Certified on a rebreather and coming to Malta? Dive with a guide who's on a rebreather too. One relaxed dive a day, a fresh scrubber every morning, and as much time in the water as you want — Malta's wrecks the way CCR was made for.
This page is purely for closed-circuit rebreather divers. If you're already certified on a unit and want to explore Malta, I dive CCR myself — so I understand what it takes to plan, run and bail out a rebreather in an overhead environment, and I'll dive alongside you as part of the team rather than hovering over you.
The whole point of CCR is time. No bubbles, warm moist gas, and bottom times that open circuit simply can't touch — so it would be a shame to waste that on a rushed schedule. I keep it to one proper dive a day, unhurried, planned properly and dived properly. And here's the bit I love: every day we get a fresh scrubber, so we can make the most of it.
Honestly, I'm happy to do any dive length you fancy — the longer I'm on the unit and the further my phone is from reach, the happier I am. Just give me a heads-up on how long you're thinking, so I know whether I need to plumb in first. Want a three-hour potter round a wreck? You've found the right guide.
Use the dive however you like. Want to sharpen up bailout drills, SMB deployment, or your setpoint management while we're down there? Great. Want to just settle into the silence and enjoy a long, quiet swim through a wreck? Equally great. It's your dive — I'm here to brief it in full, plan the gas precisely, and make it a good one.
CCR opens up Malta's wrecks with the kind of bottom time that lets you actually explore them rather than just touch and turn:
I'll always tailor the day to your unit, your certification level and your diluent. Tell me what's on your list and we'll build the diving around it.
Worth knowing: some of the most fun diving here is best on a DPV (a diver propulsion vehicle, or scooter). Linking all four of Gozo's wrecks — the MV Hephaestus, Cominoland, MV Karwela and MV Xlendi — together in a single dive, or covering Malta's bigger sites without eating into your bottom time — a scooter just makes it more enjoyable. Not DPV certified? No worries at all — it's a light, genuinely fun DPV course we can usually sort on day one, and it won't take anything away from the rest of your diving.
Everything runs through Dive Systems in Sliema, with one of Malta's most capable fill stations — oxygen, air and helium diluents, accurate fills and the support a rebreather needs — plus a boat licensed for the historic wrecks. Bring your own unit; let me know the model and your certification when you enquire so we can sort sorb, gases and logistics in advance.
Diving open circuit instead? Head to Technical & Wreck Guided Dives. This page is just for rebreather divers. Not yet on a unit but curious? Take a look at the CCR Air Diluent course.