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Diving beyond recreational depths with open-circuit technical gear has allowed tec divers to discover amazing underwater wrecks and photograph never-before-seen marine organisms. Tec 40 Instructors introduce divers to tec diving and open up the world of tec exploration to the next generation. When you earn this dive instructor rating, you can conduct PADI Discover Tec programs and teach the PADI Tec Basics and Tec 40 Diver courses.
Diving beyond recreational depths with open-circuit technical gear has allowed tec divers to discover amazing underwater wrecks and photograph never-before-seen marine organisms. Tec 45 Instructors expand tec divers knowledge and skills preparing them to explore the technical diving realm. When you earn this rating, you can conduct Discover Tec programs and teach the PADI Tec Basics, PADI Tec 40, and Tec 45 Diver courses.
Diving beyond recreational depths with open-circuit technical gear has allowed tec divers to discover amazing wrecks and photograph never-before-seen organisms. Tec 50 Instructors develop tec divers to extended their range ready to take part in many types of tec exploration. When you earn this rating, you can conduct Discover Tec programs and teach the PADI Tec Basics, PADI Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tec 50 Diver courses. There is also an option to become a PADI Tec 50 Trimix Instructor.
Caverns exist in many areas where scuba divers venture - from freshwater springs to volcanic island walls and th mexican Dzonots (Cenotes). In these locations you'll find large, dark spaces that seem incredibly inviting, yet are potentially dangerous. The PADI Cavern Instructor Specialty course gives you the knowledge and skills to teach how explore caverns correctly - allowing your students to enter far enough for adventure, but staying within the light zone for an easy exit to open water.
Enriched air, trimix and rebreather diving just can't happen without the right gas mixes. Not only does a dive shop need the right blending equipment, but it also needs qualified gas blenders. As a Tec Gas Blender Instructor, you can help meet the demand for gas blenders by offering this important training - the Tec Gas Blender course.
For technical divers, using a sidemount configuration is becoming more common and it certainly is convenient for traveling, especially to locations where backmount isn't available. As a Tec Sidemount Instructor, you can teach the advantages of sidemount diving to tec divers or introduce scuba divers to tec diving with the Tec Sidemount Diver course.
