READY-TO-DIVE PACKAGE

All 3 Inspiration models - xpd, evp and evo - come complete with:

• Over-the-Shoulder or Back-Mounted Counterlungs
• Integrated Weight Harness
• 16kg Wing BCD with Auto Air
• Vision electronics - Dual O2 Controllers & Head-Up Display
• Cylinders, first stages and all hoses and manifolds
• Manual Inflators
• ABS chassis and case
• Rebreather carry case
• PC download & Logviewer software

OVER-THE-SHOULDER OR BACK-MOUNTED?

AP is the only rebreather manufacturer to offer you the choice

Launched in 2012, the 'back-mounted' design has undergone years of R&D to perfect its breathing performance. The laws of physics dictate that a front-mounted design will have minimum hydrostatic imbalance in all positions – even if you barrel-roll underwater.

However, through experimentation in our R&D test lab and in open water trials, we found that by locating the bulk of the lung towards the top of the back and shoulder, we achieved great improvements in work-of-breathing (WoB) compared to other back-mounted designs on the market.

The performance is virtually indistinguishable from our original Over-the-Shoulder design in all typical diving positions – with the exception of lying on your back (an unlikely diving scenario) but even this is do-able.

INSPIRATION GIVES YOU WINGS, TOO

Robust, reliable buoyancy compensator with Auto Air bailout

• Unique time-proven AP BCD twin-bag design
• 1000 denier double-stitched cordura outside – HF welded PU inside
• Easy to clean, maintain and repair – service zip access to bladder and valves
• Trim weight pockets (3kg each side) at the rear top
• Auto Air inflator and bailout regulator fitted as standard

The Inspiration wing is identical in build quality to the time-proven AP Tekwings , which have been a hit with open circuit divers for over 20 years. The standard wing offers 16kg max lift or you have the option of a 22kg wing with the Inspiration xpd. Both wings feature handy, 50mm stainless steel D-rings at the sides which when used with the optional Verti-clips allow easy one-handed attachment of side slung tanks. Available in two colour options - Yellow and Grey.

BREATHE EASY #1

No 'dust-taste' high performance Scrubber – tested to 160m

• Superb Scrubber duration
• Simple to handle, pack and seal
• Unique scrim filters seal in the Sofnolime
• No “dusty taste” common with other makes
• Available in 2 sizes – 2 hour or 3 hour nominal duration*

When we first developed our scrubber the Radial versus Axial debate was raging (it still is in some quarters). So we built six different rebreather cartridges, including both designs, and tested them exhaustively on-site and at the Royal Navy’s (DERA) Defence Equipment Research Agency test centre. We found there were advantages and disadvantages to each approach - so we took the best of both and put them into one unique scrubber.

BREATHE EASY #2

Breathing Hoses & T-Pieces that deliver in extreme conditions

Designed for high flow and reduced breathing resistance , AP Breathing Hoses offer great flexibility, long life and durability. The corrugated hose is extremely tough but also flexible enough to be squashed to perform pre-dive loop tests. It can be cut shorter to suit the individual diver and the threaded connections re-used.

The screw-on fittings connect the hose to the mouthpiece and T-piece with absolute security and are designed with different threads to dictate correct assembly. The exhale T-piece has an integral deflector which directs any small amounts of water, inadvertently let in through the mouthpiece, safely into the exhale counterlung.

THE AUTOMATIC
DILUENT VALVE (ADV)

UPGRADE #1

Automatic top up on the way down

The ADV reduces your task loading during descents by automatically adding diluent gas in response to pressure change - maintaining a breathable volume in your counterlungs.

• Unique upstream valve - requires no interstage pressure adjustment and offers safety shutoff
• 300 degree swivel connector – rotate and choose to feed gas from either the on-board diluent cylinder or a side-mount
• The ADV can also be fitted with a Flowstop gas isolator valve as an optional upgrade

Most other makes of ADV are downstream designs, which means that if there is a failure in the first stage, gas will free-flow into the counterlung dangerously. The AP upstream design ensures that if a fail occurs, the supply valve will close shut and gas will escape safely via a pressure relief valve on the first stage.

Order with Flowstop

The Flowstop is a high-performance* in-line gas isolator, perfect for isolating your ADV. When used with the ADV its functions include:

• To shut-off gas supply in case of free-flow
• To disable the ADV at the bottom stage of the dive to manually control loop volume if preferred - for example, if diving a saw-tooth profile
• To disable the ADV at the deco stage of the dive if preferred. This may be to avoid potential dilution of the deco mix by ADV injection if the diver is rising and falling with a swell

* Please Note: Although the Flowstop is high-flow it is NOT suitable for use with an open circuit gas delivery system.

Order with GC5 Male Gas Connector

The GC5 Male Gas Connector is a large bore, full flow adaptor for attaching to a male 9/16" UNF 2nd stage outlet such as the OCB mouthpiece open circuit gas feeds (either side), the ADV or any 2nd stage without impeding their performance.

• The GC5 allows easy connection of an open circuit hose feed (with an Auto Air-type female connector) to the OCB mouthpiece
• It also has the benefit of allowing quick disconnect of off-board bail-out cylinders at the end of the dive

THE SCRUBBER LIFE MONITOR

UPGRADE #3

Take the guesswork out of Scrubber duration

• Real-time tracking of the thermal reaction across the scrubber bed
• Accounts for depth, work rate & water temperature
• Performs reliably in cold or warm water, ascending or descending
• Clear and accurate bar graph display of scrubber activity on wristset
• Multiple advanced warnings – on HUDs, buzzer and wristset
• Extend dive durations with confidence in your Scrubber life

The 'Tempstik' Scrubber Life Monitor compares temperatures throughout the Sofnolime scrubber bed and gives an accurate display of the chemical activity occurring in real-time, reflecting the dive conditions and taking into account the factors – depth, work rate and water temperature – that affect scrubber duration. It will even take account of partially used Sofnolime and give multiple warnings (suppressible up to the final warning) - in addition to the visual bar graph - well in advance of scrubber exhaustion.

Why use a Scrubber Monitor?

In a word, confidence. The variables affecting scrubber duration are too multiple to offer accurate predictions of scrubber life for all possible conditions. For this reason our manufacturer’s stated times for the 2 sizes of scrubber - 3 hours and 2 hours - were achieved when testing using deliberately harsh conditions (4 ^º C cold water, with a breathing rate of 40 lpm, producing CO ₂ at 1.6 lpm). That is, they are deliberately conservative. In reality, you may be in warmer water and not breathing that hard. So, you know you’ve got more dive time than the manufacturer says. But how much more?

The truth is, because of all the variables, it’s impossible to say and therefore IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that the stated guide times should be strictly adhered to if you are not using a Tempstik.

This is where the Scrubber Life Monitor really excels. The reaction zone in the scrubber is affected directly and in real-time by the work rate, depth and water conditions and so the Tempstik takes all the guesswork out, displays what is actually going on and allows you to extend dive duration with complete confidence in your scrubber life.

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK

Incorporates two separate power supplies - B1 & B2 - hardwired to
the rebreather controllers and offers almost double the capacity of regular batteries

The AP Rechargeable Battery Pack and Dual Charger have been specially developed for Vision equipped AP Diving rebreathers. The system is compatible with Vision electronics (with V06.00.00 + firmware) and is intended as an upgrade for existing customers as well as a standard item with new AP rebreathers.

THE CO ₂ SENSOR

UPGRADE #4

The AP Diving CO ₂ Sensor is an ‘active warning device’ designed to alert the diver when the CO ₂ content of the breathing loop is approaching a dangerous level. This could be due to depletion of the CO ₂ absorbent canister or incorrect assembly resulting in CO ₂ bypass of the canister.
The sensor is intended as an option that can be used with or without the APD Scrubber Life Monitor (Tempstik).

• Simple Plug & Play operation: Providing the Vision electronics are programmed with the correct software version (V05.01.02 onwards), you simply plug the CO2 sensor into the lid connection. The firmware recognises the CO ₂ sensor and activates the appropriate displays and warnings.
• Monitors CO ₂ levels within the breathing loop and warns the diver prior to the level becoming harmful.

• Single warning level when the diver should ascend immediately and bailout from the rebreather loop
• Warnings are displayed on the Vision handset and via the HUD and the audible alarm
• Sensor uses an advanced algorithm that compensates for pressure and temperature
• Disposable desiccant cartridge assures accurate monitoring when loop has high humidity levels. (to be changed every 20-30 hours of diving – AP Diving recommend using the ‘Elapsed time’ feature to monitor protector duration) and protectors to be stored in their sealed packaging until ready for use)
• Can be used with or without existing AP Scrubber Life Monitor (Tempstik)
• New mixing chamber supplied for mounting the CO₂ sensor
• Sensor is checked for operation during Vision Electronics start up
• Factory calibrated during assembly and simply zeroed during oxygen sensor calibration
• Low power consumption and powered by the Vision rebreather batteries
• Suitable for use with all diving gas mixes

ORIGINAL AP MEDIUM PRESSURE HOSE FITTINGS

1,000,000 hoses in the field - and no fittings have ever come off!

Original AP Medium Pressure Hose fittings are used throughout the Inspiration range. They’re the most reliable connections in the business.

These are never-fail connections - screw on, not crimped.

Used now for over 30 years in continuous production without a single fitting coming off - until you want it to. With over one million hoses in the field still going strong - it’s a record we are very proud of. Compare that to the perennial recall of other manufacturer's hoses!

Not only does this give you 100% reliability , it helps with customising and repairs. If your hose is damaged at the ‘knuckle’ or too long it’s fairly simple to unscrew the hose end, cut the hose shorter and screw the fittings back on again. You can do this with two spanners even in the remotest parts of the world.

THE AP HUS - HEAD-UP SCREEN

UPGRADE #6

Live rebreather and decompression information at-a-glance

In brief...

• Rebreather status in line-of-sight - throughout the dive
• Vivid OLED colour display - with excellent readability even in very poor viz
• Real-time dive information - delivered direct to the diver’s eye
• Magnified virtual image projected in front of the diver for exceptional image clarity
• Conditional colouring of text and graphics for intuitive communication of status changes - Green = good, Yellow = info alert, Red = warning
• New Ascent Rate and Ceiling Height graphical displays
• Super adjustable articulated mount allows positional preference
• Low power consumption – powered by the rebreathers’s dual supply
• Upgrade path for all AP rebreathers with Vision electronics
• Ideal for photographers, film-makers or anyone preferring hands-free monitoring to work or play underwater
• CE Approved

Please Note: The HUS is undergoing development and is not currently available. [February 2022]