Course Description
The Tec 50 course completes your training as an entry-level Tec diver, taking you past the limits of recreational diving. During the Tec 50 course, you will:
- Make actual decompression dives as deep as 50 metres/165 feet
- Use enriched air nitrox and/or oxygen for decompression
- Use desktop decompression software to create custom dive tables and plan your dives
- Qualify to make technical decompression dives independently
- The PADI Tec 50 course is conducted over three days.
Prerequisites
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
- PADI Rescue Diver certification (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
- PADI Enriched Air Diver certification (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
- DSAT Tec 45 Diver certification (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
- Minimum of 100 logged dives, with at least:
- 20 dives on enriched air deeper than 18 metres/60 feet
- 15 dives deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
- Medical statement signed by a physician within last 12 months
- Minimum age: 18 years old
Course Materials
Required Materials
- Tec Deep Diver Crew-Pak including Tec 50 Handout and Tec 50 Knowledge reviews. The Crew-Pak includes a manual, dive planning checklist and dive planning slate.
Recommended Materials
- Equipment Set-up and Key Skills video on DVD
Course Preparation – Independent Study
Complete the knowledge reviews in the handout and separate KR before class