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Technical diving is scuba diving’s “extreme” sport, taking experienced and qualified divers far deeper than in mainstream recreational diving. Technical diving is marked by significantly more equipment and training requirements, in order to be able to manage the additional hazard this type of diving entails. Tec diving isn’t for everyone, but for those who hear its challenge call, the PADI TEC REC courses are the answer.
What is technical diving?
Technical scuba diving is defined as “diving other than conventional commercial or research diving that takes divers beyond recreational scuba diving limits”. It is further defined as and includes one or more of the following:
• diving beyond 40 metres/130 feet deep
• required stage decompression
• diving in an overhead environment beyond 40 linear metres/130 linear feet of the surface
• accelerated decompression and or the use of variable gas mixtures during the dive.
How long has technical diving been around?
Most people would agree that cave diving is a form of technical diving. Cave diving developed from the late 1960s onwards, developing into a discipline largely like it is today by the mid 1980s. In the early 1990s, several groups of divers around the world began experimenting with technologies for deep diving (beyond recreational limits) to explore both caves and wrecks. Later these communities united and emerged as “technical diving” or “tec diving”. Since then, tec diving continues to be developed both in scope and in its technologies.
Why would I want to be a TEC diver?
There’s a cadre of individuals who want to visit places underwater that relatively few people can. Many spectacular, untouched wrecks lie at depths well below 40 metres/130 feet. Deep reefs have organisms you don’t find in the shallows. Some people enjoy the challenge and focus tec diving requires. Still others love being involved with cutting edge technologies. Having a qualification to dive deeper than normal recreational limits may satisfy insurance companies requirements for recognised training for deep dives.
Any or all these reasons make tec diving rewarding for you.
The PADI TEC REC Difference
• TEC REC courses are integrated into an instructionally valid, seamless course flow that takes you from beginner tec diver to one qualified to the outer reaches of sport diving, and using different gas mixes.
• Each level introduces you to new gear, planning and procedures appropriate to extend your diving limits.
• The Tec Diver course is an integrated sequence of three parts: Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tec 50. You can complete them continuously, or you can complete each level separately with a time span between them.
The Scuba Gear You'll Use
Tec diving uses much more equipment than recreational diving. The technical scuba gear typically uses two or more, regulators, dive computers, cylinders and some accessories.
The Fun Part
The fun part of TEC REC is rising to the challenges as you dive deeper and longer than most divers ever do.
To look at the first level course in the TEC REC program click on the link below.
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