PADI Tec 50 Course

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