Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
PADI-0026
Organization:
Length:
Self-paced (38 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 breathing gases and decompression theory
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to extend the depth range available to technical divers trained and qualified to use air, enriched air, and oxygen for technical decompression dives beyond 50 meters/165 feet in open water. As part of the PADI TecRec instructional umbrella, the Tec Trimix Diver course reflects the training philosophies exhibited by the prerequisite Tec40, Tec45 and Tec50 courses. The approach is an instructional progression that directly addresses the added hazards, greater demands and challenges present in technical diving, most of which become more pronounced in the depth ranges typically associated with Trimix use.

Learning Outcomes:

  • explain how plan and conduct dives to 90 meters/300 feet using various Trimix blended air, enriched air, and oxygen using open circuit technical diving equipment and procedures to manage the risks involved
  • explain and demonstrate the cognitive motor skills required for technical Trimix diving
  • explain 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
  • explain how to plan for and respond to reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur in this type of technical diving
  • outline the opportunities for further training and experience in technical diving

General Topics:

  • Knowledge development presentation
  • Trimix diving risks
  • Introduction to Trimix diving
  • Equipment
  • Rigged for Trimix diving
  • Techniques and procedures
  • Emergency procedures
  • Decompression
  • Gas planning
  • Team diving
  • Thinking like a Trimix diver
  • Crush depth
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Laboratory
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Other
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Quizzes
  • Completion of the PADI Tec Trimix Diver Exam. Evaluation of performance mastery skills during the five practical assessments and eight open water training dives.

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials

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