In 2001, PADI, through DSAT launched a technical diving branch. DSAT offers the TEC REC programs that goes all the way to Trimix Diving.

Training with OZD is choosing technical education in it's highest form. Our instructors have been teaching tec diving for years and benefit from a global vision of the technical world, because all of them are certified through multiple agency's.

DSAT TecRec courses provide the techniques and procedures necessary for diving beyond recreational dive limits. These are some of the most intensive, yet exhilarating, courses you'll find.

Technical diving isn't for everyone but if this type of diving appeals to you and you're willing to accept the risks, responsibilities and obligations, you'll find it one of the most rewarding dive experiences you'll ever have.

If you're interested in technical diving, but haven't yet met the prerequisites for the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course, you can consider enrolling in the DSAT Level 1 Tec Diver course. It is also a sub course of the full DSAT Tec Deep Diver course.

	5 Days		7 Dives
	Learn to make gas switch, extended no-decompression dives using air and enriched air to 40 meters/130 feet
	Prepare for and respond to foreseeable technical diving emergencies
	DSAT Tec Level 1 Dive course training credits toward the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course
	More Info	825.00 USD	Online Booking

The DSAT Tec Deep Diver course takes you past recreational diving and immerses you in the world of technical diving.

	4 Days		5 Dives
	Conduct gas-switch extended no-decompression dives, decompression dives and accelerated decompression dives using air and enriched air to a depth of 50 meters/165 feet
	Understand the hazards and risks involved in technical diving
	Prepare for and handle reasonable foreseeable technical diving emergencies
	More Info	625.00 USD	Online Booking

For the extreme diver ready to further explore the world of technical deep diving, the gas of choice is trimix. The DSAT Tec Trimix Diver course takes you to the outer edges of technical deep diving, opening the door to pristine dive sites few divers – if any – ever see.

	6 Days		8 Dives
	Extend the depth range available to technical divers trained and qualified to use air, enriched air and oxygen for technical decompression dives beyond 50 meters/165 feet in open water
	The course extends their depth range capabilities by training them in the use of trimix (helium, oxygen and nitrogen)
	Prepare for and handle reasonable foreseeable technical diving emergencies
	More Info	1250.00 USD	Online Booking

More people are diving with enriched air and this means the demand for enriched air fills is also increasing. However, there needs to be someone qualified to administer these fills to meet this demand. This is where the DSAT Gas Blender course comes in. It can result in one of two certifications: DSAT Gas Blender or DSAT Trimix Blender.

	1 Day		No Diving
	Train you as a qualified gas blender, allowing you to provide gas mixes to appropriately certified consumers
	Learn the physical properties of oxygen, its associated hazards, handling requirements and what cleaning equipment is necessary
	Learn the five methods of obtaining the desired enriched air nitrox mix and the various methods used to obtain proper helium mixes
	More Info	330.00 USD	Online Booking