Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

PADI-0030

Organization:

PADI Americas, Inc.

Length:

Self-paced (24 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	1	breathing gasses and decompression theory

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to introduce Tec 45 divers to the first stages of full, technical deep decompression diving. Certified Tec 50 divers are qualified to make multistop decompression dives using air, enriched air and oxygen with up to two gases for accelerated decompression. The Tec 50 expands the knowledge and skill base of the Tec 45 diver with an added emphasis on mission planning and execution.

Learning Outcomes:

explain and demonstrate how to plan and make limited decompression dives using air, enriched air, and oxygen to a depth of 50 meters/165 feet or less
explain and demonstrate how to use two decompression gases of enriched air and 100 percent oxygen to make decompression more conservative or to accelerate decompression
explain and demonstrate the procedures and motor skills required for decompression diving within the limitations of the Tec 50 certification
understand and acknowledge the hazards and risks associated with this level of technical diving, and technical diving in general
explain how to plan for and be ready to respond to reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur within Tec 50 limits

General Topics:

Knowledge development presentation
Emergencies
Thinking like a Tec diver
Mission planning
Emergencies
Thinking like a Tec diver
Introduction to Trimix

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 50 Diver Final Exam. Evaluation of performance mastery skills during the three practical assessments and four open water training dives.