When one tank is not enough!!!

Technical (tec) diving means going beyond recreational scuba diving limits. But, tec divers will tell you that it’s really about the challenge and adventure of exploring places that no one else has ever seen. Tec diving is not for everyone, but it does attract experienced divers who want to go beyond their current limits and are willing to accept the added risks, training, investment and commitment it demands. If this is you, then PADI TecRec courses are your ticket to extreme adventure. 

Our PADI TecRec / Tec Courses are completed through Performance Diver in Auckland with a maximum ratio of 2 students to 1 instructor to maximise saftey and learning opportunities.

Tec 40 Diver

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 metres.

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 metres/60 feet
• A PADI Deep Diver or proof of at least 10 dives to 30 metres/100 feet
• At least 18 years old and have a minimum of 30 logged dives

You also need to have a PADI Medical Statement and Questionnaire signed by a physician within the last 12 months.  Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply.

tec 45 diver

The PADI Tec 45 course is the second part of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver program. You’ll extend your depth limit to 45 metres and learn to plan and execute repetitive decompression dives using a single stage/decompression cylinder. It puts you in a complete tec diving rig, which can be either backmount or sidemount. You’ll also make accelerated decompression dives using EANx or pure oxygen. This is a course where you’ll rise to the challenge and make the commitment to become a technical diver.

To enroll in the Tec 45 course, you must:

• Be a PADI Tec 40 Diver Diver
• Be a PADI Rescue Diver
• Have a minimum of 50 logged dives, with at least 12 dives on enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres and 10 dives deeper than 30 metres
• Have a PADI Medical Statement and Questionnaire signed by a physician within the last 12 months
• At least 18 years old

Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply.

tec 50 diver

The third part of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver program is Tec 50. As a Tec 50 diver, you show that you’ve developed competency as a tec diver and have the skills to dive to a maximum of 50 metres. You know how to make extended, accelerated decompression stops using up to two gases. It’s not easy to reach this level and earning your Tec 50 certification opens the door to deeper diving expeditions.

To enroll in the Tec 50 course, you must:

• Be a PADI Tec 45 Diver Diver
• Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, with at least 20 dives on enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres and 15 dives deeper than 30 metres
• Have a PADI Medical Statement and Questionnaire (pdf) signed by a physician within the last 12 months
• At least 18 years old

Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply.