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Technical Diving Courses

Technical Diving is a very specialized field of divers, as such, you will need very specialized training. We regularly offer PADI Tec 40, 45, 50, and Sidemount courses.

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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 meters/130 feet.

Consists of three knowledge development sections, three practical application sessions, and four training dives. Designed for the diver transitioning from recreational diving to technical diving.

 

To enroll in the Tec 40 course, you must be:

    • A PADI Enriched Air Diver with at least 10 dives using enriched air deeper than 18 meters/60 feet
    • A PADI Deep Diver or proof of at least 10 dives to 30 meters/100 feet
    • At least 18 years old and have a minimum of 30 logged dives

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 meters/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 back mount or side mount. 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:

  • Be a PADI Tec 40 diver
  • Be a PADI Rescue Diver
  • Have a minimum of 50 logged dives, with at least 12 dives on enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 meters/60 feet and 6 dives deeper than 30 meters/100 feet
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

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 meters/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.

To enroll in the Tec 50 course, you must:

    • Be a PADI Tec 45 diver
    • Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, with at least 20 dives on enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 meters/60 feet and 15 dives deeper than 30 meters/100 feet
    • Be at least 18 years old

If you’ve looked into technical diving, you realize that tec divers always wear more than one tank. Sidemount is an increasingly popular way to configure multiple cylinders for technical diving. You can enter the world of tec diving with the Tec Sidemount Diver course and apply what you learn to other TecRec courses. Your instructor may offer to integrate this course with the Tec 40, Tec 45, or Tec 50 courses.

If you’re a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, at least 18 years old, and have a minimum of 30 logged dives, you qualify to enroll in a Tec Sidemount Diver course. It’s recommended that you also have a PADI Enriched Air Diver certification.