Rebreather Training Council

RTC Press Release

Mouthpiece Retaining Straps

The RTC is running a campaign to highlight the value of using a Mouthpiece Retaining Strap when diving with a rebreather – a simple device that can be a lifesaver. Click here for full details.

Divesoft joins the RTC

We are very pleased to welcome Divesoft as a new RTC Associate Member. Based in the Czech Republic, Divesoft makes the Liberty CCR, as well as a range of computers and other related equipment.

Michael Menduno has been invited to join the RTC as an individual Observer Member in recognition of his special expertise in the field of technical diving. Diving since 1976, Menduno is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of InDepth and an award-winning reporter and technologist, who has written about diving and diving technology for more than 30 years. […]

Work Continues on Rebreather Training ISO Standards

The ISO Working Group developing standards for rebreather training met virtually on 26/27 November 2020 to continue working on the two standards for rebreather diver training: ISO 24063: Requirements for rebreather diver training — Non-Decompression diving ISO 24642: Requirements for rebreather diver training — Decompression diving to 45 m The RTC has Catagory C Liaison […]

Latest RTC member

The Rebreather Training Council is delighted to welcome AP Diving as its latest Associate Member. AP Diving has a long history of leadership in the rebreather world and their involvement will be very valuable.

Two new members for RTC

On 10 September 2019, RTC announced that two new members had been approved to join the organization. One is the French training federation, FFESSM, a body with long experience teaching rebreathers. The other new member, You Can Breathe Underwater LLC, specialises in the testing of rebreather systems.

New Standards Published by Rebreather Training Council

The Rebreather Training Council (RTC) is the body representing training agencies providing courses for divers using rebreathers. In the last two years, the RTC has published training standards for entry-level recreational and technical rebreather divers. Now, the RTC has published two further standards delineating two further stages in a diver’s development, both advanced technical diving […]

RTC Statement on Rebreather Training Standards

August 25, 2018 The Rebreather Training Council (RTC) is a body wholly devoted to the creation of safety-related standards for the training of divers in the use of rebreathers. Ten of the world’s leading rebreather training organisations are members of RTC and so it represents the best authority on the ongoing evolution and development of […]