PADI TecRec
If you are looking for a new challenge, or looking to visit dive sites deeper than 130 feet, then perhaps technical diving is right for you! Toucan Dive offers a selection of technical diving courses from Diving Science at Technology (DSAT), a sister company to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).
Technical diving is scuba diving’s “extreme” sport, taking the experienced and qualified divers far deeper than in mainstream recreational diving. Technical diving is marked by significantly more equipment and training requirements to manage the additional hazard this type of diving entails. Tec diving isn’t for everyone, but for those who hear its challenge call, the PADI TecRec courses are the answer.
Stop by Toucan Dive to discuss equipment and prerequisites for the DSAT TecRec programs. There is a significant amount of information to review, and it’s best to discuss all options with one of our TecRec instructors during a no-obligation consultation.
PADI TecRec Training
Discover Tec Diving – The DSAT Discover Tec lets you try technical diving equipment and procedures. You learn about technical diving and get to try it out. Plus, Discover Tec experiences can also credit towards the Tec 40 course.
Tec 40 – 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 Diver 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.
Tec 45 – The Tec 45 course picks up where Tec 40 leaves off and takes your training as a tec diver further and deeper. It is the second subcourse in the full PADI Tec Diver course.
Tec 50 – The Tec 50 course completes your training as an entry-level tec diver, taking you past the limits of recreational diving.