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1. IMPORTANT WARNINGS
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WARNING
This manual must be read and understood entirely before using the product. It is advised
that you keep this manual in your possession during the entire life of your regulator.
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WARNING
When diving you must follow the rules and apply the skills taught by a recognized
scuba diving certication agency. Before taking part in any diving activity, it is
mandatory to have successfully completed a scuba diving course covering both
theoretical and technical aspects of diving.
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WARNING
This instruction manual does not replace a diving instruction course!
2. EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION
All SCUBAPRO regulators described in this manual have obtained the European certication
according to European rules regulating the conditions for the release on the market and the
fundamental safety requirements for third category Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Certication tests have been conducted according to the EN250:2014 harmonized standard
to ensure the compliance of the regulators to the fundamental requirements for health and
safety set by European regulation 2016/425/EU.
The CE and EN250 marks on the product denote the conformity to said requirements.
The 0474 number is the identication number for RINA Via Corsica, 12, 16128 Genova (GE)
Italy, the notied body assessing the conformity and controlling the production compliance
with regulations, as per Modules B and D, 2016/425/EU.
The Manufacturer of SCUBAPRO regulators is SCUBAPRO EUROPE s.r.l. Via Tangoni 16
16030 Casarza Ligure (GE) Italy. SCUBAPRO EUROPE s.r.l. has a quality management
system certied by RINA in accordance with the ISO9001:2015 standard.
2.1 EN 250: 2014 norm regulations and what they mean
The requirements and tests dened by the EN 250: 2014 aim to ensure a minimum safety
level for the operation of underwater breathing equipment.
In Europe, the EN 250 norm denes since years the minimum technical standards of
acceptance for recreational diving regulators and the EN250:2014 is the latest revision of
the EN250 norm. All SCUBAPRO regulators have successfully passed the certication test
required by EN250:2014.
2.2 Denitionof‘SCUBA’accordingtoEN250:2014
This regulation denes a SCUBA unit as a self-contained open-circuit underwater breathing
apparatus. A SCUBA unit can be composed of component groups. During use, the minimum
required component groups are elements a) to e) of the following list:
a. cylinder(s) with valve(s);
b. demand regulator(s);
c. pressure indicator
d. facepiece: mouthpiece assembly or half-mask for diving or complete mask;
e. carrying system.
The apparatus may also include the following sub-assemblies:
f. auxiliary breathing system
g. lifting harness