Technical diving is a type of diving that extends beyond recreational diving. It is usually conducted for non-professional purposes, and poses greater risks. These include higher risks of serious injury or death. These are some tips that will help you stay safe while tech diving. Read on to learn more. We'll also be discussing closed-circuit technology and TecRec. Once you have read this, it's time to move on.
TecRec
You may be interested in a TecRec course if you're already certified and would like to learn more. If you complete the Discover Tec, this course will teach you basic tec diving in confined waters. You'll be able to use the equipment and techniques necessary to dive in TEC configurations, along with the training.
PADI Tec 40
For those divers who want to expand their horizons to deeper dives, the PADI Tec 40 course is the next logical step. This course teaches divers advanced techniques in augmented air, nitrogen, higher mixed gas ratios, and also includes enriched air, decompression diving with EANX 50. You will also be able to practice decompression software. The goal is to make it safe for divers to dive to 40 meters without risking decompression illness.
Cave diving
Cave diving for tech divers is an adventure that pushes the limits of horizontal scuba. These divers can travel thousands of feet into caves using open-circuit scuba, which has a separate regulator for each stage. They only use one-third to three percent of each cylinder for exploration. They secure the used cylinder for retrieval when they exit the cave. A single main cylinder is used, which requires two independent regulators. You can dive up to half an mile in a cave with four stages.
Closed-circuit equipment
Michael Menduno invented the term technical diving in 1991. It describes a variety if practices and equipment configurations that can be used to enhance human diving. Open-circuit equipment was the most common type of technical diving. These were chosen for their reliability, flexibility, and availability. Today, however, closed-circuit equipment is increasingly popular and has become the standard for many scuba divers.
You have to be able to adapt to new situations
Tech diving is a great way to learn about gradient factors and decompression theory. Most teams use one decompression algorithm. However, a growing segment of the tech community prefers dual-phase models. The most important thing is to fully understand what parameters your chosen model assumes for traveling between waypoints. And how to modify these parameters if an unexpected circumstance arises. Safety is dependent on tech diving being able to adapt to new situations.
Gear configuration differences
Gear configurations can make a difference whether you dive for recreational reasons or to pursue a career as a technical diver. One, technical divers require more equipment in order to solve problems at depth. These divers typically use multiple cylinders of gas, regulators, cutting tools, and SMBs. Although the equipment for these divers is similar to that used by recreational divers, it's designed for different purposes.