Technical diving, a form of diving that is not permitted by recreational divers, is an exception to the rule. This type of diving is typically done for non-professional use and presents greater risks. These risks include increased dangers of serious injury, death, and even death. Here are some safety tips for tech diving. You can read on for more. We'll also be discussing closed-circuit technology and TecRec. Once you've read this, you'll be ready to go.
TecRec
If you've already become certified and want to learn more about tech diving, you might want to consider signing up for a TecRec course. 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. Along with the training you will receive, you will also learn how to use certain gear and techniques to be able dive in TEC configurations.
PADI Tec 40
PADI Tec 40 is the next logical step for divers who wish to explore deeper dives. This course introduces divers to advanced techniques for augmented air and nitrogen, allows for higher mixed gas ratios, and includes enriched air and decompression diving on 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
Cave diving for tech divers is an adventure that pushes the limits of horizontal scuba. These divers can travel thousands of feet into caves using open-circuit scuba, which has a separate regulator for each stage. During exploration, they only use one third of the gas in each tank. When they leave a cave, they take the used cylinder with them and secure it for later use. They also use a single maincylinder, which requires two independent regulators. A diver can travel up to half a kilometer into a cave by 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. Most technical diving used open-circuit systems in the beginning. They were chosen because they were reliable, flexible, and easy to use. Nowadays, however, the standard for many divers is closed-circuit equipment.
Adapting to new situations
Decompression theory and gradient factors are important to know when tech diving. While most teams stick with one decompression algorithm, an increasing segment of the tech community is moving towards dual-phase models. Understanding the parameters your chosen model uses to travel between waypoints is key. Also, know what you can do to adapt to unforeseen circumstances. Safety is dependent on tech diving being able to adapt to new situations.
Gear configuration differences
Gear configurations can make a difference whether you dive for recreational reasons or to pursue a career as a technical diver. For one, technical divers need more equipment to solve problems at depth. These divers usually use multiple cylinders for gas, regulators as well as cutting and other tools. While the equipment used for these types of diving is similar to recreational divers', they're designed for different purposes.