TEC COURSES AVAILABLE
Technical (tec) diving means going beyond recreational scuba diving limits. But, tec divers will tell you that it’s really about the challenge and adventure of exploring places that no one else has ever seen. Tec diving is not for everyone, but it does attract experienced divers who want to go beyond their current limits and are willing to accept the added risks, training, investment and commitment it demands. If this is you, then PADI TecRec courses are your ticket to extreme adventure.
TEC 40
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.
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Requirements:
18 years old
Advanced Open Water
EAN/Nitrox
30 logged dives
10+ dives using EAN deeper than 60'
Deep Diver or proof of 10+ dives to 100'
A scuba medical signed within the last 12 months
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*Qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may qualify
TEC 45
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 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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Requirements:
Tec 40
Rescue Diver​
50 logged dives
12 dives using EAN deeper than 60'
6 dives deeper than 100'
A scuba medical signed within the last 12 months
*Qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may qualify
TEC 50
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.
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Requirements:
Tec 45​
100 logged dives
20 dives using EAN deeper than 60'
15 dives deeper than 100'
A scuba medical signed within the last 12 months
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*Qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may qualify
TEC SIDEMOUNT
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 sidemount diving with the Tec Sidemount Diver course, even if you're not a technical diver, and apply what you learn to other TecRec courses.
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Requirements:
18 years old
Advanced Open Water
30 logged dives
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Recommended:
EAN/Nitrox
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*Qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may qualify