PADI Tec 50

PADI Tec 50 Course: Master Extended Range Decompression Diving

Reach the culmination of the PADI Tec Deep Diver program with the Tec 50 course! This challenging final step builds upon your Tec 45 skills, qualifying you to plan and execute extended, accelerated decompression dives down to a maximum depth of 50 meters / 165 feet.

As a certified PADI Tec 50 diver, you'll demonstrate mastery of technical diving principles. This course focuses heavily on:

• Mission Planning & Execution: Developing meticulous plans for complex dives and executing them flawlessly.
• Advanced Decompression: Utilizing up to two stage/decompression cylinders with EANx or pure oxygen for accelerated decompression stops.
• Emergency Management: Learning to handle more complex emergencies that can occur on deeper technical dives.
• Technical Diver Mindset: Solidifying the critical thinking, problem-solving, and situational awareness required for this level of diving.

The course structure involves two knowledge development sections, three practical application sessions, and four open water dives where you put your advanced planning and skills into practice.

Optional Tec 50 Trimix Certification:

You can opt to complete this course using trimix (with up to 40% helium content in your back gas) to decrease narcosis and gas density at depth. Successfully completing the course with trimix certifies you to use these specific helium mixtures within the Tec 50 limits.

Prerequisites:

To enroll, you must meet all the following:

• Be a PADI Tec 45 diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another organization).
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, including:
  
  • At least 20 dives using enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 meters/60 feet.
  • At least 15 dives deeper than 30 meters/100 feet.
• Have a current Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
• Have current DAN dive insurance (or equivalent).

Required Equipment:

• This course requires a full technical gear configuration:
• Backmount twin cylinders OR Sidemount cylinders (with appropriate harness/wing BCD)
• Two (2) AL40 (40 cu ft) cylinders (or similar), oxygen clean, with regulators for decompression gas
• Two (2) dive computers or bottom timers (or one of each)
• Exposure suit appropriate for cold water diving
• Reel and lift bag or DSMB
• Two (2) cutting devices
• Underwater slate or wetnotes
• Compass
• Two (2) dive lights
• Backup buoyancy device (e.g., drysuit inflation, lift bag, or dual bladder wing)
• Backup mask

What's Not Included: Rental Gear, Quarry entrance fees, Gas fills.

Dive Locations: We typically conduct this course at Wazee Lake, Gilboa Quarry, and Mermet Springs between April and November.

Reach the pinnacle of the PADI Tec Deep program. Enroll in the PADI Tec 50 course online today!

Key Topics

• Final part of PADI Tec Deep Diver program
• Qualifies divers for: Extended, accelerated decompression dives to 50 meters / 165 feet using up to two stage/deco cylinders (EANx or O2).
• Focus: Advanced mission planning & execution, handling complex emergencies, thinking like a technical diver.
• Optional Trimix Certification: Option to use Trimix (up to 40% He) during the course for certification with those mixes.
• Structure: 2 knowledge development sections, 3 practical application sessions, 4 open water dives
• Prerequisites:
  
  • PADI Tec 45 (or equiv.)
  • Min. age 18
  • 100+ logged dives (with specific EANx/Deep experience: 20+ EANx > 18m/60ft & 15+ dives > 30m/100ft)
  • Current Medical Statement (<12 mo)
  • Current DAN Insurance (or equiv.)
• Required Equipment: Full technical setup including twinset/sidemount, two deco bottles/regs, redundant computers/timers, lights, cutting devices, backup buoyancy/mask, reel/lift bag/DSMB, etc. (see full list above).
• Excluded: Rental Gear, Quarry Fees, Gas Fills
• Outcome: PADI Tec 50 certification (or Tec Trimix 50 if Trimix option completed); mastery of Tec Deep skills.