Technical Diver Level 1 (Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures)

Program Content

The Technical Diver level 1 program introduces the student to the many aspects and rigors of technical diving. The program is about interactive learning and team building. A number of classroom topics will be covered including equipment configuration, decompression theory, gas management, advanced dive planning and oxygen management. The classroom portion of the program will take place over three evening academic sessions of approximately 4 hours each.

The second half of the program will entail 10 dives over three weekends. As well as applying the knowledge you learned in the classroom, these dives will focus on teamwork and on successful completion of timed skills, alone and in combination (i.e.: task-loading). These skills will build on each other to form the foundation of a solid technical diver.

Remember, your first technical diving program is usually the most important.

Prerequisites

• At least 18 years of age
• Good physical condition
• Completed medical questionnaire
• Appropriate equipment
• Basic Nitrox certification
• Logged proof of 100 dives, including:
  • 10 Nitrox dives
  • 10 dives deeper than 100 feet
  • 25 dives in the last 12 months
• You will also be asked to do some independent practice dives in twin tanks before the start of the course, or have completed the Introduction to Technical Diving course

Course Limits

• Student to instructor ratio 4:1 during open water dives
• Maximum depth during course dives 150 feet (45 metres)
• No training dives will be at night
• Decompression gases of 50%

Tuition
All fees are in Canadian dollars

• Tuition fee: $1,200 (These courses can be split and would cost $600 each)
• Certification fees (2 certifications possible), manuals, dive gases, boat fees and other course expenses are extra and are subject to change

At H2O Madness our courses are designed to help students find the tools they need in order to expand their knowledge and meet their diving goals. When you take a course form us you are not paying for a certification, you are purchasing training. Certification will only be issued if the student completes the program in the required time and to the satisfaction of the primary instructor.