The third part of our full PADI Tec Deep Diver course is PADI Tec 50.
As a Tec 50 diver, you show that you’ve developed competency as a tec diver and have the skills to dive to a maximum of 50 metres. You know how to make extended, accelerated decompression stops using up to two gases.
It’s not easy to reach this level and earning your PADI Tec 50 certification opens the door to deeper diving expeditions.
Tec 50 Diving Pre-Requisites
- Minimum age 18.
- Students must be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver, PADI Enriched Air Diver and PADI Tec 45 Diver.
- Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which 20 dives must be enriched air dives deeper than 18 metres and at least 15 dives must be deeper than 30 metres
- All participants must obtain a Full Medical Statement signed by a licensed diving physician within the last 12 months.
Course Fee
TEC 50 DIVER COURSE £405pp
What's included?
The course fee includes main equipment hire, air, tuition, PADI Certification fee. Not entry fees to inland dive sites.
Course Duration
4 Open Water Dives - 2 Days at a UK inland dive site
How do I sign up?
Please contact us at dive shop Scuderia House, Swindon SATNAV SN2 1EG and we can discuss in detail with you.
What will I do?
A primary focus of this course is mission planning and execution.
The PADI Tec 50 course you will make actual decompression dives as deep as 50 metres, use enriched air nitrox and/or oxygen for decompression, use desk top decompression software to create custom dive tables and plan your dives and qualify to make technical decompression dives independently.
You also learn more about handling emergencies and how to think like a technical diver.
What next?
If you’re into technical diving then you know that to extend your depth range you need to use trimix – a blend of helium, oxygen and nitrogen. Take a look at our Tec Trimix 65 course.