The diver is qualified to complete up to 10 minutes of non-accelerated decompression while breathing from one additional deco cylinder of up to EANx50. Depth is limited to 130 feet or 40 meters.
This course can be offered in both backmount or sidemount configuration. You’ll learn to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air to 40 metres/130 feet and breathing enriched air (up to 50%) for conservatism:
Some of the motor skills you will learn and master are:
This courses include reading of the student manual, KRs and Practical Applications.
The diver now is introduced to longer decompression schedules in either backmount or sidemount configuration and using one additional deco cylinder. The diver is qualified to complete accelerated decompression dives using any mix of EANx or oxygen. Depth is limited to 45 mts / 145 feet.
In addition to the motor skills performed on the Tec 40 course you’ll also learn to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air and enriched air to 45 meters/145 feet. Staging and retrieving decompression tanks and Out of air gas sharing whilst swimming exercise.
You’ll also be trained in the use of:
To enroll in the Tec 45 course, you must:
Tec 45 course includes:
What scuba gear will you use? You’ll use full technical equipment, which includes wings and doubles plus an additional deco cylinder, or you may use a technical Sidemount configuration. Your PADI Tec Deep Instructor will explain the gear required for your tec diving adventures.
Next Step: Continue your tec diver training.
The diver is qualified to use air for bottom gas and 2 decompression mixes up to 100% Oxygen to make extended, accelerated decompression dives. Depth limit is 50 meters / 165 feet.
You’ll learn to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air, enriched air, and pure Oxygen, to 50 meters / 165 feet. You will practice all the motor skills learned in Tec 40/45 whilst swimming “on the fly” and completing surprise emergency drills. You’ll also prepare for and respond to foreseeable technical diving emergencies.
This course includes student manual, KRs and practical applications
To enroll in the Tec 50 course, you must:
Tec 50 course includes:
What scuba gear will you use? You’ll use full technical equipment and you may use a technical Sidemount configuration, plus two stage/decompression cylinders. Your Tec Deep Instructor may also introduce you to using trimix on the last open water dive.
If this activity is of interest to you, please contact us and we will be delighted to answer any additional questions.