Intro to Technical Diving - Tec Fundamentals
This program is designed to give divers the opportunity to improve their skills, knowledge and equipment configuration, thereby increasing their safety and efficiency.
• The class allows recreational divers to increase their confidence and skills under the watchful eye of a NAUI Tech instructor. It will help prepare them for the rigors of tech training, should they decide to continue on with these 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 are not limited to:
Precision trim and buoyancy control.
Diver awareness.
Streamlined equipment configuration.
Improving kicks.
Dive planning.
Communication techniques.
Risk assessment.
Prerequisites:
1. 18 years of age
2. Complete all NAUI paperwork
3. Open Water Certification by a nationally recognized agency
4. 25 logged open water dives
5. Meet swim requirements for NAUI Scuba Diver
6. Good physical condition
7. Non-smoker (highly recommended)