Up and coming with the ISC CCR Megalodon Rebreather
ISC - InnerSpace Systems Corp has announced the CE mark for the APECS 2.7 variant of the Megalodon rebreather. This milestone has been some time in the making and in concert with the Mk 28 Mod 0 certification by the US Navy places the Megalodon in a unique position.
The Megalodon is a highly configurable rebreather; the configuration certified under EN14143:2009 consists of an APECS Primary & Secondary eCCR head upon a standard size can with a five pound radial scrubber, over the shoulder counter lungs and standard DSV. The standard CE configuration also includes cylinders, first stages and backplate and harnesses along with the Tetradon wing.
The ISC BOV is out and on the market and can be ordered seperate or with the new unit.
The Manta counterlungs are out and about for small divers or to protect the counterlungs in tight wreck or cave penetration diving.
The new Predator and Pathfinder m-CCR's are out on the market. The Pathfinder is a little larger then the Predator and are utilizing the Micropore Extend Air Cartrideg with 1 1/2 - 4 hour duration depending on size.
The incredibly small and light 10 kg Predator m-CCR with COPIS II electronics. Scrubber run time is over 100 minutes.
The Predator COPIS CCR with Manta counterlungs next to a regular Megalodon to the left. Hand sets do have a new yellow face.
The Shearwater company is colaborating with ISC to provide interlaced Shearwater electronics capable of decompression calculation and are available now to be factory installed.
ISC 5.5 & 8.5 lb Radial canister. The Radial is used for cold, deep, and higher work rates in CCR systems. Availability as of now and it looks very sweet.
Single counter lung and loop system: The Manta system allows the diver to have two separate Megs and breathing loops mounted as stages on the sides of the diver or back mounted. The diver may also have just one main counter lung mounted on the chest on one side freeing up the other side.
APECS electronics version 2.7 is in the field with the manual ready to download from the ISC web page, version 3 with decompression capability is still in the works.
COPIS II is out and running. After trying a current COPIS II head with HUD I have to report the head is super easy to dive and buoyancy caracteristics are much better then with my APECS head due to constantly injecting oxygen instead of random injections from the solenoid. This was especially apparent in very shallow water.