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DSAT Tec Deep Diver (PADI)

Trained as a diver? Love to dive? Can’t find enough time to dive and when you do the dives are over before you know it? Been diving in a new location and not allowed to dive a certain site as too deep? Maybe you need some assistance.

Let’s face it – scuba diving is addictive! Not exactly like Marmite but if you love it you really love it! Many find that recreational diving gives them all of the excitement and pleasure that they require – I must admit until very recently (mid-2006) this was my feeling.

One of Mermaids Tec Deep instructor (Dave (right)) had a course beginning so I thought that I’d tag along to see what all of the fuss was about…I now feel that I’ll be wearing a few additional tanks for certain dives in the future.

PADI – DSAT entered the ever growing technical diving market with excellent step-by-step programs to ease those recreational divers with the prerequisite experience and training needed into extending their depth (a little) and bottom time (significantly) beyond that of a recreational diver – essentially allowing potentially more adventure from every dive. The PADI/DSAT Tec Deep Diver course is the finest technical diver course currently on the market. It provides the Deep Tec Diver candidate with step-by-step training, solid structure, and support material that is without equal in the industry.

The DSAT Tec Deep course is divided up into two main sections – The Apprentice Tec (Tec Diver Level 1) and the Tec Deep Diver (Tec Diver Level 2).

DSAT Tec Deep level 1 Diver- (Formerly Apprentice Tec Diver Course)

The Apprentice Tec Diver Course is aimed at those divers with a clear interest in tech diving, but who lack the prerequisite experience to fully enter the realm of tec – (or are happy to remain at this level).

The Apprentice Tec diver will be able to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air and enriched air (Up to 60%) to 40 metres/130 feet using technical diving equipment and procedures. You'll also prepare for and respond to foreseeable technical diving emergencies. Since its part of the Tec Deep Diver course, you DSAT Apprentice Tec Dive course training credits toward the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course.

The first 3 days cover the introduction of the skills in shallow waters (or swimming pool). 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 day diving getting deeper or longer. After each dive, more theory is covered and then planning dives for the next day.

The DSAT Deep Tec 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.

Dive 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.

Tec Deep Diver Course: (DSAT Deep Tec level 2 Diver)

The Tec Deep Diver course will qualify a diver to conduct gas-switch extended no-decompression dives, decompression dives and accelerated decompression dives using air and enriched air to a depth of 50 meters/165 feet. You'll also understand the hazards and risks involved in technical diving, as well as how to prepare for and handle reasonable foreseeable technical diving emergencies. This is the approximate equivalent to other training agencies individual courses that would include: Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures, and Extended Range .

All of the training through Apprentice Tec Diver will be made and then the final 3 days are spent doing one dive a day. Each dive is a decompression dive in the range of 45-50m. There is also an additional examination over and above the Apprentice exam.

 There are significant academic, psychological, and physical demands required of the Tec Deep Diver candidate. One should be mindful of this and objectively evaluate themselves prior to enrollment.

Please enjoy a few pictures of the guys training, diving and having clean, safe fun. NOTE: All divers are either Instructors or real students of Mermaids Career Development Center and Technical Dive School, Pattaya, Thailand.

Back Gas and mixes are very special to the divers and taken to the boats.	The back gas handed down to the boat from the pier. (It's not light).	Pre dive training briefing.
The tec diver is introduced to some additional and new equipment.	Slates for planning dives, holding your plan - and in Dave's case planning his lesson.	Checking gas pressures and equipment.
In-equipment checking.	Divers ready!	Stuart (ERDI Diver also).
Martin.	Tom with 2 students descends for the training dive.	Martin getting used to the different equipment and additional tanks.
Assisting with a skill.		Valve shutdown.
Martin recording dive data on a slate.	Stuart deploying lift-bag.	Using the line for stops and ascent.
Tony - Tec Deep Diver	Dave on the Hardeep Wreck.	Stuart making a valve shutdown.
Lift bag/surface...	...marker...	...deployment.

Other DSAT Courses:

• DSAT Gas Blending Course

• DSAT Tri-mix divers program

DSAT Deep Tec and DSAT Tri-mix instructor levels on offer. In order to progress through to technical dive instructor and find dive work the PADI MSDT needs to be achieved. To work technical diving jobs the MSDT rating needs to be the corner stone of your dive instructional level.