If you're interested in technical diving, but haven't yet met the prerequisites for the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course, you can consider enrolling in the DSAT Tec Diver Level One course. It is also a subcourse of the full Tec Deep Diver course

The DSAT Tec Diver Level One (5 day program) is qualified to make gas-switch extended no-stop dives to 40 meters, using air and enriched air nitrox with up to 60% oxygen and to use technical diving equipment and procedures. It is the equivalent of the Decompression Theory and Advanced Nitrox courses offered by other training agencies.

As a Tec1 student, you must successfully meet all the performance requirements for Knowledge Development and Practical Applications One through Four, Final Exam One and Training Dives One through Seven.

Prerequisites:
Students must meet the following prerequisites before starting the course:

• Minimum age: 18 years
• Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Certified as a PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver or equivalent
• Certified as a PADI Deep Diver or equivalent
• Minimum of 50 logged dives of which at least
• 10 dives< air enriched be must dives
• 12 dives must be deeper than 18 metres/60 feet
• 6 dives must be deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
• Be fit for diving and have a DSAT/PADI medical statement signed by a physician

Equipment:
During the course you will use the following technical diving equipment:

• Basic dive equipment (wetsuit, fin, mask)
• Wing type BCD with dual bladder
• 2 dive computers / depth gauges and bottom timers (mixed gas computer or computer that can be set into gauge mode preferred)
• Dive slates (wrist slates highly recommended)
• Twin tanks with isolator manifold
• Two regulator first and second stages for twin tanks, one with long hose (min. length 1.5m)
• Up to two decompression / stage tanks
• Two oxygen clean regulators for decompression / stage tanks
• Primary reel (minimum line length 70m)
• Liftbag (minimum lifting capacity 50lbs)
• 2 Knife / cutting devices
• Jon line (for drift decompression, if applicable)

If you don’t have your own tec gear you can either rent or buy it from us.

Download our B&J – DSAT Tec Deep Diver Course Summary and Schedule file for more details.