Store

PADI Tec 45

Tec 45 – The Tec 45 Diver course introduces Tec 40 divers to full technical deep decompression diving. Through the course you’ll learn about technical dive planning, equipment and procedures. The Tec 45 Diver course allows the interested diver to make multistop decompression dives that use EANx and Oxygen for accelerated decompression.  Tec 45 qualifies divers to make extended no stop dives, and accelerated decompression dives to a maximum of 45m/145ft. Divers use air and any EANx mix and oxygen with a maximum of 2 gas mixtures.

Prerequisites

• Be certified as a Tec 40 Diver (or other qualifying certification)
• Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver (or other qualifying certification)
• Be 18 years of age
• Have a minimum of 50 logged dives of which at least 12 must be enriched air dives deeper than 60 feet and 6 dives deeper than 100 feet.
• Current diver accident insurance

$600.00 Plus materials and gear

Required Equipment  for Tec 40-45-50

• Double cylinders of at least 70 cf each (may be backmounted doubles with isolation manifold or sidemount)
• Two complete regulators, one with a seven foot hose for air sharing and one with an SPG. Where two, unmanifolded cylinders are used (sidemount), each regulator must have an SPG, carried or marked in such a way as to avoid confusion between them and one regulator must have a seven foot hose
• Two stage / deco cylinders with attachment hardware and a single second stage regulator and SPG
• Tec diving BCD and harness (backmount or sidemount)
• Two appropriate dive computers or one appropriate computer with a backup timer and depth gauge w/ dive tables
• Exposure suit appropriate for the environment and dive duration
• Argon system (If appropriate for the environment and exposure protection)
• Weight system (if needed)
• Jon line (if needed for the environment)
• Inflatable signal tube, whistle and / or other visual and audible surface signaling devices.
• Reel and lift bag or appropriate DSMB
• Knife / cutting device and backup
• Slate
• Back up mask (recommended)
• Compass
• Lights as appropriate for the environment
• Backup buoyancy control  – may be double bladder BCD or drysuit (when using lightweight single cylinders)

Recommended Equipment

• Laptop computer with deco software
• Oxygen analyzer
• First aid kit
• Emergency oxygen
• Emergency Assistance Plan

Recommended Courses (Almost required)

• PADI Emergency Oxygen/DAN Oxygen Provider
• DAN Advanced Oxygen Provider
• DAN AED for Divers
• DAN On-Site Neuro Assessment
• DAN DEMP