Tec 40 Course

If you’re interested in technical diving, but haven’t yet met the prerequisites for the PADI Tec 50 Diver course or PADI Tec 45 course, you can consider enrolling in the PADI Tec 40 course. It is the first subdivision of the full PADI Tec Deep D course and consists of the first four dives. Because you can do one of these dives in confined water (such as a swimming pool), many divers start the Tec 40 courses in the winter months, ready to continue in open water when spring arrives.

To enrol in the Tec 40 course, you must be:

• A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
• A PADI Enriched Air Diver with at least 10 dives using enriched air deeper than 18 metres
• A PADI Deep Diver or proof of at least 10 dives to 30 metres
• At least 18 years old and have a minimum of 30 logged dives

Academic

The Tec 40 course consists of three knowledge development sections, three practical application sessions and four training dives. You’ll learn about:

Technical diving’s risks and responsibilities

Technical diving equipment, proper rigging and set up

Gas planning, oxygen limits and decompression planning

Team diving techniques and emergency procedures, such as dealing with free flows, manifold leaks and out of gas situations