Who this course is for:

• The certified Advance Diver looking to expand their knowledge of decompression Theory and Diving Techniques
• The certified Advanced Diver who is interested in extending their bottom time
• The certified Advance Diver who has interest in moving forward with the technical diving education.

 Course Perquisites:

• Minimum age 18
• Minimum certification of SDI Adventure Diver, Advanced Diver, or equivalent.
• Proof of 25 logged open water dives

What you can expect to learn:

• Decompression dive planning:
  • Decompression gas choices
  • Tables vs Personal dive computers
  • Emergency and contingency planning (equipment failure omitted decompression, etc.)
• Decompression Diving Procedures
  • Equipment selection
  • Pre-dive checks and drills
  • Stress analysis and mitigation
  • Following a decompression schedule
  • Gas switching
  • Team awareness and communication
  • SMB/Lift bag deployment
• Proper Trim, buoyancy and finning techniques
• Emergency procedures (equipment failures, catastrophic gas loss, omitted decompression, navigational errors, ETC)
• Equipment considerations, cylinder labeling, analyzing nitrox mixtures and gas blending

What’s in it for you?

• Ability to conduct decompression diving activities without direct supervision provided:
  • The diving activities approximate those of training
  • The areas of activities approximate those of training
  • Environmental conditions approximate of those training
• Ability to enroll in TDI advance Nitrox, TDI extended Range, TDI Advanced Wreck, TDI trimix courses.

TDI Decompression Diver Minimum Certification Requirements:

• Satisfactory completion of TI Decompression Procedures courses written examination
• Complete all open water requirements Safely and efficiently
• Demonstrate mature, sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution.

Course cost $699