Technical Diving:
Exceeding the limits of Recreational Diving.
Technical diving is not for everyone, but it does attract experienced divers who want to know what to do if they go beyond Recreational limits. They are comitted to accept the added training, investment and risks to keep themselves safe.
Connie and David instruct Tech 40 Open Curcuit on Side Mount and Connie also teaches doubles as well.
David and Mark instruct on the Inspiration CCR.
They enjoy travel to locations that are rebreather and open-curcuit friendly
Technical diving in Alberta? Really? Why?"
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To go deeper - and increase the safety factors."
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To explore
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To get closer to fish and critters.
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To go places beyond recreational dive limits: wrecks; caves
We are Instructors on the Inspiration Evolution CCR teaching
- PADI Rebreather
- PADI Discover Rebreather
- PADI Rebreather Diver
- PADI Advanced Rebreather
- PADI Tec 40 CCR
- PADI Tec 60 CCR
We are also Instructors on Open Curcuit
- PADI Sidemount
- PADI Cavern Diver
- PADI Wreck Diver
- PADI Discover Technical Diving
- PADI Tec Basics
- PADI Tec 40
Technical Diving - your guide to diving excellence and perfection. Our approach to rebreather, sidemount and cavern dive instruction is rooted in safety, reliable and streamlined equipment choices, problem solving and situational awareness We offer programs that are taught to high standards from experienced instructors who are willing to travel to appropriate environments to teach and practice technical diving.
David and Connie love to tell the stories of being among the first divers certified in the safe use of Enriched Air Nitrox in the early 1990’s, when it was referred to as ‘Voodoo Gas’. Soon after that we became certified in cave diving, then Trimix diving and gas blending with Helium.
David became Inspiration Rebreather certified, which is his true love, and is now a CCR instructor to tech 60. Should we be surprised that Mark followed in his footsteps, and is now a CCR instructor to tech 40, and is cave certified as well.
Connie now also is also a Inspiration Rebreather certified diver but still loves her Open curcuit Roots. David and Connie both offer recreational and technical diving classes in the sidemount configuration. If you find you wish to dive longer, deeper, and venture into the technical dive community, we’d love to start you on your journey, whether it be CCR or open circuit diving. The tech community is very ‘political’ and we can advise and guide on the many options for streamlined gear configuration and the ability to conduct goal oriented dives in a safe fashion. Is your goal to explore wrecks, caverns, caves, or just to keep up with the air consumption of your efficient dive buddy? With proper gear and training, technical diving extends your bottom time. Our dedication to our students’ development, our passion for underwater exploration, and our personal diving experience and disciplines set us ahead of the pack in both recreational and technical diving education. Contact us for details and a personal training schedule will be developed.
If you would like more info about technical diving, tell us about your experience and travel or training interests. We'll be happy to follow up!
PADI TEC 40
The goal of the PADI Tec 40 course is to enable divers to safely have longer dive times and plan the resultant decompression profiles. In Tec 40, you'll use Nitrox as your bottom gas and up to 50% Nitrox as a decompression gas, increasing your available bottom time. The course covers equipment considerations, oxygen tracking, decompression dive planning along with practical experience. You will qualify to make limited decompression dives to 40 metres/130 feet.
The PADI Tec 40 course is where you transition from recreational scuba diving to technical diving. It’s a great place to start, because it’s the first subdivision of the full PADI Tec program and bridges the gap between no-stop diving and full technical deep decompression diving. It provides you with an opportunity to gain exposure to tec diving and learn and practice entry level tec diving skills, without you having to make the larger commitment (in terms of equipment, time and cost) for a full Tec certification. Then you can continue with the Tec 45 and Tec 50 courses.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The Tec 40 course consists of seven online independant knowledge development sessions, two evening classroom sessions, 4 practical application sessions and 4-6 training dives. You'll learn about technical diving risks and responsibilities, technical diving equipment configurations and useage, team diving concepts, thinking like a technical diver, handling underwater problems, extensive and up to date decompression theory and gas planning. We will guide you on planning decompression dives so you don't just blindly follow your dive computer or decompression software.
- You will use decompression software and dive computers to plan and make decompression dives with no more than 10 minutes of total decompression and not deeper than 40 metres/130 feet.
- You will use a single cylinder of decompression gas with up to 50 percent oxygen (EANx50) to add conservatism to the required decompression.
Since it’s part of the course, your PADI Tec 40 course training credits toward the PADI Tec 45 and Tec 50 courses.
THE GEAR YOU USE
As an introduction to Tec diving, at the Tec 40 level, you don’t need to make the full commitment to buying all the Tec gear. After all, you may not be certain if this new adventure is for you. You may be able to use lot’s of your current gear and add a stage bottle. You could be introduced to an H-valve, or if comfortable, you may use a sidemount configuration or doubles. Please contact the dive store and chat with us about options. You’ll likely need some new gear, but with some careful planning and smart purchases, you can acquire some new gear that you’ll use well beyond the course and even in your recreational dives.
- Even though you can complete this course using a single back mount configuration we recommended to use either Sidemount or double back mounted twins cylinders
- Regulators
- Primary & back up mask
- Cold water fins with Spring Straps
- Drysuit & Thermal Underwear
- 2 multi gas computers
- Primary torch with a "goodman" handle
- Back up torch
- Cutting tool
- Wrist mounted slate
- Wet Notes (waterproof notebook)
- Surface Marking Device (SMB) with Spool
- Deco Bottle ( 40 or 80 cuft) with DIN Valve
- Dedicated regulator for Deco Bottle (DIN 1st stage. 40" LP hose, 6" HP hose & SPG)
THE LEARNING MATERIALS YOU’LL NEED
You’ll use the PADI Tec 40 e-learning to build your knowledge about Tec diving, techniques, special procedures, skills and more. Specifically, you’ll learn about…
- The special “lingo” used by Tec divers
- Emergency procedures
- Decompression and stage cylinder handling
- How to get the most out of your dive computer
- Gas planning
PREREQUISITES
To register for the Tec 40 program, you must be:
- 18 years old
- 30 logged dives (minimum 20 in a drysuit recommended)
- PADI Advacned Open Water Diver (PADI Rescue diver recommended)
- PADI Enriched Air Diver
- PADI Deep Diver or proof of 10 dives to 30m/100ft or deeper
- PADI Drysuit Diver (recommended)
- Have a minimum of 30 logged dives, of which at least 10 dives were made with enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres / 60 feet
- Medical form signed by a physician
*Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply. Contact our expert staff to learn more about this and other PADI Courses offered by Alberta Adventure Divers.
REQUIRED MEDICAL FORM
Download the RSTC Medical Form that you’ll need to complete and have your physician sign off on.
For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the Alberta Adventure Divers Team members.
