TRIP TO LONDON HYPERBARIC CHAMBER

We are planning a trip to the London Hyperbaric Chamber for some time in February - if you are interested then put your name down on the list in shop. (Date to be confirmed).

The cost of the course is £40.00 (plus an extra £18.00 if you wish to get the Distinctive Speciality Card) and travel.

If you are interested in getting a Distinctive Speciality or even just going for a dry dive - course details are listed below..

Duration 4 Hours

The purpose of both the Chamber Dry Dive and the Recompression Chamber Awareness Distinctive Specialty is to provide a safe and well-supervised introduction to a Hyperbaric recompression chamber facility. It is designed to familiarise divers to the facilities available, the procedures, knowledge, problems and hazards associated with a recompression chamber.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisite certification: PADI Open water Diver (or equivalent certification with another organisation).
Minimum age requirement: 16 years of age.
A completed RSTC medical statement form or in date certificate of fitness to dive signed by a doctor*
* If you answer ‘YES’ to any question on the form you must provide an indate certificate of fitness to dive. It may not be possible to provide a diving medical for you on the day of your dry dive so if you have any questions regarding your fitness to dive or the form please call us for advice well in advance.

STUDENT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Proof of Qualification.
Divers Logbook.
Computers/Depth gauges may be taken on the chamber dive in a bucket of water.

COURSE DETAILS

There will be a chamber dive to 40 metres, this will involve a small test at depth. After the dive there will be a DCI presentation, and a tour of the facility. On successful completion of the course a PADI Recompression Chamber Awareness Distinctive Specialty certification card is awarded. Dry-Dives will be undertaken in a modern computer assisted multiplace Therapy Chamber. Model Draeger Hypermed 220.