Technical diving, a form of diving that is not permitted by recreational divers, is an exception to the rule. It is generally done for nonprofessional purposes and poses more risks. These risks include serious injury and death, as well as increased risk of death. Listed below are some tips to stay safe when you start tech diving. Read on to learn more. Also, we'll be talking about closed-circuit electronics 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. The course teaches you how to tec dive in confined water. It may count towards your Tec 40 certification if you have passed the Discover Tec exam first. You'll be able to use the equipment and techniques necessary to dive in TEC configurations, along with the training.
PADI Tec 40
PADI Tec40 is the next logical step for divers wanting to expand their horizons into deeper dives. This course teaches divers how to use enriched air and nitrogen. Divers can also learn about decompression diving using EANX 50. As part of the course, they are also given the opportunity to practice using decompression software, and is designed to help divers safely dive to 40 meters and more without risking decompression sickness.
Cave diving
Tech divers can cave dive, which is a thrilling adventure beyond horizontal scuba diving. These divers can travel thousands upon thousands of feet into caves with open-circuit diving, which has a separate regulator to each stage. 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. A single main cylinder is used, which requires two independent regulators. A diver can go up to half a mile into a cave using 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. In the beginning, most technical diving efforts used open-circuit configurations, which were selected for their availability, reliability, and flexibility. Open-circuit equipment is becoming increasingly popular, and is the preferred choice for many scuba divers.
Adapting to new situations
Tech diving requires you to be familiar with gradient factors and decompression theory. While the majority of teams prefer to use one decompression method, a larger portion of the tech community is shifting towards dual-phase models. It is important to know what your chosen model does when moving between waypoints, and how to adjust them if necessary. Tech diving requires you to be able adapt to new situations.
Gear configuration differences
Gear configuration differences are essential, no matter if you're doing technical diving or recreational diving. One, technical divers require more equipment in order to solve problems at depth. Technical divers often use multiple cylinders, regulators, cutting instruments, and SMBs. These divers use equipment that is similar to recreational divers but it's made for different purposes.