PADI Tec 50 / Tec 50 Trimix

Explore the Depths with Confidence – Enroll in PADI Tec 50! “

Achieve greater depths and longer dives with the PADI Tec 50 course. This advanced training will equip you with the knowledge and skills to safely navigate deeper underwater environments and extended range dives. Taught by the technical diving experts at Ocean Quest!

In the program, you will learn how to plan extended bottom and decompression times along with options and protocols to handle emergencies during extended range technical dives. There is a heightened focus on bottle handling and gas switch protocols as by carrying two deco cylinders, there is a new risk of switching to the wrong gas at the wrong depth by confusing your deco gases.

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The Ocean Quest Difference…

The PADI Tec 50 program is designed to teach the use 2 x Decompression Cylinders. The Ocean Quest PADI Tec 50 program also introduces the use and benefits of a Stage Bottle. Successful students will be able to plan dives utilizing one stage and one decompression bottle or two decompression bottles. Students will complete their final dive using Trimix. Trimix makes dives in the 165ft / 50m range safer and more enjoyable.

Prerequisites

• Certified as a PADI Tec 45 diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organization. For the purposes of this level, a qualifying technical certification is one that qualifies the student to make decompression dives to 45 metres/145 feet using air, EANx and oxygen using open circuit, double cylinder scuba equipment
• Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organization. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in diver rescue. Students who meet this prerequisite through a qualifying certification must provide proof of training in CPR and First Aid within the previous two years
• Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which at least 20 dives were made with enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres/60 feet, and at least 15 (with or without EANx) dives were deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
• Minimum age: 18 years

Medical Statement

All technical diving students are required to provide a Diver Medical Statement signed by a physician within the past 12 months stating you are fit to dive

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Price Includes

• PADI Tec 50 eLearning
• 2 x Custom Technical Diving Theory Sessions
• 1 x Custom Decompression Theory and Technical Diving Planning Theory Session
• Minimum 4 x Technical Diving Training Dives including 2 x Decompression Dives
• Air Fills

Exclusive to Ocean Quest

• Access to multiple resources including digital books, articles and videos on various technical diving topics
• Instruction in Advanced Decompression Theory and Progressive Technical Dive Planning procedures
• A comprehensive “Decompression Theory and Dive Planning” booklet created by Ocean Quest
• A comprehensive “Technical Diving Student Handbook” created by Ocean Quest

What’s Needed?

• All Standard Technical Diving Equipment – Backmount or Sidemount Configuration – Click here for technical diving equipment details
• 2 x Decompression Cylinder – Rentals available
• 1 x 80 cuft Stage Cylinder – Rentals available
• 2 x Stage / Deco Configured Regulators – Rentals available
• Nitrox and Tech Fills not included
• Trimix Fills
• Instructor Trimix Fills – the cost of instructor trimix fills will be shared by all students and instructor candidates

Additional Notes

Students are required to possess a high level of buoyancy control while maintaining horizontal trim, advanced propulsion techniques including modified frog kicking, modified flutter kicking, helicopter turns and back finning. The ability to maintain a stable position in the water.

Ocean Quest technical diver training programs adhere to a strong team diving philosophy. Learning Team Diving techniques within your technical training will add a completely new level of skills, awareness, challenge and safety to your technical diving. In order to maintain the quality of training, we require a minimum of two students to be enrolled in most of our technical diving programs.