Building A Foundation For Tec Diving
The PADI Tec 40 Diver class is in many ways the “open water” of technical diving. Your instructor will cover many of the basic concepts of technical diving including dive planning, team diving techniques, equipment configuration and skills and emergency management. As you progress deeper through the PADI Tec 45, Tec 50, Tec 65 Trimix and Tec Trimix classes, you build on the basic skills you learned in this class.
Pre Requisites
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or other qualifying certification)
PADI Enriched Air Diver (or other qualifying certification)
PADI Deep Diver or provide proof of at least 10 dives 30m/100ft
18 years of age
Minimum of 30 logged dives with at least 10 dives using enriched air deeper than 18m/60ft
Price
$600 / diver
Includes three class & pool sessions and 3 dives in open water with our technical diving instructors, student materials and certification upon successful completion..
Equipment NEEDED
Personal Gear: Mask, fins, logbook, DSMB with reel or spool.
Any one of the following options (appropriately labeled and marked):
Single cylinder w/ dual outlet valve (H or Y valve)
Single cylinder w/ pony cylinder (min 30cf)
Back mounted doubles w/ isolation manifold
Two side mounted cylinders
Two complete regulators: one with 2m/7ft hose for air sharing and one with SPG. If using two independent cylinders, each regulator must have an SPG. The SPGs must be carried and marked in such a way as to avoid confusion between them.
Single stage/deco cylinder (min 30cf) w/ regulator & SPG
BCD appropriate for the cylinder configuration and with the ability to attached the stage/deco cylinder. Backup buoyancy is also required – this can be a dual or redundant bladder BCD or a drysuit. Students carrying pony bottles and small stages may be able to use one source of buoyancy control at the discretion of the instructor. Contact us for more information.
Two dive computers
Exposure suit appropriate for the environment. If using a drysuit, you must be able to demonstrate proper buoyancy control before using in open water
Weight system (if necessary), Jon Line (if necessary for the environment), Knife/cutting device (on upper body), slate, backup mask (optional but recommended), compass, lights (if necessary for environment)
materials Needed
Tec Deep Crewpak (included in the class price), students will also need a laptop or tablet with decompression planning software installed. There are several options for software available and your instructor will discuss those in class.
OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS
If you are not sure about what equipment configuration you want to use in class the Discover Tec class is a great way to try both back mounted doubles and side mount double.
You also have the option of completing your PADI Tec 45 and PADI Tec 50 classes in conjunction with this class. Contact us for more information.
2021 Schedule
| Classes are scheduled on a private basis. Contact the store for more information. |