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    • Home
    • Meet Our Staff
      • Peggy Henrie
      • Stephen Henrie
      • McKall Henrie-Valdez
      • Elaina Garcia
    • Courses
      • PADI Discover Scuba
      • PADI Re-Activate Program
      • PADI Open Water Course
      • PADI Advanced Course
      • PADI Rescue Course
      • PADI Divemaster Course
      • PADI OW Scuba Instructor
    • Technical Courses
      • PADI Tec 40
      • PADI Tec 45
      • PADI Tec 50
      • PADI Tec Sidemount Diver
      • PADI Tec Trimix Course
      • Tec Trimix 65
    • PADI Specialty Courses
      • List of Specialties
    • 1st Aid Certifications
    • Master Scuba Diver
    • Rebreather
    • Sign Up Today
    • Conservation
Bakersfield Scuba Center

(661) 324-3337

  • Home
  • Meet Our Staff
    • Peggy Henrie
    • Stephen Henrie
    • McKall Henrie-Valdez
    • Elaina Garcia
  • Courses
    • PADI Discover Scuba
    • PADI Re-Activate Program
    • PADI Open Water Course
    • PADI Advanced Course
    • PADI Rescue Course
    • PADI Divemaster Course
    • PADI OW Scuba Instructor
  • Technical Courses
    • PADI Tec 40
    • PADI Tec 45
    • PADI Tec 50
    • PADI Tec Sidemount Diver
    • PADI Tec Trimix Course
    • Tec Trimix 65
  • PADI Specialty Courses
    • List of Specialties
  • 1st Aid Certifications
  • Master Scuba Diver
  • Rebreather
  • Sign Up Today
  • Conservation

PADI Tec 40 Course

The PADI Tec 40 course is where you transition from recreational scuba diving to technical diving. It's a great place to start because it's the first subdivision of the full PADI Tec Diver course and bridges the gap between no stop diving and full technical deep decompression diving. You gain experience and begin building the knowledge and skills you need to continue your tec diver training. You will qualify to make limited decompression dives to 40 meters/130 feet. 

To enroll in the Tec 40 course, you must be:

  •  A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
  • A PADI Enriched Air Diver with at least 10 dives using enriched air deeper than 18 meters/60 feet
  • A PADI Deep Diver or proof of at least 10 dives to 30 meters/100 feet
  • At least 18 years old and have a minimum of 30 logged dives

You also need to have a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.

Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply - ask your PADI Tec Deep Instructor.

Academic

 

The Tec 40 course consists of three knowledge development sections, three practical application sessions and four training dives. You'll learn about:

  • Technical diving's risks and responsibilities
  • Technical diving equipment, proper rigging and set up
  • Gas planning, oxygen limits and decompression planning
  • Team diving techniques and emergency procedures, such as dealing with free flows, manifold leaks and out of gas situations

Equipment

 You'll start with your basic scuba diving equipment and add technical equipment, which essentially means you'll begin to double up on gear. You may dive with back-mounted or side-mounted cylinders. Your PADI Tec Instructor may have you dive with EANx for additional conservatism. 

Getting Started

 Contact us get your Tec Deep Diver Crew-Pak that includes a PADI Tec Deep Diver Manual, which you can start reading right away. You can also get an Equipment Set-up and Key Skills video, which is a great tool to help you practice skills between your tec diving adventures. You'll continue to use the Tec Deep Diver Crew-Pak through your Tec 45 and Tec 50 courses. 

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