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DSAT TecRec - Apprentice Tech Diver
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The Apprentice Tec Diver Course is aimed
at those divers with a clear interest in Technical Diving,
but who lack the prerequisite experience to fully enter Technical
Diving.
The course qualifies you to make gas switches, extended no decompression
dives to 40 m using air and Enriched Air Nitrox up to 60% using technical
diving equipment and procedures.
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The first 3 days cover the introduction of the skills in shallow
waters. Diving each day and covering the first part of the theory.
The next 2 days are 2 dives a day on the boat putting the skills
into practice with each days diving getting deeper or longer.
After the diving a bit more theory is covered as well as planning
dives for the next day.
The Exam must be completed before dive 6, consisting of 100 questions
of multiple choice on the theory and 20 questions of practical
calculations of dive planning. Pass mark is 80% on each section
of each exam.This concludes the Apprentice Tec Diver Course.
Students can either stop here and get certified as Apprentice
Tec Diver or if meeting the pre-requisites for the Deep Tec
Course, you many continue into that course.
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Why DSAT Apprentice Tec Diver?
If you're interested in technical diving, but haven't yet met the prerequisites
for the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course, you can consider enrolling in the DSAT
Apprentice Tec Diver course. It is also a subcourse of the full DSAT Tec Deep
Diver course.
What do I need to start?
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another
organization)
• PADI Enriched Air Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• PADI Deep Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Have a minimum of 50 logged dives, of which at least 10 must be enriched
air dives, 12 must be deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and at least six must be
deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
• Minimum age: 18 years old
What will I do?
You'll learn to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air and
enriched air to 40 metres/130 feet. You'll also prepare for and respond to foreseeable
technical diving emergencies. Since it's part of the Tec Deep Diver course, you
DSAT Apprentice Tec Dive course training credits toward the DSAT Tec Deep Diver
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What will I need?
• Tec Deep Student Crew-Pak, which includes student manual, planning
slate and checklist slate
Where can I go from here?
Head to SCUBANERJA for more information |
Entry Requirements:
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Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent.
Certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver or equivalent.
Certified as a PADI Deep Diver or equivalent.
Minimum of 50 logged dives, of which at least 10 are Enriched Air Nitrox dives,12 deeper than 18 m and 6 deeper than 30 m.
A Medical signed by a physician within the last 12 months. |
Minimum Age:
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18 years |
Duration
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5 days including theory and 7 training dives. |
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