Go Technical
DSAT TecRec courses provide the techniques and procedures necessary for diving beyond recreational dive limits. These are some of the most-intensive, yet exhilarating, courses you'll find.
Technical diving isn't for everyone, but if this type of diving appeals to you and you're willing to accept the risks, responsibilities and obligations, you'll find it one of the most-rewarding dive experiences you'll ever have.
DSAT Discover Tec
If you are thinking about technical diving but aren't sure, DSAT Discover Tec lets you try technical diving equipment and procedures. Discover Tec experiences can also credit towards the DSAT Apprentice Tec Diver or Tec Deep Diver courses.
DSAT Tec Diver Level One
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.You'll learn to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air and enriched air to 40m. You'll also prepare for and respond to foreseeable technical diving emergencies. Since this is also a sub-course of the full DSAT Tec Deep Diver course, you can get training credits.
To enrol, you must be over 18 and a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation), a PADI Enriched Air Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation), a PADI Deep Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation) and have a minimum of 50 logged dives, of which at least ten must be enriched air dives, 12 must be deeper than 18m and at least six must be deeper than 30m.
DSAT Tec Deep Diver
After successful completion of the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course, you'll be able to conduct gas-switch extended no-decompression dives, decompression dives and accelerated decompression dives using air and enriched air to a depth of 50m. You'll also understand the hazards and risks involved in technical diving, as well as how to prepare for and handle reasonable foreseeable technical diving emergencies.
You must be over 18 and a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation), a PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation), a PADI Enriched Air Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization), a PADI Deep Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation) and have a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which 20 must be enriched air dives, 25 dives must be deeper than 18m and at least 15 dives must be deeper than 30m.
DSAT Tec Trimix Diver
For the extreme diver ready to further explore the world of technical deep diving, the gas of choice is trimix. The DSAT Tec Trimix Diver course takes you to the outer edges of technical deep diving, opening the door to pristine dive sites few divers – if any – ever see.
The DSAT Tec Trimix Diver course is intended to extend the depth range available to technical divers trained and qualified to use air, enriched air and oxygen for technical decompression dives beyond 50m in open water. The DSAT Tec Trimix Diver course is intended for technical divers certified as DSAT Tec Deep Divers (or qualifying certification from another training organisation). The course extends their depth range capabilities by training them in the use of trimix (helium, oxygen and nitrogen).
You must be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification in diver rescue and accident management from another organisation – students who meet this through a qualifying non-PADI certification need to provide proof of CPR and first aid training within the previous two years) and as a DSAT Tec Deep Diver (or qualifying certification in deep decompression diving using air/enriched air from another organisation – students who qualify through a qualifying certification other than DSAT Tec Deep Diver must read the entire DSAT Tec Deep Diver manual and complete the Knowledge Reviews prior to beginning the Tec Trimix Diver course.
For more information on any of the above courses, visit the PADI website
