• Extreme compactness – at only 15 kg /
33 lbs ”ready to dive” and 8 kg / 17,5 lbs
“travel weight” the MkVI Discovery is one
of the world’s smallest rebreathers. Take
it as carry-on baggage when flying. Enjoy
the freedom. Yet it is not “lightweight” in
terms of performance – you get three
depth-independent hours1 of near-silent
diving.
• The first truly auto-calibrating and autovalidating
rebreather. The MkVI Discovery
uses a patent-pending automated
method to verify that the oxygen sensors
are working properly at all times – both
before and during a dive.
• An intelligent battery – it’s your personal power and data storage system. Plug it in and the system
knows it’s you, as well as your dive history, including repetitive dive information. Remove the
modular battery, put it in your shirt pocket, and take it home to recharge it. When you are ready to
dive, take the battery from the charger and plug it into the rebreather.
• True plug-and-play carbon dioxide absorbent cartridges. Simple and fast to use. Pre-packed axial
cartridges of SofnoDive® 797 absorbent give you 3 hours minimum diving range1 and can be
changed-out and replaced in seconds.
• The world’s most advanced rebreather interface – The MkVI Discovery contains five separate
warning and advisory systems so that you get the information you need to manage your dive
without the task-loading normally associated with rebreathers. The main MkVI Discovery data
interface is a large format flat screen panel that displays all you need to know about consumables
management – cylinder pressures, dive time, depth, oxygen level, and it incorporates a sophisticated
resource algorithm that monitors all systems for you and tells you when its time to head up.
If things are not going correctly for whatever reason, the MkVI Discovery has audible, tactile, and
visual warning systems to get your attention, and to advise your diving partner of your status.
• Switchable mouthpiece – in a significant new patent-pending design, the MkVI Discovery gives you
the ability to switch from closed-circuit to open-circuit operation in one easy motion, without the need
to search for a spare mouthpiece in an emergency. The ultra-compact switchable mouthpiece is
lightweight and easy to breathe, giving you high performance in both open-circuit and closed-circuit
modes. The MkVI Discovery mouthpiece also combines in the same housing a pressure balanced
“Automatic Diluent Addition Valve” (ADV) that compensates for breathing volume in closed-circuit
mode, so that you will never run short of a full breath during a dive.
• Easy maintenance – the entire rebreather breaks down rapidly for washing, drying, and storage.
No tools needed.
• New software releases can be downloaded and installed over the internet, and various system
parameters can be customized to meet your particular dive operating paradigm.
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