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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.
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1/2 Day |
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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 Tec Diver Level One or Tec Deep Diver courses.
Entry Requirements:
- PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
- Have a minimum of 10 logged dives
Required Materials:
None
Minimum Age:
18 years old
# of Confined Water or Limited Open Water Dives: 1
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2. DSAT Tec Diver Level One
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5~6 Days
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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. It is also a subcourse of the full DSAT Tec Deep Diver course. The course is intended for those who do not yet have the prerequisites to progress to full technical diving but wish to begin developing the skills and the knowledge involved.
You'll learn to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air and enriched air to 40 metres/130 feet. You'll also prepare for and respond to foreseeable technical diving emergencies. Since it's part of the Tec Deep Diver course, you DSAT Tec Level One Diver course training credits toward the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course.
Entry Requirements:
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).
- PADI Enriched Air Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).
- PADI Deep Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).
- Have a minimum of 50 logged dives, of which at least 10 must be enriched air dives, 12 must be deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and at least six must be deeper than 30 metres/100 feet.
Minimum Age:
18 years
Required materials :
Tec Deep Student Crew Pak, which includes student manual, planning slate and checklist slate - included
Certification:
DSAT Tec Diver Level One certification - included
# of Confined Water or Limited Open Water Dives: 3
# of Open Water Dives: 4
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3. DSAT Tec Deep Diver
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4~5 Days
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| The DSAT Tec Deep Diver course takes you past recreational diving and immerses you in the world of technical diving. Tec Diver Level One is a prerequisite, for those with experience, the course now provides the training to begin moving beyond recreational scuba diving depths. Covers use of all decompression mixes up to 100% oxygen, and diving to a maximum depth of 50m/165ft.
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 50 metres/165 feet. 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.
Entry Requirements:
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).
- PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization). 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.
- PADI Enriched Air Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).
- PADI Deep Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization).
- Have a minimum of 100 logged dives of which 20 must be enriched air dives, 25 dives must be deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and at least 15 dives must be deeper than 30 metres/100 feet.
Minimum Age:
18 years
Required materials :
Tec Deep Diver Manual - NOT included
Certification:
DSAT Tec Deep Diver certification - included
# of Open Water Dives: 5
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4. DSAT Tec Trimix Diver
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6~7 Days
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For those already holding Technical qualifications this course extends their depth range capabilities to a maximum of 75m/250 ft using Trimix. 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 50 metres/165 feet 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 organization). The course extends their depth range capabilities by training them in the use of trimix (helium, oxygen and nitrogen).
Entry Requirements:
- PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization). 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.
- Certified as a DSAT Tec Deep Diver or have a qualifying certification in deep decompression diving using air/enriched air from another organization. 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.
Minimum Age:
18 years of old
Required materials:
Tec Deep Diver Manual - NOT included
Tec Trimix Student Manual - included
Certification:
DSAT Tec Trimix Diver certification - included
# of Confined Water, Limited Open Water or Open Water Dives: 2
# of Open Water Dives: 7
( 3 of the training dives can be credited depending on your certification level and past experience)
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5. PADI Draeger Dolphin Semi-closed Rebreather Specialty
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3 Days
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| Imagine sliding through the water, accompanied not by the roar of bubbles, but by silence. Imagine getting close and personal with aquatic life – getting closer than ever before. When you dive with a semiclosed rebreather, you’re nearly bubble free – reducing the noise and disturbance that can scare away shy creatures. This recreational depth rebreather diving with a basic enriched air or nitrox certification being a prerequisite or taken alongside the course.
Through either the Semiclosed Rebreather Draeger Dolphin Specialty course you learn the special procedures for semiclosed rebreather diving. This includes special dive planning, organization, procedures and potential hazards, many of which differ significantly from conventional (open circuit) scuba.
Entry Requirements:
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) OR<
- PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization) with proof of at least 10 logged dives beyond open water training dives
- PADI Enriched Air Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
Required Materials:
None
Minimum Age:
15 years
# of Confined Water Dives:
1
# of Open Water Dives: 3
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6. DSAT Gas Blender
DSAT Trimix Blender
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2 Days
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| A course in both nitrox and trimix gas blending, also covering oxygen cleaning and handling procedures, and production of oxygen compatible air. More people are diving with enriched air and this means the demand for enriched air fills is also increasing. However, there needs to be someone qualified to administer these fills to meet this demand. This is where the DSAT Gas Blender course comes in. It can result in one of two certifications: DSAT Gas Blender or DSAT Trimix Blender.
The DSAT Gas Blender course will train you as a qualified gas blender, allowing you to provide gas mixes to appropriately certified consumers. You'll learn the physical properties of oxygen, its associated hazards, handling requirements and what cleaning equipment is necessary. Finally, you will learn the five methods of obtaining the desired enriched air nitrox mix and the various methods used to obtain proper helium mixes.
Entry Requirements:
- PADI Enriched Air Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
Required Materials:
DSAT Gas Blender Manual with Gas Mix Calculator - included
Minimum Age:
18 years old
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