Duration: 6 days
No. of dives: 6
Max depth: 45m
Max deco time: 25 min.
Bottom gas: Air, Nx28, Tx21/35
Deco gas: Nx50
- Minimum age of 18
- Deep Diving certification
- Enriched Air Nitrox certification
- 50 logged dives
- Must have a current medical examination for scuba diving signed by a physical being valid at the registration of the class
- Must complete the medical questionnaire and liability release form before diving.
- 6 days, typically 9:00-17:00
- Day 1: We start with equipment configuration and dry runs of skills and drills for the first confined water session. Usually, training schedule alternates between academic and in-water sessions. Depending on the class we shift theory before or after the in-water sessions.
- Day 2 : Open Water Dive 1 & 2, max depth 30m.
- Day 3: Open Water Dive 3, max depth 40m/max deco of 15 min. Gasses: Air or Nx28 & Nx50.
- Day 4: Open Water Dive 4, max depth 40m/max deco of 15 min. Gasses: Air or Nx28 & Nx50.
- Day 5: Open Water Dive 5, max depth 45m/max deco of 25 min. Gasses: Air or Tx21/35 & Nx50.
- Day 6: Open Water Dive 6, max depth 45m/max deco of 25 min. Gasses: Air or Tx21/35 & Nx50.
- Academics
- One confined water session
- Six open water dives
- Double 12L tank rental
- 11.1L deco tank rental
- All gasses except helium
- Transportation from dive centre to dive sites
- Digital certification
- Diving insurance during training
- Boat dives where applicable
Not included:
- Trimix fills. Helium prices are subject to change without notice. Therefore Trimix prices are updated accordingly.
- Advanced gas planning
- Decompression theory
- Gradient Factors analysis and application
- Contingency planning
- Emergency procedures
- Maximum training depth of 45 metres
- Maximum decompression of 25 minutes
- One deco stage bottle up to 50% Nitrox
- Certification is awarded after completion of course and a pass mark of 80% or more is achieved.
- If a passing mark isn’t achieved the first time round, students may retake the exam.
- SSI Extended Range certification is awarded after successful completion of this program.
- At this stage in your diving career it is useful to have your own equipment. If you don’t however, we do carry a limited number of rental regulators for double tanks and deco tanks, as well as wings to help you get started with your technical diving training.
- A 50% deposit is required upon enrolment, the remaining balance is due before the completion of the class.
