PADI TEC50
The third part of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver program is Tec 50. As a Tec 50 diver, you show that you’ve developed competency as a tec diver and have the skills to dive to a maximum of 50 metres/165 feet. You know how to make extended, accelerated decompression stops using up to two gases. It’s not easy to reach this level and earning your Tec 50 certification opens the door to deeper diving expeditions.
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
Requirements
The Tec 50 course consists of five knowledge development sections, four practical application sessions and four training dives. The primary focus of this course is learning advanced dive equipment options, techniques and procedures using two deco cylinders, and how to plan more complex dives. You also learn more how to handle emergencies, support diving considerations, and sharpen your thinking as a technical diver.
The Scuba Gear You Use
Students MUST have their own Scuba Kit.
You’ll use full technical equipment, which includes wings and doubles plus an additional deco cylinder, or you may use a technical sidemount configuration.
What is Included
Tuition for PADI Tec50 certification is : $510 this includes:
- PADI Digital Crew Pack (eLearning Academics and materials)
- Knowledge Review Session with your Tec Instructor
- 1 Day of Diving at Fantasy Lake (you are responsible for $25 park entry fee)
- 1 DIve Charter with your Instructor (you are responsible for DIve Charter Fee)
- Issuing of your PADI Tec50 eCard