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TDI Intro to Tech

Welcome to the world of Technical Diving

Intro to Tech is intended to give experienced sport divers a simple, non-threatening glimpse at the techniques and skills used in technical diving.  Firstly it provides recreational divers an opportunity to assess and improve their basic diving skills in a structured and controlled manner, but does not require them to " go technical.  Secondly, it provides those divers who do wish to pursue more advanced diver training with a skill-set that will help them make the transition more smoothly.  It may indeed be considered a warm-up for enrolment in some TDI programs.

Participating in this course will give those divers a better understanding of the detailed planning and preparation required to make a successful and safe technical dive.  The objective of this introductory course is to familiarize students with technical gear configurations and sharpen their open water skills such as buoyancy, trimming, and situational awareness.

The students would also be exposed to new skills like advance gas planning techniques within no-decompression context.  Therefore this course is a strictly no-decompression course.

Who may Enroll this course:

  • Be a minimum age of 18 / 15 with parental consent.
  • Have a minimum certification of SDI Advanced Diver, Advanced Adventure Diver or equivalent
  • Show proof of 25 logged open water dives.

Equipment you need to have:

  • Depth gauge and automatic bottom timer and / or dive computer
  • Ascent reel with lift bag with at least 11kg/25 lbs of lift/ surface marker buoy
  • Slates/wetnotes.

Qualifications upon Completion:

Upon completion of the course, graduates may engage in diving activities in a technical gear configuration without direct supervision as long as:

  • The diving activities approximate those of training
  • The areas of activities and environment conditions approximate those of training

Graduates may enroll in:

  • TDI Advance Nitrox Course
  • TDI Decompression Procedures Course

Training, certification cards, and all study materials are included in the price.