PADI Tec 45
$750.00
This is a course where you rise to the challenge and commit to becoming a technical diver. The PADI Tec 45 course extends your depth limit to 45 metres/150 feet. You will learn to plan and execute single and repetitive decompression dives using a single decompression cylinder with up to 100 percent oxygen. You will use double cylinders, which can be either back mount or sidemount diving configuration. Tec 45 is a prerequisite to Tec 50. There is also an option for divers to earn a Tec 45 Trimix Diver certification.
To enroll in the Tec 45 course, you must meet these qualifications:
PADI Tec 40 Diver
PADI Rescue Diver (Proof of CPR/First Aid training within the previous two years required)
Minimum of 50 logged dives, with at least 10 dives deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
18 years old
You also need to have a Download the Diver Medical Participant Questionnaire signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
PADI eLearning
Weights
Boat Charters (as necessary)
Tanks
Deco Gas (approximately $40 - $60)
Beyond standard scuba gear, you will need the following:
Three complete regulators: two first stages, each with a second stage, one with a seven-foot hose and one with SPG. (
Either Sidemount configuration or Backmount doubles.)
O2 Regulator with pressure gauge
Backup mask
Visual and audible surface signaling devices
Reel/spool (two recommended)
DSMB/lift bag (two recommended)
Knife/cutting device and backup
Wetbook/slate and pencil
Compass
If you need to rent equipment, please let me know and we can discuss prices on gear.