IANTD Deep Air
If you’ve an interest in technical diving then you’re probably familiar
with Enriched Air but what exactly is deep diving? Well first you must
set a limit for what is deep, and that depends on the goals of the
diver. For the purpose of training in this course it is 130 feet/40mt
and just because you may have dived to these depths before does not
mean there is nothing to learn from this program. There are a number of
common reasons why divers are continuing to pursue this level of
advanced diver training.
One of the main reasons divers are taking the IANTD ‘Deep Air’ course
is they are curious about technical diving but just do not know (but
would like to find out) what it will offer for them. Another reason
many experienced recreational divers enroll are they know they would
like to enter the world of technical diving but need to learn the
basics and even break some bad habits they have learned along the way.
For divers who have no desire at all to go on to technical diving then
this program will safely train you to dive in the range from 60ft/18mt
to 130ft/40mt.
Prerequisites for the course are minimum 18 years of age with an
Advanced Open Water Diver certification from a recognized training
agency, as well as a Nitrox diver certification from a recognized
training agency with proof of 20 logged dives. The course is
outlined as a two day program with about 6 hours of classroom and dive
briefing. Open Water training will include 4 dives to a maximum
depth of 130 feet/40 meter while breathing air and using a Nitrox mix
up to 40% for decompression.
During the course we will practice different decompression techniques
for different diving environments and double tanks and technical dive
gear can be used for students who want to continue with technical
diving, which we recommend. The maximum group size is 4 students
per instructor and after completion and certification of this course,
divers will be issued a certification card as well as being qualified
to plan and safely execute dives to the limit of training while using
different equipment configurations, air, and nitrox. Course is 3
days in duration. The next step in IANTD advanced diver training
is the Advanced Nitrox Course and Technical Diver Course.
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