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Award #8
For answering the call...
"If You Can't Build A Rebreather,
You Shouldn't Dive A Rebreather."
It is with great pleasure that the CEDU Recognizes and Presents the "Honors of the Association" Award to the following individual for outstanding achievement in the Design, Construction and Use of HomeBuilt Closed Circuit Rebreathing Apparatuses. (And More...)
Jonathan with PALS O2 Rebreather
Without instruction, coaching, reverse engineering or plagiarism, the above named individual has designed, built, dived, and shared his enthusiasm and dive toys with friends, family, and the world at large.
This CEDU Honors of the Association is presented to Jonathan, of Songtan, Korea.
Jonathan has accomplished so much with so little. Living in a war zone, in the shadow of the DMZ, he has developed and tested self contained diving equipment just like a certain Frenchman did many years ago during WW2. And, like that Frenchman, Jonathan had to develop his equipment right under the eye of a force in residence. His laboratory (more on that later) would be the subject of daily infiltration and occupations of insurgency forces deployed from the nearby military complex which overshadows his Lab.
Jonathan did not let the constant flow of military personnel deter him from his mission. Over a three year period he researched his project and with some help, encouragement, and inspiration from others (including a commercial diving friend and the CEDU), he produced his first rebreather which he calls PALS.
The PALS, (Plumbing Attachment Life Support) is a closed circuit manual addition oxygen rebreather. It has dual horseshoe shaped counterlungs, a clear axial flow scrubber canister, DSV with unidirectional valves and the cutest little oxygen bottle found this side of a jet aircraft ejection seat. Expert workmanship and great attention to detail is seen throughout this unit. The self compensation neck strap of unique design is a nice touch.)
PALS
PALS (Plumbing Attachment Life
Support)
Much time was spent to research, develop, fabricate and prepare his PALS for its first use. After a 15 minute "couch dive" he was ready to take the plunge. For Jonathan's first rebreather dive the many additional hours spent in instruction from his Korean Commercial Diving friend, Mr. Lee, must be mentioned and praised, as it was, quite possibly, the very knowledge needed to "keep him from drowning like a kitten".
Jonathan in the Tank
Taking the plunge alone with
his PALS.
It was a "Baby, oh baby, oh baby!" moment when he realized that something he built for next to nothing was keeping him alive. Another homebuilt rebreather diver just caught the disease.
The PALS was Jonathan's first homebuilt rebreather, but it will not be his last, as a PALS II and a MicroPALS are currently being developed. One has a greater capability and the other stretches the limits of compactness. Various electronic systems are also in development.
Jonathan is not new to fabricating dive gear. He has experience in developing underwater equipment. Below is a housing he made for a video camera, and also a dive light which he built. (His dive light has been pressure tested to 400 meters in a chamber!) The CEDU expects many wonderful developments coming from Jonathan in the future.
Jonathan's other projects
Jonathan's Underwater Drop Video
Camera, and Dive Light
Another creation and life blood of Jonathan is the ChickenHeadLab . This watering hole, located near Osan AFB, is The Place To Be. The CEDU has recently certified the ChickenHeadLab as an Official Training Tank & Post Dive Off-Gassing Station. All forms of pre and post dive planning, execution and debriefing can be conducted there in a most spirited way.
ChickenHeadLab now certified
as an
Official CEDU Training Tank
& Post Dive Off Gassing Station
Congratulations Jonathan for all you have given us, and remember to always dive in safety.
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Iannello,
Director, CEDU
See you in the Tank, Boys and Girls
Remember the CEDU reminds you to always think of Safety when you take the plunge.
There's only one step down from here, baby,
It's called the land of permanent bliss.
What's a sweetheart like you doin' in a dump like this?
FEOR is there.
The only rebreather backed by Neptunus Rex himself.
Gentleman, Choose Your Equipment.
With so many choices in closed circuit gear, which do
you choose?
The FEOR
comes
in many Styles and Configurations.
Become an UnAuthorized HomeBuilder
and make your own.
Then you can
Dive Into Oblivion with the
CEDU.
OSHA States:
"Compressed oxygen cannot be used in a device designed for compressed air
because minute amounts of oil or other foreign matter in the device components
can cause an explosion." In fact, 30 CFR 11 prohibits certification
of any device designed to permit interchangeable use of oxygen and air.
It is an accepted safety rule that: OXYGEN NEVER BE USED IN A DEVICE
UNLESS IT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Congratulations to the latest Honors Recipients.
A major step into CEDU membership has been accomplished.
Additional information about membership will start with
an Application.
Other requirements such as the MudRun
and the Rough Water Swim#1,
#2
follow.... Good Luck.
More information about Rebreathers/SUBLIME/and the
CEDU can be found starting at Dr.
Bob's The Home Page
"To Swim Is Human, To Dive Is SUBLIME"
And Remember CEDU's Mission
Statement:
"To Design, Assemble and Use Homemade Dive Gear While Maximally
Stroking Our Own Ego's and Maintaining the Merest Semblance of Sobriety
for the Benefit of Mankind"
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