Demo Day

Try out CCR Liberty

Dear Instructors,
lately we have experienced an increased demand from potential or existing customers who would like to test dive a Liberty unit.

In recent years every DEMO event that we have organized or participated in was a huge success and resulted in subsequent sales and providing a great experience for our customers.

Therefore, we see a a big potential in being able to offer to our customers the opportunity to try our units. Many customers would like to try the experience of close circuit diving regardless of their diving experience. Others on the other hand may already be CCR divers and are considering a different brand of a rebreather or a configuration for themselves. Even that some of them could have seen our units before, there are things that you can only experience while diving the unit such as its WOB, comfort of wearing the unit, the operation of the user interface and general process of working with the device. This truly makes for an unforgetable experience for any diver.

This also helps the customers to get to know you and to feel more like a part of our Divesoft family.

However, for many, this seems like a complicated task to organize at first glance. As we would like to stay close to our customer as much as we can, we would like to make this process easier for them and to allow for anyone to have this opportunity and to work with you to organize DEMO events more often.

We bet that you remember the first time you tried a rebreather and what brand it was.

Based on our experience with organizing our DEMO events we have created a guideline that can help you to organize your own events.

Divesoft will also help to promote your events through our social networks and website and we can also provide support for your events such as marketing materials, merchandise, rental units etc.

We believe that by creating more DEMO events we can all create a stronger bond with our customers.

This will also help you to boost your unit sales and increase your customer base which can result in sales of our other products as well.

Please find further information below.

Event graphics

We will prepare for you a unified event invitation graphic, identical to the event graphic which is advised directly by Divesoft.
More here: https://www.facebook.com/divesoft/events/
This graphic can also be used for other forms of invitation (email, print, advertising) or other social channels.
Your event will be included among our official events. Each event will be also supported by us on Facebook within the locality of the event.
When posting in our Facebook events we will mark you as an advisor (personal or company profile).

Booking

For larger events (10+ guests) it is advisable to use the booking system.
It saves you time, you do not have to individually discuss with each guest when they are free.
We will give you access to our booking system so that the diver can choose the time slot that suits him best.
Booking is done via desktop or mobile. We use the solution from https://www.planfy.com/

Merchandise

We offer you promotional material suitable as gifts for guests at events at reduced prices:
DEMO DAY PROMOTIONAL PACK
Every guest will take away nice promotional items in addition to a great experience from the dive.
See our e-shop for another suitable event products: (available after login only for instructors).
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BANNER

Technical equipment

If you need any technical support in advising the event, if you have questions about its organization, if you need to solve the rental of the product for the demo day, please contact us.

Documents

It is necessary to have this document signed by your guests:
Liability release and assumption of risk agreement.

Rules for Demo dives

Overview

Dive site selection
Diver requirements
Arranging a demo dive
Crew
Equipment
Recommended demo dive schedule
Briefing:
1. Mouthpiece
2. Bailout
3. Loop volume, ADV and MAV
4. Emergence
5. Check ppO2
6. General instructions
Performing the dive

Site selection

The site must have pool conditions. This means the following:

Water

Open water. If the site includes a cavern or other area with an overhead environment, this area must be clearly marked and not allowed to be entered.
Limited site area.
Temperature min 15°C.
Absolutely no current.
No waves.

Depth

Limited bottom depth with a maximum depth of 15m.
Depth at the entrance max. 1.5m.
Non-calcareous bottom.

Easy access

Easy access to the water to allow for comfortable entry and rigging on the shore or in the water and, most importantly, to allow for a quick retrieval of the diver in the event of a rescue. The entrance must be free from obstructions or dangerous objects and animals.

Visibility

min 10m.

Minimum requirements for divers

Minimum requirements must always be met, but may not always be sufficient. Further, the instructor will make the final decision based on experience and judgment of the applicant if, or to what extent, the diver can complete a demo dive.

Diver

Completed basic certification (OWD, etc.).

Minimum of 18 dives.

At least 1 dive within the last 6 months.

Crew

A minimum of two persons, including at least one instructor and one surface support person to assist with entering the water, setting up and sanitizing the apparatus.

If the demo dive is run individually for a single diver, only an instructor is required.

Equipment

Required & Recommended equipment

Required

CCR Liberty unit in the appropriate configuration.

All demo units except SM must have a BOV.

In the case of FMCL, the OPV must be in the open position.

Diluent must not contain less than 20% oxygen.

Bailout tank for diver is required only in case of SM. For all BM configurations, the BOV can be switched to a diluent bottle. In this case, the instructor is responsible for the bailout.

Disinfectant and loop disinfectant lavatory (not required for single client).

KPCR equipment, oxygen and basic pharmacy.

Basic tools and spare parts for CCR service.

Schedule

Recommended demo dive schedule

1 / 10 min

Instrument set-up and basic check.

2 / 02 min

Pre-dive check by handset.

3 / 10 min

Briefing of the demo dive participant by the instructor.

4 / 05 min

Dressing up the diver.

5 / 01 min

Pre-jump check.

6 / 02 min

Bailout procedure test at 1.5 m depth.

7 / 20 min

Demo dive.

8 / 05 min

Debriefing.

9 / 10 min

Instrument disassembly and instrument disinfection.

TOTAL 65 min

Briefing

If the conditions are right, the briefing can be done in bulk for all participants at once, which can save a lot of time. We will brief the divers on the principle of CCR and demonstrate its basic elements. The emphasis is on introducing the BOV or DSV in case of SM. We will reassure the diver that CCR diving is very safe, but it is necessary to know the most basic rules, which are different from OC diving. The diver must be familiar with the following facts before the demo dive:

1. Mouthpiece

The mouthpiece must be closed whenever it is outside the mouth or the unit will flood.

Show divers the closed and open position and require several dry tests. Also, dry test the entire process: inserting the mouthpiece into the mouth - opening - breathing - closing - removing from the mouth.

During the dive, especially when surfacing above the surface, it is necessary to check consistently, as divers are not used to this from OC.

2. Bailout

In case of any doubt or discomfort, the diver can go for a bailout. Demonstrate on dry land how to go to bailout. Divers must demonstrate bailout skill on dry land. Supervise the correct and safe execution. This will also be the first and only exercise divers must try when entering the pool.

Demonstrate the bailout signal to the divers. This will be used in the event of an exercise at the start of the dive, or if the diver is threatened by something, to force them to bailout.

3. Loop volume, ADV and MAV

We do not aim to teach the diver the optimum loop volume, but it is extremely important that divers know the function of the ADV, MAV and overpressure valve.

Reassure the diver that if he should feel a small amount of gas restricting his breathing, or that he cannot breathe at all on descent, just add gas using the MAV.

Check that the ADV is open before the dive.

4. Surfacing

Make the diver aware that his breathing will not be affected by buoyancy. Breathing during the dive should be very easy and should make no difference to normal breathing on dry land.

It is important to point out the need to exhale out of the loop during ascent if they feel they have nowhere else to exhale. This is different from OC. Usually the OPV will solve the problem before the discomfort occurs.

During emergence, the diver must proactively control buoyancy by venting the BCD and exhaling outside the loop at the same time.

5. Control of ppO2

Show the diver where the ppO2 is on the display, how it appears on the HUD, and what range the readings should be. This is basically informative, as the main control of all instrument functions is up to you, the instructor.

6. General Instructions

Coordinate general diving signals with the diver. Determine the maximum depth of the dive, the duration of the dive, the area in which you will be moving. Reasons for ending the dive.

Performing the dive

1.

Perform a pre-jump check
a. Open cylinder valves
b. Switched to Dive mode
c. PO2 corresponds to setpoint
d. ADV open
e. BCD inflator available
f. Dry suit inflator connected

2.

Provide safe entry into water with a maximum depth of 1.5m.

3.

Carefully check the BOV/DSV closure.

4.

Attach one of the handsets to the on-board bottle so that you can see it and have an overview of all the functions of the device throughout the dive.

5.

Have the bailout controller ready so that it is immediately available to the diver in an emergency.

6.

Practice the bailout situation with the diver just below the surface.

7.

Do not let the diver out of your sight and maintain a maximum distance of 1m.

8.

Maintain the same depth as the diver.

9.

Be prepared to assist if the diver has buoyancy problems, or support the diver and adjust the buoyancy slightly.

10.

Ensure safe emergence and exit from the pool. Assist the diver to remove or coordinate ground personnel.

11.

Conduct a debriefing in which you evaluate the dive and give the diver space to express his/her impressions.