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Mares Horizon Training Overview

Below are some of the skills you will learn with your new Mares Horizon. These skills are taught in a logical sequence where each each new skill builds upon a previous skill. The overall training schedule requires the following components:

Classroom 1: The unboxing and assembly of your unit
Classroom 2: SCR Dive Theory expanded
Confined Water Session 1: Introduction to breathing on SCR & basic skills
Confined Water Session 2: Advanced SCR Skills and Practice
Open Water Day 1: Open Water Dives 1 & 2
Open Water Day 2: Open Water Dives 3 & 4
Open Water Day 3: Open Water Dived 5 & 6

Video

S-Drill

The Safety Drill is performed before any SCR dive. This step helps insure your unit are ready to dive.

Loop Remove / Replace

This skill will teach you how to properly remove and replace the loop.

Draining the Breathing Loop

During longer dives you may have condensation or saliva build up in the loop. This sill teaches you how to drain that out of the breathing loop.

Bailout to Open Circuit

In case of an emergency, you can always bail out to open circuit with the flip of a lever.

Bailout to Off-Board Gas Supply

Another option is to bail out to an alternate second stage regulator.

Out of Gas

This procedure demonstrates how to handle an out-of-gas emergency.

Hypoxia

Hypoxia is a condition where the oxygen content becomes too low

Hyperoxia

Hyperoxia is when the oxygen content is too high for your current depth

Hypercapnia

Hypercapnia is the buildup of CO2 in the breathing loop.

Cylinder Remove / Replace

This skill demonstrates how to remove and replace a cylinder.

Gas Switch - Extended Range

When conducting Extended Range dives, you will have to make gas switches, switching between your bottom gas to a higher "richer" mix for decompression.