PADI Tec 40 Diver

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Course Description

The first step to going beyond the recreational diving limits. TEC 40 divers learn the basics of decompression diving and accelerate their decompression with higher mixes of Oxygen. Upon completion divers are trained to a maximum depth of 40m (130’), using two gas mixes up to 50% Oxygen, with a max decompression of 10 minutes. Divers can opt to take this course using a single tank, but doubles are recommended and encouraged.

Class and Dive Schedule

Course Outline
Day 1 Classroom, Paperwork and Gear Setup
Day 2 AM Confined Water Training
Day 2 PM Dives 1 and 2
Day 3 AM Classroom & Dive Planning
Day 3 PM Dives 3 and 4
Day 4 AM Final Exam
Day 4 PM Dives 5 and 6
Pricing and Reservations

PADI Tec 40 Diver Course

• $900 per Person

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Dive Equipment

Provided
• Tanks, weights, gas fills

Required
• Mask, fins, Back-plate, wing, regulators x 3, dive computers, dsmb, reel & finger spool, thermal protection, flashlight, dive planning software
• See course description sheet for more specific equipment requirements

Rental
• Students can rent all required equipment for training.
• Cost: $75 per course

Prerequisites

• At least 18 years of age
• Minimum Certification: Advanced Open Water, Enriched Air / Nitrox
• Minimum Dives: 40 total logged dives, 20 nitrox dives, 10 dives deeper than 100’
• Medical statement signed by physician in past 12 months

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Additional Information

PADI Tec 40 Diver

The Tec 40 course introduces divers to limited decompression, using software or computers, for diving within recreational depth limits. The course is prerequisite to the Tec 45 and 50 level.

Includes: Certification fees and Tec Deep Diver materials, double tanks (if used) and deco tanks, all air and enriched air fills and local boat trips.

If the diver doesn’t have their own personal gear (fins, mask, wetsuit, back plate, harness, appropriate BCD, regulators, etc) normal equipment rental charges apply.

The diver will learn how to make limited decompression dives to 40m/130ft using a single stage cylinder of decompression gas. Double tanks (or side mounted) are encouraged but not required on this course, although the full standardized technical diving rig will be discussed.

Decompression is limited to a maximum of ten minutes on this course with a single decompression gas up to 50% oxygen being used to add conservatism only.

Skills are introduced and developed to allow handling of reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur in this type of diving.

The course consists of one confined water dive, three training dives, three knowledge development sessions and three practical applications.

Prerequisites

• Minimum Age: 18 years
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
• PADI Enriched Air Diver or equivalent
• PADI Deep Diver or at least ten logged dives to 30m/100ft
• A minimum of 30 logged dives, of which at least 10 dives were made with enriched air nitrox, deeper than 18 meters.

Certification

To be certified as a Tec 40 Diver, the student must successfully meet all the performance requirements for the Knowledge Development and Practical Application sessions and the four dives involved.