• Wed, 1st Feb

    Last day of the MSDT prep. Digital Underwater Photography at Chumphon Pinnacle. Yesterday we had another great dive inside the HTMS Sattakut wreck.

  • Sat, 28th Jan

    After successfully passing the IE, our January candidates are now ready for the next step: MSDT prep. Kick off this afternoon in the pool with the Tec Boys. Yeeha!

  • Thu, 26th Jan

    Congratulations to all the new PADI Instructors on Koh Tao!

  • Tue, 24th Jan

    IE time! Orientation and written exams today at 1pm. Wishing all the best to every candidate on Koh Tao!

  • Mon, 23rd Jan

    The mock IE is over and evryone passed with flying colors. Now for the real thing tomorrow... Best of success to all.

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Tec 50

The Tec 50 course completes your training as an entry-level tec diver, taking you past the limits of recreational diving. This qualification represents a high level of completency for a technical diver. The diver is qualified to use air/EANx/oxygen to make extended, accelerated decompression dives.
During the Tec 50 course, you make actual decompression dives as deep as 50 metres/165 feet. You’ll use enriched air nitrox and/or oxygen for decompression. Furthermore, you will learn to use desk top decompression software to create custom dive tables and plan your dives. Most importantly this course will qualify to make technical decompression dives independently – extending your limits once again. (Depth is limited to 50m)
Perquisites:

  • Be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
  • Be a PADI Rescue Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
  • Be a PADI Enriched Air Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
  • DSAT Tec 45 Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization)
  • Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which
        · 20 dives must be enriched air dives
        · 25 dives must be deeper than 18 metres/60 feet
        · at least 20 dives must be deeper than 30 metres/100 feet
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have a medical statement signed by your physician

Course Duration: 3 days
Price: 15000 Baht