PADI Tec Trimix Instructor Course
PADI Tec Deep Instructors provide the most comprehensive technical instruction available. If you are both a Tec Deep Instructor and Tec Trimix Diver, then the Tec Trimix Instructor trainer course is for you. This course is only available in Phuket Thailand with PADI TecRec IT Ben Reymenants.
This course overviews how to teach the theory, planning, equipment and procedures for Helium-based dives, using air, Nitrox and oxygen. The course is divided in two parts: Part one – updating and refining Trimix related knowledge and skills. Part two – conducting the Tec Trimix course. The duration of the course depends on your previous experience. .
Prerequisites PADI Tec trimix instructor course:
To enroll in the PADI Tec Trimix Instructor course, you must
- Be a renewed PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer or higher level PADI Instructor
- Be a PADI Tec Deep Instructor or have successfully completed the PADI Tec Deep Instructor Training Course including the instructor examinations.
- Be certified as a PADI Tec Trimix Diver or have a qualifying full trimix certification from another agency. (Contact your PADI Office for information about qualifying certifications)
- Have a minimum of 200 logged dives, with at least 20 technical decompression dives requiring at least one stage/deco cylinder. Of these, at least 10 must have been made deeper than 40 metres/130 feet using trimix.
PADI Tec trimix Instructor Schedule
| DAY: | COURSE: | LOCATION: | TO DO: | DIVE DEPTH: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEC 65 | CLASSROOM & POOL | PRESENTATIONS | N/A |
| 2 | TEC 65 | BOAT | 3 DIVES | MAX 40 MTRS |
| 3 | TEC 65 | BOAT | 3 DIVES | MAX 45 MTRS |
| 4 | TEC 90 | CLASSROOM & POOL | PRESENTATIONS | N/A |
| 5 | TEC 90 | BOAT | 3 DIVES | MAX 60 MTRS |
| 6 | TEC 90 | Song Hong Lake | 3 DIVES | MAX 90 MTRS |
| 5 | Days: Assist a complete PADI Trimix Course | |||
| EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ALL COURSES | |
| Primary and secondary regulators (for back gas or Sidemount set-up) | 3 stage/decompression regulators |
| Mask + Back-up mask | BCD (wing) and harness or Sidemount Wing (with a min lift of 60 pounds) |
| Depth gauge/trimix computer | Timing device and backup timing device |
| Appropriate exposure suit | Knife/cutting device and backup |
| Two inflatable signal tubes | Reel and spool |
| Slate and backup slate | Compass |
| Torch and Back-up torches (Trimix Diving, Wreck diving and cave diving courses) | Hood - for Cave, Deep and Wreck Diving |