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52 MSL 72.161 Jetsam/Orca Spirit manual R.5
Pre‐dive Checklist’s
This pre‐dive checklist is a combina on of the KISS checklist, and what some of the A.N.D.I. instructors are using. The
instructors and divers who use this checklist have reported that their skill level on the rebreather increased quicker and
that they understood their units be er, which made them more organized and safe divers.
I have edited the check list to make it work for a KISS diver to use for every dive. The first part of our new check list,
are items that must be addressed and/or confirmed prior to sui ng up for the dive. Those that are using this tool, usu‐
ally keep several blank copies in a small binder with their dive gear.
The second part of the check list are items that are usually checked shortly before a dive. This list can also be printed
out, but other op ons are to copy it onto a dive slate or wet‐notes in a permanent ink marker.
A point worth no ng is that all pilots have a check list which they go through every me they fly. Diving a rebreather
should be no different. While rebreather diving doesn’t necessarily take more prepara on or clean up me than open
circuit diving, there are very specific things that need to be checked and confirmed prior to ge ng into the water.
Using this check list will only add a few seconds more me to your prepara on, but could make all the difference in
having a pleasurable me in the underwater environment. It certainly assists in crea ng competent, happy divers.
**One part of the 2nd check sheet is worth discussion. That is the 5 minute pre‐breath that is required prior to diving.
Note that this pre‐breath is NOT to warm up the scrubber. It is to determine if the scrubber and the rebreather are
working properly. It gives you a chance to monitor your display system to ensure that it is working. And most im‐
portantly, to determine how you feel during and a er the pre‐breath. It will help you determine if your scrubber has
been properly packed, if you forgot to change the absorbent, or if the canister is completely empty!!! Also if your
mouthpiece valve disks (mushroom valves) are in place and working properly. While some of these things may sound
silly, very experienced divers have jumped into the water with either no absorbent, or with completely used up absor‐
bent. The pre‐breath is a minimum of 5 minutes as this much me is required for our bodies to tell us that something
is wrong. The bo om line is that this 5 minute pre‐breath confirms your system check has been done and that all is
working.
DIVERS SHOULD FOLLOW THE PRE‐DIVE CHECKLISTS BEFORE EVERY DIVE AND KEEP A COPY OF THE CHECKLIST WITH
THE KISS REBREATHER AT ALL TIMES.