Technical Diving
Technical diving is scuba diving’s “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 metres/130 feet deep
- required stage decompression
- diving in an overhead environment beyond 40 linear metres/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.
The PADI TecRec Difference
The TecRec program debuted in 2000. Although TecRec is not the first tec
diving program (cave diver training has been around for decades), it repeatedly
receives accolades for its merits.
- TecRec courses are integrated into an instructionally valid, seamless course
flow that takes you from beginning tec diver to one qualified to the outer
reaches of sport diving using different gas mixes.
- Each level introduces you to new gear, planning and procedures appropriate
to extend your diving limits.
- The Tec Diver course is an integrated sequence of three subcourses:
- Tec 40 Tec 45 & Tec 50.
- You can complete them continuously, or you can complete each level
separately with a time span between them. This gives you learning efficiency,
instructional integrity and schedule flexibility.
Academy of Scuba will be offering these courses in 2012
