Fish 'n Fins - Technical Diving

Fish 'n Fins are pleased to offer the following courses from DSAT and TDI. Prices vary according to agency, course and number of students. Please mail us at infotec@fishnfins.com with any enquiries.

DSAT Apprentice Tec Diver
Course Goals

To qualify the diver to make gas-switch extended no-stop dives to 40meters using air and enriched air with up to 60 percent oxygen, using the technical diving equipment and procedures.
To train the diver in the motor skills required for technical diving.
To assure the diver understands and acknowledges the hazards and risks involved with technical diving, as well as the limits of the training received in the course.
To train the diver to prepare for and respond to reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur in this type of diving.
To provide the foundational skills and knowledge for completing the entire Tec Deep Diver course.

DSAT Apprentice Tec Diver Prerequisites

Certified as a PADI Advanced Open water diver or equivalent
Minimum of 18 years
Certified as a PADI Enriched air diver or equivalent
Certified as a PADI Deep diver or equivalent
Have a minimum of 50 logged dives, of which at least 10 dives were made with enriched air, 12 dives were deeper than 18 meters and at least 6 dives were deeper than 30 meters

DSAT Tec Deep Diver

To qualify the diver to make gas-switch, extended no-stop dives, decompression stop dives and accelerated decompression dives using air, enriched air and pure oxygen, to 50m using the technical diving equipment and procedures required to manage the risks involved.
To train the diver in the motor skills required for technical diving
To assure the diver understands and acknowledges the hazards and risks involved with the above types of technical diving, as well as the limits of training received in this course
To train the diver to prepare and respond to reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur in this type of technical diving.
To provide the foundational skills for futher training in technical diving.

DSAT Tec Deep Diver Prerequisites

Certified as a PADI Advanced Open water diver or equivalent
Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver of equivalent
Minimum age of 18 years
Certified as a PADI Enriched air diver or equivalent
Certified as a PADI Deep diver or equivalent
Have a minimum of 100 dives, of which at least 20 are made with nitrox, 25 were deeper than 18 meters and at least 15 dives were deeper than 30 meters

DSAT Tec Trimix Diver Goals

To qualify the student to dive to 75 meters using various trimix blends, air, enriched air and 02 using open circuit technical diving equipment.
To train the student in the cognitive and motor skills required for technical trimix diving
To assure the student acknowledges and understands the hazards and risks of technical diving in general and trimix diving in particular, as well as the limits of training received in the course.
To train the student to prepare for and respond to reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur in this type of technical diving.
To provide skills applicable to further training and experience in technical diving

Prerequisites

Certified as a PADI rescue diver or have a qualifying certification in diver rescue and accident management from another organization.
Minimum age: 18 years
Certified as a DSAT Tec Deep Diver or have qualifying certification in deep decompression diving using air/enriched air from another organization.
Have a minimum of 150 logged dives

DSAT Gas Blender

The DSAT Gas Blender course will train you as a qualified gas blender, allowing you to provide gas mixes to appropriately certified consumers. You'll learn the physical properties of oxygen, its associated hazards, handling requirements and what cleaning equipment is necessary. Finally, you will learn the five methods of obtaining the desired enriched air nitrox mix and the various methods used to obtain proper helium mixes.Pre-requisites :

PADI Enriched Air Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
Minimum age: 18 years old

TDI Advanced Nitrox
This course examines the use of EAN 21 through 100% (oxygen) for optimal mixes to a depth of 50fsw/45msw. The object of this course is to train divers in the benefits, hazards and proper procedures for utilizing EAN 21 through 100% (oxygen) for dives not requiring staged decompression.(Decompression techniques may be combined with this course at the discretion of the instructor).

STUDENT PRE-REQUISITES

A. Minimum age of 15
B. Minimum certification of TDI Nitrox Diver
C. Proof of 25 logged open water dives

TDI Decompression Procedures
This course examines the theory, methods and procedures of planned stage decompression diving. The objective of this course is to train divers how to plan and conduct a standard staged decompression dive not exceeding a maximum depth of 50msw unless taught in conjunction with the advanced nitrox Courses. The most common equipment requirements, gear set-ups, decompression techniques and decompression mixtures (including oxygen and nitrox) are presented.

STUDENT PRE-REQUISITES

A. Minimum age 18
B. Minimum certification of diver

TDI Extended Range Diver
This course provides the training and experience required to competently utilize air for dives up to 55msw that required staged decompression, utilizing nitrox mixtures and oxygen during decompression.

STUDENT PRE-REQUISITES

A. Minimum age 18
B. Minimum of 100 logged dives, of which 25 must be deeper than 30msw.
C. Certification as a TDI Advanced NitroxD Diver and TDI Decompression Procedures Diver (or equivalents) are required.