DIVER CITY SCUBA STORE

The Tec 50 course includes two knowledge development sections, three practical application sessions and four open water dives. A primary focus of this course is mission palnning and execution. You also learn more about handling emergencies and how to think like a technical diver.

You PADI Tec Deep Instructor may also introduce you to using trimix on the last open water dive.

To enroll in the Tec 50 course, you must:

• Be a PADI Tec 45 diver
• Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, with at least 20 dives on enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and 15 dives deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
• Be at least 18 years old
• Have a medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

You'll start with your basic scuba diving gear and add technical diving equipment, which essentially means you begin to double up on your gear. Your PADI Tec Instructor may have you dive with EANx for additional conservatism.

Some technical equipment includes:

• Primary Mask and Backup Mask
• Wing-typed BCD and Harness, with D-rings on shoulders for clipping extra equipment
• Primary and Secondary Regulator (Primary is the longer of the two for sharing with a buddy, the Secondary is for personal use in case of an emergency)
• Twin Cylinders, Decompression Cylinders/Stage Mounts (Often two cylinders are carried)
• Multigas Dive Computers and SPG (Backups of these are always recommended)
• Some Other Gear: Compass, Slates, Backup Dive Tables, DSMB, Emergency Signaling Devices, Knife, Reel and Lift Bag.

You PADI Tec Instructor may advise having some other equipment not listed above, so check-in with your Instructor prior.