Technical Diving: PADI TecRec Courses
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 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 TecRec courses are the answer. PADI TecRec courses the most instructionally coherent and demanding tec diving programs available. They’re not easy – nor would you want them to be for this kind of diving.
The Fun Part
The fun part of TecRec is rising to the challenges as you dive deeper and longer than most divers ever do.
PADI TecRec Learning
- TecRec courses are integrated into an instructionally valid, seamless course flow that takes you from beginning tec diver to one qualified to the outer reaches of sport diving using synthetic gas mixes.
- Each level introduces you to new gear, planning and procedures appropriate to extend your diving limits.
- You can complete the basic level, Tec Deep Diver, as a single course, or divided into two or three courses, for learning efficiency, instructional integrity and schedule flexibility.
The Scuba Gear You Use
Tec diving uses much more equipment than recreational diving. The technical scuba gear typically uses two to four or five regulators, a dive computer, som accessories and most likely a dive light
TecRec prerequisites vary (see individual course descriptions), but the following applies to anyone interested in technical diving: You must be
- 18 years or older
- A mature, responsible person who will follow the required procedures and requirements strictly and faithfully
- Willing to accept the added risks that tec diving presents
