- Voyager I – Informative Card
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- The Voyager is born like a modular machine that
has five evolutionary steps. The philosophy of the distribution of the
machine envisage that the diver, who already has a good base of
knowledge's in the practical and theoretical diving techniques, can
develop his abilities and his operating limits gradually, together with
the development of the machine.
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- Every evolutionary step require an upgrade of the
machine and a specific course for the corrected use of the Voyager I in
the new configuration, beyond a series of dives carried out in the
previous configuration, that form pre-requirement in order to approach
the successive level.
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- Synthetic diagram of the levels and
pre-requirement
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- Pre-requirement for the level I:
Licence of advanced type or according that level, a
nitrox mixtures licence, and at least 50 recorded dives.
- Machine configuration:
Semi-Closed Circuit with fixed fraction (mix) and constant flow adopted
from the surface.
- Limit of maximum use:
All nitrox fractions. Max 30 meters within
the non decompression limits.
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- Pre-requirement for the level II:
Level I qualification, with at least 40 recorded
dives.
- Machine configuration:
Semi-Closed Circuit with fixed fraction (mix), but with the possibility
to vary the flow within the dive. Electronic monitoring of the breathing
gas trough an oxygen analyzer.
- Limit of maximum use:
All nitrox fractions. Max 40 meters within the non
decompression limits.
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- Pre-requirement for the level III:
Level II qualification, with at least 30 recorded dives.
- Machine configuration:
Semi-Closed Circuit with various fractions (mix), and the possibility to
vary the flow within the dive. Electronic monitoring of the breathing
gas.
- Limit of maximum use:
max 50 meters with nitrogen-oxygen (nitrox) mixtures
and max 100 meters with helium-oxygen mixtures. Dives with decompression
controlled by a special computer.
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- Pre-requirement for the level IV:
Level III qualification, with at least recorded 30 dives.
- Machine configuration:
Mechanic Closed-Circuit, with diluents: Air, Nitrox or Heliox. Injection
of oxygen flow adjustable within the dive. Control of the partial oxygen
pressure (PPO2) in the breathing gas through the specials analyzer(s).
- Limit of maximum use:
Max 50 meters with diluents composed of
nitrogen-oxygen (nitrox) mixtures and max 150 meters with diluents
composed of helium-oxygen mixtures. Dives with decompression controlled
by a special computer.
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- Pre-requirement for the level V:
Level IV qualification, with at least 40 recorded
dives.
- Machine configuration:
Electronic Closed-Circuit selfmixing (?), with diluents: Air, Nitrox and
Heliox. Injection of oxygen trough a “solenoid” that is controlled by a
computer that analyse the breathing mixture during the entire dive.
Sensor detecting the CO2, sensor for temperature and humidity.
- Limit of maximum use:
Max 50 meters with diluents composed of
nitrogen-oxygen (nitrox) mixtures, and max 150 meters with diluents
composed of helium-oxygen mixtures. Dives with decompression controlled
from a computer.
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- Each levels has is own specific course. For the
dives using a diluent containing helium or < 21% of O2, it s necessary
to already have a qualification and the relative licence for that kind
of diving procedures.
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- Technical
characteristics - Description of the Voyager I, in the Semi-Closed
version
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- Type: Semi-Closed rebreather with variable
flow
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- The Voyager I, thanks to the regulator of flow
that you can use underwater, allows you to modify the PPO2 at will, in
function of the operation deep, however having only one fixed mixture.
- This operation will be controlled by a monitoring
system of the PPO2 (optional for level 1, but obligatory from level 2
and next). The flow regulator is supplied with a block system, in case
you want to use the machine in the traditional way: with a surface
preset fixed flow.
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- Scrubber:
The scrubber has been planned in collaboration with an important
specialized centres in medical equipment for the human respiration. It
employs not toxic materials adapted to the use with high oxygen
concentrations and pure oxygen. The system with a double room (patented)
offer an optimal thermal isolation. The inner design envisages a
reduction of the gas speed flow until 1/12 of the gas speed in the hoses
that allows the fixation of the CO2 to be slower and uniform, giving the
maximum efficiency of the system. The scrubber is predisposed for the
insertion of the electronics and is available in two forms: from 2 kg to
2.5 kg of scrubbing material and 3 kg to 3.7 kg
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- Counter lung:
The bags are front positioned and protect
with cordura housing, fixed to the harness with an easy assembly system,
for an easy maintenance and cleaning. The by-pass valve is located on
the left bag (clean gas), and the overpressure valve / water-drainage is
located on the right bag (dirty gas). They are adjustable while diving,
they have a capacity of 6.5 lt / each, and the employed materials are
adapted to human respiration, and are easy to clean and disinfect.
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- Hoses:
The hoses have an inner diameter of 35 mm, and consequently all the
passages have been determine to that proportion, this render the
respiratory effort practically null.
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- Tanks:
The machine comes supplied with two 5 ltr tanks. Other volumes can be
supplied at your request.
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- First stages:
Membrane balanced and oxygen compatible.
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- BCD:
Technical type, with 10 ltr posterior bag.
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- Weight:
10 kg, approximately, without tanks
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- Accessories:
The components are designed for the majority of sensors currently in the
market.
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- All the components use in the Voyager I are CE
approved, the Voyager I has the standard CE homologation, and we are
completing ulterior homologations for the employment of the Voyager I in
working and military field.
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- Configuration of the Voyager, in level I:
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- Complete filter for 2-2.5 kg of filtering
material
- Hoses with cordura cover
- Two complete 5lt tanks (include valves, first
stages with inflator hose and gauges)
- Manifold of distribution
- Hoses
- Technical BCD (20kg of lifting capacity)
- Inspiration and expiration bags complete with
by-pass and overpressure valves
- Flow regulator
- System of ballast
- Emergency regulator for open circuit bailout
- All that mounted on an inox steel AISI 316
carapace
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- The Voyager comes supplied with a flow regulator
for calibration, an ordinary kit for the maintenance, and the necessary
books – manuals for the course, the maintenance and calibration of the
Voyager.
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- The price of the Voyager, as described (ready to
be used) is 2130.- euro + TVA (VAT)
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