Technical DIVE COURSES
What is Tec Diving?
Technical Diving allows you to extend your diving beyond recreational “no stop” limits. This allows you to plan longer dives at shallower depths, or to plan dives to more advanced depths and locations. Technical (tec) diving allows you to greatly expand your diving skills and knowledge and can provide you with experiences and exploration opportunities in places very few people will ever see:
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Increased Range - Exploring deeper than 40 metres/130 feet
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Increased Diving Environments - Diving in caves, shipwrecks or other special environments
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Increased Skills - Using specialized gas mixtures and decompression procedures
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Specialized Equipment - Using highly specialized equipment, like a closed or semi-closed circuit rebreather
TEC 40 Course
The PADI Tec 40 course is where you transition from recreational scuba diving to technical diving. It's a great place to start because it's the first subdivision of the full PADI Tec Diver course and bridges the gap between no stop diving and full technical deep decompression diving. You gain experience and begin building the knowledge and skills you need to continue your tec diver training. You will qualify to make limited decompression dives to 40 metres/130 feet.
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To enroll in the Tec 40 course, you must be:
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A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
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A PADI Enriched Air Diver with at least 10 dives using enriched air deeper than 18 metres/60 feet
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A PADI Deep Diver or proof of at least 10 dives to 30 metres/100 feet
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At least 18 years old and have a minimum of 30 logged dives
You also need to have a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply - ask your PADI Tec Deep Instructor.
TEC 45 Course
The PADI Tec 45 course is the second part of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver program. You'll extend your depth limit to 45 metres/145 feet and learn to plan and execute repetitive decompression dives using a single stage/decompression cylinder. It puts you in a complete tec diving rig, which can be either backmount or sidemount. You'll also make accelerated decompression dives using EANx or pure oxygen. This is a course where you'll rise to the challenge and make the commitment to become a technical diver.
To enroll in the Tec 45 course, you must:
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Be a PADI Tec 40 diver
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Be a PADI Rescue Diver
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Have a minimum of 50 logged dives, with at least 12 dives on enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and 6 dives deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
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Be at least 18 years old
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Have a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply - ask your Tec Deep Instructor.
TEC 40 & 45 CoMBO
Save $291 when you book both your Tec 40 & 45 in this combo.
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The PADI Tec 40 course is where you transition from recreational scuba diving to technical diving. It's a great place to start because it's the first subdivision of the full PADI Tec Diver course and bridges the gap between no stop diving and full technical deep decompression diving. You gain experience and begin building the knowledge and skills you need to continue your tec diver training. You will qualify to make limited decompression dives to 40 metres/130 feet.
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The PADI Tec 45 course is the second part of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver program. You'll extend your depth limit to 45 metres/145 feet and learn to plan and execute repetitive decompression dives using a single stage/decompression cylinder. It puts you in a complete tec diving rig, which can be either backmount or sidemount. You'll also make accelerated decompression dives using EANx or pure oxygen. This is a course where you'll rise to the challenge and make the commitment to become a technical diver.
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The third part of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver program is Tec 50. As a Tec 50 diver, you show that you've developed competency as a tec diver and have the skills to dive to a maximum of 50 metres/165 feet. You know how to make extended, accelerated decompression stops using up to two gases. It's not easy to reach this level and earning your Tec 50 certification opens the door to deeper diving expeditions.
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To enroll in the Tec 50 course, you must:
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Be a PADI Tec 45 diver
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Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, with at least 20 dives on enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and 15 dives deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
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Be at least 18 years old
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Have a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply - ask your Tec Deep Instructor.
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If you are interested but the course dates don't work for you, let us know and we can be flexible.
Have a mate you want to learn with? Our tec courses have a 2:1 student-instructor ratio, so with 2 students we can plan a course around dates that suit you
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