JFD gets world first certification status for deep diving bailout breathing system.
The subsea operations and manufacturing company has successfully completed trials on its new Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA) system.
The firm said that has now verified its capability and performance to CE Mark status.
CE status has been the mandatory conformity marking for certain products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1985.
COBRA is the only commercial emergency rebreather system in the world to have been granted this status to NORSOK U101 (Diving Respiratory Equipment) and EN14143 (Self Contained Rebreathing Apparatus).
COBRA was designed and developed by JFD in response to the need for bailout technology which can support the depth requirements and duration of new generation diving operations.
Norway pioneered new guidelines which stipulate that a diver must have a minimum of 10 minutes emergency breathing gas calculated at a breathing rate of 62.5 litre per minute.
This stipulation renders open circuit bailout methods unusable at depths greater than 56m.
The only two systems in the world which can satisfy these requirements are JFD’s Divex SLS and COBRA.
In response to Diver feedback, JFD designed COBRA to further enhance the SLS technology creating a compact, easy to operate and maintain, mechanical system which can provide up to 45 minutes endurance.