Technical gear

Halcyon Symbios Rebreather Obtains CE Certification

3 months ago By Lelle Malmström

The Symbios CM is a modular chest-mounted rebreather designed for both technical and recreational divers. It provides extended range, built-in redundancy and smooth integration with open systems.

Halcyon’s new Symbios CM chest-mounted rebreather is now CE certified under EU standard EN 14143:2013. With CE certification now in place, Halcyon is preparing for an international rollout through its global dealer network.

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Halcyon introduces ERA and Legend MK2 wings

4 months ago By Lelle Malmström

Halcyon Dive Systems has launched two new buoyancy wings—the Era and Legend MK2—developed to meet the demands of modern divers. Both wings are designed to optimise trim, hose routing, and in-water performance, and are supported by updates to the company’s digital platform.

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SmartTEX Extreme Diving Heating Vest

5 months ago By Lelle Malmström

New heated diving vest launched – manufactured in Poland for extreme underwater conditions

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Navy Reserve Navy Diver Seaman Jesse Kole, assigned to Naval Experimental Diving Unit, does an inspection dive of the interior of the wreck of the former Russian submarine Juliett 484.

US Navy is working on dive suit that prevents decompression

2 years ago By Rico Besserdich

The Navy Experimental Diving Unit tested the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) Suit underwater last February.

The Atmospheric Diving Suit (ADS) used by the Navy at the moment is cumbersome, unmaneuverable, and requires relatively large sea craft for deployment. With this new project, it will be improved in a number of ways, including the rotary joint design that it now uses.

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AP Diving RB160 Rebreather Mouthpiece

2 years ago By Chief minion

AP Diving RB160 Rebreather Mouthpiece

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FLEX2 CCR

3 years ago By Chief minion

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New bottom timer from Heinrichs Weikamp

4 years ago By Lelle Malmström

Heinrichs Weikamp bottom timer. Photo courtesy of the manufacturer

A robustly-made aluminium bottom timer with a bright display.

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Fourth Element Cave Line Markers

4 years ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Five Recycled Line Arrows

Fourth Element has today announced that something positive is being created from used PPE items and face masks. Cave diving safety markers!

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Dive Rite Nomad LS Sidemount System

8 years ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Dive Rite has probably has put more research and development into sidemount equipment than any other company on this planet.

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Taking the SE7EN for a spin

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Peter Symes

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Peter Symes

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The nascence of recreational rebreathers was just waiting to happen. Spurred on by rapid advances in technical diving, new materials and technology, coupled with cost reductions, the allure of long and quiet dives, with vastly improved non-deco times, had to seep from the technical communities to recreational diving, leading to the design of a new generation of closed circuit rebreathers aimed primarily at recreational divers.