AWD's Diver Recycling Program

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A History of a Comprehensive Training Program

- Photographed at several famous Diver Recycling Centers

We try our best to record most club activities.

Training has a priority -

second only to wreck diving and fun.

This picture was taken by Joe Valvano of

Doug Buckley video taping the USS Tarpon,

WWII submarine.

 

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The Diver Recycling Program (DRP) includes many hours of chamber training

at some of the most respected Diver Recycling Centers (DRC) in the USA.

 



DRP Mission Control at Shock Trauma (the old chamber)



Doug training at 66 feet

 



 

Clif training at Duke, home of DAN



 

The DARE instructor explaining evacuation positions

Clif regretted volunteering for the I-V class



 

Matt sends in pizza to the DRP trainies through the air lock

There's nothing like hot pizza at 160 feet, but no soda drinks



DRP's Mission control at Duke

 



Bob, chief DRP instructor, lectures on chamber rate of ascent

 

 

 



Many others had triained before us.

 



It takes big compressors to run a big chamber

 



The chamber is hot going down, cold comming up and always loud

 



Training included field trips to manufactures

Very educational to most of us, but not Matt - he built it

 

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After amost a week of chamber training, the course continues offshore

for hands-on-training above and below water.

Only the best of the best make it to the second week.

 

We trained off-shore thanks to USCG cooperation with DRP instructors

 

Correct emergency boat equipment and use was covered the second week

 

 



Penny worked on the IWR and IWC techniques

(In Water Recompression and In Water CPR)

 

The DRP off-shore training was brutal



The DRP training was recorded on video

 



 

Mike, at debrief, described the USN Seal instructor's attitude

 

DRP Class of '95 graduation

 

The images above are shown for training & simulation purposes.

This training should not be attempted without medical supervision.

This program was sponsered in part by NAD and Home Surgery Network.

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