TDI INSTRUCTOR COURSE – EXTENDED RANGE

The TDI Extended Range Instructor course, available in Phuket Thailand, provides the training and experience required to be certified to competently teach air dives to 55 metres that require staged decompression, utilising Nitrox mixtures or oxygen during decompression. In some areas in the world dive centers or dive boats just do not have the ability to deliver helium. The TDI Extended Range course is perfect to teach tech divers how to use Air as deep diving gas.

The goal of this course is to train Instructors in the proper techniques, equipment requirements, and hazards of deep air diving to a maximum of 55 metres and utilising Nitrox mixtures or oxygen for staged decompression.

TDI Extended Range Instructor Course Prerequisites:

  • Minimum age 21
  • Provide proof of 250 logged dives, 25 must be extended range dives
  • Certification as a TDI Extended Range Diver or equivalent
  • Certification as a TDI Advanced Nitrox and Staged Decompression Instructor or equivalent
  • Must have certified 10 students in advanced nitrox diver or decompression procedures diver, a minimum of 5 must be decompression procedures divers

Course Structure :

  • 5 days (plus one full assist)
  • Pre-requisites apply to all instructor level courses
  • Certification fee to be paid directly to SDI/TDI HQ

The course can be done on either advanced Sidemount setup or on Back mount configurations.

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Although we believe each tec instructor should have his/her own kit, we do understand the travel/weight issues.. This is why Equipment rental is available. We carry Fourth Element, Xdeep, Scubapro, Apeks wings, backplates, regulators. Please contact us for equipment rental package deals.

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ALL COURSES
Primary and secondary regulators (for back gas or Sidemount set-up)3 stage/decompression regulators
Mask + Back-up maskBCD (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 suitKnife/cutting device and backup
Two inflatable signal tubesReel and spool
Slate and backup slateCompass
Torch and Back-up torches (Trimix Diving, Wreck diving and cave diving courses)Hood - for Cave, Deep and Wreck Diving

DAY:TIME:LOCATION:TO DO:DIVE DEPTH:
1AM & PMCLASSROOM & POOLPRESENTATIONSN/A
2AM & PMBOAT3 DIVESMAX 40 METERS
3AM & PMCLASSROOM & POOLPRESENTATIONSN/A
4AM & PMBOAT3 DIVESMAX 50 METERS
5AM & PMBOAT3 DIVESMAX 55 METERS