Technical diving is a scuba diving “extreme” sport, taking experienced and qualified divers far deeper than in mainstream recreational diving. Technical diving is marked by significantly more equipment and training requirements to manage the additional hazard this type of diving entails. Tec diving isn’t for everyone, but for those who hear its challenge call, the PADI TecRec courses are the answer.
What is Technical Diving?
Technical scuba diving is defined as diving other than conventional commercial or research diving that takes divers beyond recreational scuba diving limits. It is further defined as and includes one or more of the following:
- Diving beyond 40 meters/130 feet deep
- Required stage decompression
- Diving in an overhead environment beyond 40 linear meters/130 linear feet of the surface
- Accelerated decompression and or the use of variable gas mixtures during the dive
Because in technical diving the surface is effectively inaccessible in an emergency, tec divers use extensive methodologies and technologies and training to manage the added risks. Even with these, however, tec diving admittedly has more risk, potential hazard and shorter critical error chains than does recreational scuba diving.
Discover Tec Diving
DSAT Discover Tec lets you try technical diving equipment and procedures.
What You Will Learn
You learn about technical diving and get to try it out. Plus, Discover Tec experiences can also credit towards the Tec 40 course.
The Gear You’ll Use
You will need your basic scuba gear and you will try technical scuba diving equipment
Prerequisites
To participate in Discover Tec Diving, you must: Be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).Have a minimum of 10 logged dives. Be at least 18 years old.
Contact Us to Register
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