As a Tec 50 diver, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to make extended range dives to a maximum of 50 metres/165 feet. You’ll know how to make dives with multiple decompression stops using two decompression gases. It's not easy to reach this level. Earning your Tec 50 certification opens the door to deeper diving expeditions. There is also an option for divers to earn a Tec 50 Trimix Diver certification.
The Tec 50 course consists of five knowledge development sections, four practical application sessions and four training dives. The primary focus of this course is learning advanced dive equipment options, techniques and procedures using two deco cylinders, and how to plan more complex dives. You also learn more how to handle emergencies, support diving considerations, and sharpen your thinking as a technical diver. Tec 50 Trimix students also learn about dive planning and diving with Trimix.
You'll use full technical diving equipment which includes wings and doubles plus an additional deco cylinder, or you may use a technical sidemount configuration.
Curious about the benefits of using Trimix gas, like decreased gas density and reduced narcosis? Tec 50 divers can also learn to use trimix with not less than 21 percent oxygen and not more than 40 percent helium. This course prepares the diver to move into deeper, more complex trimix diving, such as the PADI Tec Trimix 65 and PADI Tec Trimix courses. Ask your dive instructor what additional requirements you may need to complete the Tec 50 Trimix option.
Required Equipment:
· Backmount or sidemounted twin cylinder with harness and wing
· AL40 oxygen clean cylinder with regulator
· Two computers or bottom timers
· Exposure suit appropriate for cold water diving
· Reel and liftbag or dsmb
· Two utting devices
· Slate
· Compass
· Two lights
· Backup bouyancy device (drysuit, liftbag, or dual bladder wing)
· Backup mask