Technical Diving Program Descriptions
Nitrox Diver Course
Prerequisite 18 years without parents, 15 years with parents, Open water diver from any Agency. This Course is designed as a ½ day program with 4 hours of classroom and briefing. A final Exam will be given and two Nitrox dives on max 40% Nitrox to a max depth of 130feet/39 meter will be conducted. The course is limited to no decompression diving. The theory sessions does include but is not limited to Nitrox History, pulmonary and CNS Oxygen Toxicity, Physics, Dive planning including mixture limits and Oxygen exposure tracking.
Deep Air Diver Course
Prerequisite 18 years of age, Advanced O/W diver from any agency and Nitrox diver certification from any agency with a minimum of 20 logged dives. The course is outlined as a two-day program with about 8 hours of classroom and briefings. A final exam will be given and four dives are going to be conducted to a maximum depth of 140 feet/43 meters while breathing Air and a Nitrox mix up to 40% for Decompression. During the course we will practice different deco techniques for different environment and dive situations. At least one shallow water practice session will be done.
Advanced Nitrox Diver Course
Prerequisite: 18 years of age, IANTD Deep Air diver or TDI staged Decompression certification with a minimum of at least 50 logged dives. This course is outlined as a two-day program with around 8 hours of classroom and briefings. A final Exam will be given and four dives to a depth of max 160 feet/47 meters while using air or Nitrox, the decompression will be conducted with up to 50% Nitrox in a stage bottle while practicing various deco techniques and emergency scenarios. Introduction and use of PC Deco software for dive planning. At least one shallow water session will be conducted.
Advanced Deep Air Diver Course
Prerequisite 18 years and IANTD Advanced Nitrox diver or TDI Staged Decompression Diver Certification with at least 60 logged dives. This course is outlined as a two day program with around 8 hours of classroom and 4 dives conducted to maximum depth of 170 feet/51 meters while breathing air and using up to 50 % Nitrox (% oxygen if taken in conjunction with a Technical Nitrox course) for decompression. Practicing of various deco techniques ad emergency scenarios, PC deco software dive planning. At least one shallow water session is to be conducted.
Technical Nitrox Diver Course
Prerequisite: 18 years and IANTD Advanced Deep Air Diver or TDI Staged Decompression Course certification and logged dives. This course is outlined as a two-three day course with around 8 hours of classroom and briefing with a final exam. Four dives are to be conducted with a maximum depth of feet/60 meter while breathing Air and decompressing with two Nitrox mixtures up to % Oxygen. Practicing of various deco techniques and emergency scenarios plus a shallow water drill session. PC deco software programs are to be used for the dive planning.
Trimix Diver Course
Prerequisite: 18 years and IANTD Technical Nitrox Diver or TDI Extended Range Diver with a minimum of 150 logged dives. This course is designed to be of 4-5 days time with at least 8 hours of classroom and briefings and a Final Exam will be given.
Six dives are to be conducted while using Helium based breathing mixtures to a max depth of feet/91 meters, two Nitrox mixtures up to % Oxygen are to be used for Decompression. The dives are going to be conducted in different environments while using various deco techniques and conducting emergency scenarios.
Use of PC deco software for dive planning.
Nitrox Blender Course
Prerequisites: 18 years and a certified Nitrox diver. During this course the student will earn how to blend safely various Nitrox mixtures while using the partial pressure blending method.
Service Technician Course
Prerequisites: 18 years and a certified scuba technician from any scuba manufacturer. The student learns how to clean and prepare Scuba equipment for Oxygen use.
Trimix Blender Course
Prerequisites: 18 years and a certified Nitrox Blender and Trimix diver. The student is going to learn how to blend various Heliair and Trimix mixtures while using the partial pressure blending method.
Guided Deep Dives
Diving in deep Cenotes, on Deep Wrecks, Reefs or Walls we provide a qualified and professional guide and if necessary a team of safety and support divers.
| Equipment as needed, Transportation to the dive site, entrance fee, lecture materials, iced water, tank rental and Air fills. |
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| Breathing gases other then Air |
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