TEC 50 Diver
The PADI Tec 50 Diver furthers the skills, mission awareness and experience of the TEC 45 divers make make multi-stop decompression dives that employ EANx and oxygen with up to two staged gasses for accelerated decompression.
Divers come to the course with a strong knowledge and skill base. The TEC50 course extends these, expanding existing skill and with an added emphasis on mission planning and execution.
Divers come to the course with a strong knowledge and skill base. The TEC50 course extends these, expanding existing skill and with an added emphasis on mission planning and execution.
What you will achieve:
- Qualification to make multi-stop decompression dives using air, EANx and oxygen to 50 metres or less, utilising two decompression gasses up to to 100% oxygen to add conservatism or accelerate required decompression.
- Training in knowledge, procedures and motorskills required to undertake the dives.
- Assure you understand the hazards and risks associated with this level of diving and tec diving in general.
- Training and preparedness for reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur within TEC 50 limits.
- A foundation to continue your training beyond TEC50.
Course Flow:
The course includes Knowledge Development, Practical Applications and 4 Open Water dives. The course usually runs over three busy days with some prior learning requirements also.
Equipment
This course may be undertaken with the following full technical equipment configurations:
There is a range of equipment requirements for this course over those shown above, please check your equipment against the Required Equipment
- Two staged decompression gasses. Usually 7 or 11 litre cylinders
- Back mounted twin-set with isolator manifold of sufficient capacity
- Two side mounted, independent cylinders (sidemount configuration)
There is a range of equipment requirements for this course over those shown above, please check your equipment against the Required Equipment
Considerations:
- We have a range of technical diving equipment for hire for use on the course.
- Stage cylinders are available in 7 and 11 litre capacities.
- Nitrox may be used in both stages and back gas at additional cost.
- Open water site entry fees and transportation are not included.
Prerequisites:
You must:-
Due to the nature of this course, a pre-assessment dive may be required. Qualifying certifications, older certifications or lack of recent diving may also require knowledge pre-assessment / updating. Please note there is an additional charge for this element where required.
All our open water diving is conducted in drysuits. You may wear your own drysuit, semi-dry or wetsuit. It is advisable that you are comfortable with drysuit diving prior to engaging in technical diver training. If you do not have experience of drysuit diving you may wish to consider undertaking your drysuit training with us prior to the course
- Be a certified Tec45 Diver (or equivalent)
- Be aged 18 or over
- Have 100 logged dives including 20 deeper than 18 metres using EANx and 15 deeper than 30 metres.
- Be a certified Enriched Air Diver ; and
- Have a physician approved medical certificate within the last 12 months
Due to the nature of this course, a pre-assessment dive may be required. Qualifying certifications, older certifications or lack of recent diving may also require knowledge pre-assessment / updating. Please note there is an additional charge for this element where required.
All our open water diving is conducted in drysuits. You may wear your own drysuit, semi-dry or wetsuit. It is advisable that you are comfortable with drysuit diving prior to engaging in technical diver training. If you do not have experience of drysuit diving you may wish to consider undertaking your drysuit training with us prior to the course
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