TDI Intro to Tech
Why train with us?
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Low student to instructor ratios : 3 or 4 students per instructor both in the pool and ocean
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Our retail store is located downtown.
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Diving courses available all year-round. Private courses available.
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We teach children 10 years and older.
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Passionate team of Instructors and Divemasters who love to teach.
What We Offer :
Diving Sports Canada has some of the highest quality equipment and resources to help you begin your technical training. We provide continuous Nitrox Blending up to 40% oxygen, and high pressure (3000psi) oxygen fills thanks to our O2 gas booster.
What is Included in the Course :
Diving Sports includes the price of tuition, the scheduled class dates and 2 days of diving, air fills, and certification fees. Students are responsible for their own equipment and enriched gas fills for the course. Manuals, eLearning, or both will be added on afterwards depending on student preference.
Equipment Requirements :
While not required, students are encouraged to use the configuration during their training that they would want to continue using during their technical education. This is a great opportunity to become more comfortable in Sidemount or to learn to use twinset (doubles) backmounted cylinders. Students will be required to provide their own personal gear, computer, and SMB, however cylinders, regulators and BCD's may be rented.
Who is this course for:
Any recreational certified diver who wants to understand the technical diving world. We will start to introduce more elaborate dive planning and gas management that you would employ when planning longer decompression dives. If you are curious about what technical diving is all about, or are already looking at starting your technical training but want some more experience first, then this course is for you.
What You Will Learn:
We will focusing on gas planning and management, advanced buoyancy skills, finning techniques, situational awareness, and other skills needed to be a successful Technical Diving candidate.
Course Description:
We will spend one day in the classroom to go through how to plan dives properly and prepare for a longer dive. We will then spend 2 days in the ocean completing a minimum of 3-4 dives. All dives will be to a maximum depth of 21m/70ft. If more dives are required to meet the instructors standards we will plan more days in the ocean as needed. Additional training costs are $400 per day plus gas fills.
Course Prerequisites:
Graduates Receive:
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Commitment to Safety and Enjoyment
At Diving Sports we believe in making sure all our students receive the highest quality instruction and customer service. We are in the business of training, mentoring, and supporting students to become safe, skillful and confident divers. We begin by scheduling our courses with the number of classes it typically takes most students to master the knowledge and skills, then adapt and tailor our schedule to fit our individual student’s needs. Our instructors are open and honest about your progress during each part of the course. Students may need to schedule additional pool or ocean training dives prior to certification. This ensures our students complete their courses with all the skills and knowledge they need to be safe and enjoy their future dives and courses. When you take a course with Diving Sports, you are welcomed into a passionate and inclusive community of divers eager to support your diving journey well beyond the duration of your class.
