Introduction to Technical
Diving Program
The Introduction to Technical Diving program is designed to give the open water
or advanced diver an opportunity to improve their skills, knowledge and
equipment configuration, thereby increasing their safety and efficiency. The
class will allow open water recreational divers the ability to increase their
confidence and skills under the watchful eye of a NAUI instructor. It will help
prepare advanced divers for the rigors of tech training, should they decide to
continue on with those demanding courses. By utilizing streamlined and efficient
equipment configurations, divers will have the freedom to improve their skills.
These divers will be more skilled, aware and responsible, allowing them to have
more fun and safer dives. Improving non-technical skills and techniques and
building diver confidence are the goals of the program. Correcting bad habits
and mastering skills and techniques builds a solid foundation for divers to
continue on with more advanced training. Due to the short length of the program,
students should understand that these skills might not be able to be mastered
without practice outside of the program. They will be shown the skill level they
will need to attain and given an opportunity to practice with the instructor.
Every effort will be made to ensure students develop the skill level to reach
their potential. Skills which will be concentrated upon include, but not limited
to: precision trim and buoyancy control, diver awareness, streamlining equipment
configurations, improving kicks, dive team planning, communication techniques
and risk assessment.
Mixed Gas
Blender and Oxygen Service Technician
This course is to provide the student with the skills and knowledge needed to
safely handle high-pressure gases, prepare oxygen enriched air and helium base
mixes, and prepare equipment for oxygen service.
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to
prepare Oxygen Enriched Air and Helium based breathing gases without direct
supervision for use by divers provided that the equipment used is the same or
approximates that used in training. Also to prepare scuba equipment for oxygen
service provided that they have been authorized by the manufacturer for
servicing the particular brand of equipment being placed into oxygen service.
Decompression Techniques
Diver
This course is to provide the diver with a working knowledge of the theory,
methods and procedures of planned stage decompression diving. As a part of the
course students will plan and conduct a standard stage decompression dive not
exceeding a maximum depth of 130 fsw (40 msw). Equipment requirements, team
requirements, and NTEC configurations, decompression breathing gas mixtures
(including oxygen, NAUI Helitrox, and EANx) and decompression techniques are to
be presented. (This course may be combined with Technical EANx Diver or Helitrox
Diver. The resulting course require an additional four open water dives for
certification).
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to
plan and execute dives that require stage decompression utilizing air and EANx
28%+ to 100% oxygen for decompression without direct supervision provided the
diving activities and the areas dived approximate those of training.
Heliair Diver
This course is to provide the training and experience necessary to understand
the hazards of and utilize Heliair for dives to maximum of 180 fsw (55 msw) that
require stage decompression, utilizing EANx mixtures and/or oxygen during
decompression. (This course may be combined with the Decompression Techniques
Diver Course. The resulting course would require twelve dives for
certification).
Upon
successful completion of this course, graduates are considered competent to plan
and execute extended range dives that require stage decompression and utilize
Heliair and EANx and/or oxygen for stage decompression without direct
supervision, provided the diving activities and the areas dived approximate
those of training.
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