Technical Diving
Technical diving is scuba diving’s “extreme” sport, taking experienced and qualified divers far deeper than in mainstream recreational diving. Technical diving is marked by significantly more equipment and training requirements to manage the additional hazard this type of diving entails. Tec diving isn’t for everyone, but for those who hear its challenge call, the PADI TecRec courses are the answer.
What is technical diving?
Technical scuba diving is defined as diving other than conventional commercial or research diving that takes divers beyond recreational scuba diving limits. It is further defined as and includes one or more of the following:
* diving beyond 40 metres/130 feet deep
* required stage decompression
* diving in an overhead environment beyond 40 linear metres/130 linear feet of the surface
* accelerated decompression and or the use of variable gas mixtures during the dive
Because in technical diving the surface is effectively inaccessible in an emergency, tec divers use extensive methodologies and technologies and training to manage the added risks. Even with these, however, tec diving admittedly has more risk, potential hazard and shorter critical error chains than does recreational scuba diving.
Prerequisites 
TecRec prerequisites vary (see individual course descriptions), but the following applies to anyone interested in technical diving:
You must be
• 18 years or older
• A mature, responsible person who will follow the required procedures and requirements strictly and faithfully
• Medically fit for tec diving (physician’s signature required)
• Willing to accept the added risks that tec diving presents
• An experienced diver with at least 100 logged dives
• Certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver and PADI Deep Diver or equivalent (for this program equivalency is proof of training in recreational deep diving 18 meters/60 feet to 40 meters/130 feet consisting of at least four dives and training in nitrogen narcosis considerations, contingency/emergency decompression, making safety stops and air supply management OR, have a minimum of 20 logged dives deeper than 30 meters/100 feet.)
Blue Mango Dive Center offers Technical Diving.
Check out our Technical Diving Website here for more information.
→ Discover Scuba Diving
→ Scuba Diver Course
→ Open Water Diver Course
→ Advanced Open Water Course
→ Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver Course
→ Specialty Diving (Contact Us for current courses)
→ Rescue Diver
→ Technical Diving
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