Technical diving refers to a particular type of diving which goes beyond recreational diving. This type of diving is typically done for non-professional use and presents greater risks. These include greater risks of serious injury and death. Below are some tips to help you stay safe when tech diving. You can read on for more. We'll also talk about closed-circuit equipment and TecRec. This will make it easy for you to get started.
TecRec
You might consider registering for TecRec if you are already certified and wish to learn more about tech diving. This course teaches the basics of tec-diving in confined water. If you pass the Discover Tec test first, it could count towards your Tec40 course. You'll be able to use the equipment and techniques necessary to dive in TEC configurations, along with the training.
PADI Tec 40
The next step for divers looking to broaden their horizons and dive deeper is the PADI Tec40 course. This course teaches divers advanced techniques to augmented and nitrogen. It also allows for higher mixed-gas ratios. 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. They can dive into caves up to a thousand feet using open-circuit Scuba. Each stage is controlled by a separate regulator. They only use one-third to three percent of each cylinder for exploration. The unused cylinder is kept safe for them to retrieve when they leave the cave. They also use a single maincylinder, which requires two independent regulators. A diver can go up to half a mile into a cave using four stages.
Closed-circuit equipment
The term "technical diving" was coined in 1991 by Michael Menduno, and it describes a variety of practices and equipment configurations used to expand the range of 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.
Being flexible to new situations
Tech diving requires you to be familiar with gradient factors and decompression theory. Although most teams will stick to one decompression algorithm for their dives, some tech communities are moving to dual-phase models. The key is to understand the parameters that your chosen model assumes when traveling between waypoints and what to change if a contingency arises. Tech diving requires you to be able adapt to new situations.
Gear configuration differences
Gear configurations are important, regardless of whether you're diving recreationally or for a career in technical diving. To solve depth problems, technical divers will need more equipment. These divers use multiple cylinders with gas, regulators or cutting tools. These equipment is very similar to what recreational divers use, but they are designed for different purposes.