The Tec 45 course picks up where Tec 40 leaves off and takes your training as a tec diver further and deeper. It is the second subcourse in the full PADI Tec Diver course
Prerequisites: You must be
- A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
- A PADI Rescue Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
- A PADI Enriched Air Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
- A PADI Deep Diver (or hold aqualifying certification from another organization)
- PADI Tec 40 (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
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Have a minimum of 50 logged dives, of which at least:
- 12 dives were made with enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres/60 feet
- 6 (with or without EANx) dives were deeper than 30 metres/100 feet -
At least 18 years old
- Have a medical statement signed by a physician
The course: Over four dives you will:
Equipment:
- Primary mask / backup mask
- Fins
- Wing-type BCD and harness
- Primary and secondary
- Twin cylinders
- Decompression cylinder / Stage bottles
- Dry suit
- Submersible pressure gauge
- Equipment placed in thigh pocket
- Multigas dive computers
- Z-knife and shears
- Safety reel and lift bag
Materials: You'll use the Tec Deep Diver Crew-Pack, which introduces you to
- tec diving lingo
- emergency procedures
- decompression and stage cylinder handling
- gas planning
The pack includes a manual, dive planning checklist and dive planning slate. The optional Equipment Set-up and Key Skills video on DVD is a great tool to help you practice at home in between your tec diving adventures. You'll continue to use the Tec Deep Diver Crew-Pak through the Tec 50 course.
What's Next? Master the basic skills and procedures you’ll need as you move into deeper technical diving.
