Tec Diving in the Dominican Republic
The PADI TecRec Difference
The TecRec program debuted in 2000. Although TecRec is not
the first tec diving program (cave diver training has been
around for decades), it repeatedly receives accolades for its
merits.
TecRec courses are integrated into an instructionally valid,
seamless course flow that takes you from beginning tec diver
to one qualified to the outer reaches of sport diving using
different gas mixes.
Each level introduces you to new gear, planning and
procedures appropriate to extend your diving limits.
The Tec Diver course is an integrated sequence of three
subcourses: Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tec 50. You can complete
them continuously, or you can complete each level separately
with a time span between them. This gives you learning
efficiency, instructional integrity and schedule
flexibility.Prerequisites
TecRec prerequisites vary (see individual course descriptions),
but the following applies to anyone interested in technical
diving: You must be
• 18 years or older
• A mature, responsible person who will follow the required
procedures and requirements strictly and faithfully
• Medically fit for tec diving (physician’s signature required)
• Willing to accept the added risks that tec diving presents
• An experienced diver with at least 100 logged dives
• Certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver and PADI Deep Diver
or equivalent (for this program equivalency is proof of training
in recreational deep diving 18 meters/60 feet to 40 meters/130
feet consisting of at least four dives and training in nitrogen
narcosis considerations, contingency/emergency
decompression, making safety stops and air supply
management OR, have a minimum of 20 logged dives deeper
than 30 meters/100 feet.)
Recommendation
Tec Diver Package
Tec Instr. Package
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