What is Tec Diving?
Technical Diving allows you to extend your diving beyond recreational “no stop” limits. This allows you to plan longer dives at shallow depths, or to plan dives to more advanced depths and locations. Technical (tec) diving allows you to greatly expand your diving skills and knowledge and can provide you with experiences and exploration opportunities in places very few people will ever see:
Increased Range – Exploring deeper than 40 metres/130 feetIncreased Diving Environments – Diving in caves, shipwrecks or other special environments Increased Skills – Using specialized gas mixtures and decompression proceduresSpecialized Equipment – Using highly specialized equipment, like a closed or semi-closed circuit rebreather
Deeper Diving, Rebreather Diving and More
Tec diving attracts experienced divers who want to go places other divers cannot. These types of divers usually enjoy a challenge and are willing to focus on technical diving demands. Tec divers are able to visit reefs and wrecks at depths well below the 40 metre/130 foot recreational limit. With further specialized training, they can explore inside wrecks, underwater caves, and other places well beyond the reach of mainstream sport diving.
Give Technical or Rebreather Diving a Try!
Are you curious about technical or recreational rebreather diving? Sign up for a Discover Tec or Discover Rebreather experience. A PADI TecRec Instructor will help you try out tec diving equipment or a rebreather in a pool (or pool-like environment) and show you some basic skills.