum planned PO2 shall not exceed 1.3 bar
Gases: Air & Nitrox
Skill Focus: General CCR skills and Unit-Specific protocols.
Certification: Valid for diving and maintaining a specific CCR unit type.
Unit Used: Training conducted on your own CCR model
Supervision Ratio: Maximum 3:1 student-to-instructor
Train With a RAID CCR Trainer & Examiner
Your CCR training is personally delivered by Stuart Girdler, a RAID CCR Trainer & Examiner with extensive multi-unit experience.
Stuart’s teaching philosophy prioritizes unit-specific competence, bailout mastery, and real-world preparedness, ensuring you leave this course confident, capable, and ready to dive safely within the full 40M limits of your rebreather.
Unit-Specific Competence: Stuart ensures you master the specific configuration and protocols of your rebreather unit, which is mandatory for certification.
Bailout Preparedness: Training requires carrying one bailout cylinder with sufficient capacity for a safe bailout from max depth based on a conservative 50 litre / 2 cubic feet per minute SAC rate.
Focused Supervision: Training is conducted under direct supervision with a strict maximum ratio of 3 students per Instructor, maximizing safety and learning efficiency.
Why Train With Stuart Girdler?
RAID CCR Trainer & Examiner
Multi-unit qualified instructor
Focused 3:1 maximum student ratio
Deep technical experience
Passionate dive-leadership
Over 30 years of diving experience
How to Begin Your CCR Training
You’re now ready to begin your journey into silent, efficient rebreather diving.
This course certifies you to conduct decompression CCR dives to 40 metres (130 feet) using your specific CCR model. Once completed, your natural progression is the RAID CCR Limited Trimix Decompression Diver program.
Ready to begin your unit-specific training?
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OPEN CIRCUIT TEC
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