TEC DEEP
Description
The full Tec Deep Diver program is Tec 40, Tec 45, and 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.
To enroll in the Tec deep course, you must:
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A Enriched Air Diver with at least 10 dives using enriched air deeper than 18 metres/60 feet
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A 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
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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 Tec Deep Instructor.
Academic
The Tec 40 course consists of three knowledge development sections, three practical application sessions and four training dives. You’ll learn about:
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Technical diving’s risks and responsibilities
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Technical diving equipment, proper rigging and set up
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Gas planning, oxygen limits and decompression planning
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Team diving techniques and emergency procedures, such as dealing with free flows, manifold leaks and out of gas situations
Your Tec 45 training consists of three knowledge development sections, three practical application sessions and four open water dives. Building on what you learned in the Tec 40 course, you focus on the function and maintenance of tec diving equipment and associated issues. You continue fine-tuning gas planning and calculating accelerated decompression stops. Plus, you learn to think like a technical diver.
The Tec 50 course includes two knowledge development sections, three practical application sessions and four open water dives. A primary focus of this course is mission planning and execution. You also learn more about handling emergencies and how to think like a technical diver.
Equipment
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.
Getting Started
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