PADI Tec 40 - £346

The PADI Tec 40 course is where you transition from recreational diving to technical diving. It is a natural progression from Tec Basics, or it can be your first tec diver course. It is the bridge between no stop diving and technical decompression diving. You will gain experience and begin building the knowledge and skills you need to continue your tec diver training. You will qualify to make limited decompression dives to 40 metres and use up to 50 percent oxygen as a decompression gas.

To enroll in the Tec 40 course, you must meet these qualifications:

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, and PADI Rescue Diver recommended
PADI Enriched Air Diver
PADI Deep Diver or proof of 10 dives to 30 metres or deeper
30 logged dives
18 years old
You also need to have a Diver Medical Form signed by a physician within the last 12 months.

Academic

The Tec 40 course consists of seven knowledge development sections, four practical application sessions and four training dives.

You will learn about:

Technical diving risks and responsibilities
Technical diving equipment, dive equipment configuration, and use
Team diving and communication
Decompression and gas planning using dive planning software
Team diving techniques and emergency procedures to deal with free flows and out of gas situations
Thinking Like a Technical Diver
Handling Underwater Problems
Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organisations may apply – ask your PADI Tec 40 Instructor.

Prices are not inclusive of equipment rental, gas, travel or entry to dive sites.

PADI Tec 45 - £346

This is a course where you rise to the challenge and commit to becoming a technical diver. The PADI Tec 45 course extends your depth limit to 45 metres. You will learn to plan and execute single and repetitive decompression dives using a single decompression cylinder with up to 100 percent oxygen. You will use double cylinders, which can be either back mount or sidemount diving configuration. Tec 45 is a prerequisite to Tec 50.

To enroll in the Tec 45 course, you must meet these qualifications:

PADI Tec 40 Diver
PADI Rescue Diver*
Minimum of 50 logged dives, with at least 10 dives deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
18 years old
* If meeting this with a qualifying certification, provide proof of CPR/First Aid training within the previous two years.
You also need to have a Diver Medical Form signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
Note that some qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply – ask your Tec 45 Instructor.

Academic

Your Tec 45 training consists of seven knowledge development sections, four practical application sessions and four open water dives. Building on what you learned in the Tec 40 course, you will focus on additional techniques, procedures, and emergency skills. You will learn more advanced decompression, gas planning, decompression models, and fine-tune your thinking like a technical diver.

Prices are not inclusive of equipment rental, gas, travel or entry to dive sites.

PADI Tec 50 - £453

As a Tec 50 diver, you will have the knowledge and skills to make extended range dives to a maximum of 50 metres. You will know how to make dives with multiple decompression stops using two decompression gases. It is not easy to reach this level. Earning your Tec 50 certification opens the door to deeper diving expeditions.

To enroll in the Tec 50 course, you must meet these qualifications:

PADI Tec 45 Diver
PADI Rescue Diver*
Minimum of 100 logged dives or 75 hours
18 years old
* If meeting this with a qualifying certification, provide proof of CPR/First Aid training within the previous two years.
You also need to have a Diver Medical Form signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply – ask your PADI Tec 50 Instructor.

Academic:

The Tec 50 course consists of five knowledge development sections, four practical application sessions and four training dives. The primary focus of this course is learning advanced dive equipment options, techniques and procedures using two deco cylinders, and how to plan more complex dives. You also learn more how to handle emergencies, support diving considerations, and sharpen your thinking as a technical diver.

Prices are not inclusive of equipment rental, gas, travel or entry to dive sites.