Technical Scuba Diving Courses

  • Sidemount Diver
  • Nitrox Diver
  • Advanced Nitrox Diver
  • Decompression Procedures Diver
  • Helitrox Decompression Procedures Diver
  • Extended Range Diver
  • Trimix Diver
  • Nitrox Gas Blender
  • Advanced Gas Blender
  • O2 Service Technician
  • Air Fill Station Technician

Technical Diving Courses

PADI Side Mount Diver $600 (TBA)

Sidemount diving is not a new concept, but its application has spread from cave diving to open water recreational and technical diving. Sidemount diving presents divers with a different approach to equipment configuration, and a new set of skills to master.

Sidemount is particularly popular with those who wish to be more streamlined, wish to carry or manage two smaller tanks rather than one larger one, have physical challenges or are seeking an increased gas supply.

Pre-requisites:
Open Water Diver
Age 15 years

Sidemount Diver

Move through Tasmania’s shore entries, boats and dive sites with a streamlined, adaptable system.

Learn a streamlined, flexible way to carry independent cylinders at your sides instead of on your back. Training develops equipment configuration, trim, buoyancy, gas management, cylinder handling and valve-shutdown skills, creating a strong platform for recreational sidemount diving or progression into more advanced technical environments. more details....

PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Course Starting at $250

Enriched Air Nitrox is the most popular PADI specialty available. It is usually marketed as having two main benefits. Firstly, it can be used to extend bottom times, particularly in the 20-35mtr range. It also has a legitimate reputation for increasing safety margins if used with air profiles.

Both of these benefits are true and because we are regularly using nitrox for both bottom mixes, rebreathers and decompression diving we will teach you how to get the most benefit from using it.

The course is available theory only with ‘simulated’ dives or with two practical dives on Nitrox. We of course would prefer the later. In any case, you will learn to correctly analyze your gas mix.

Pre-requisites:
Open Water Diver

Format:
Online Learning
Practical gas analysis
Recommended dives.

This course can be a pre-requisite to going on to the (restricted) technical courses with Scuba Diving Tasmania.

Nitrox Diver

Water Diver

Enjoy more useful bottom time on many of Tasmania’s favourite recreational dives.

This entry-level course teaches you to use enriched air nitrox from 22 to 40 percent oxygen to extend no-decompression opportunities where appropriate. You will learn the benefits and hazards of nitrox, oxygen exposure, maximum operating depth, cylinder labelling and how to analyse and record your breathing gas. more details....

Advanced Nitrox Diver

Unlock the gas skills that support longer and more capable technical diving in Tasmania.

Expand your gas knowledge and learn to use nitrox mixtures, including high-oxygen decompression gases, with precise planning and disciplined procedures. The course develops equipment configuration, oxygen management, gas analysis, buoyancy, propulsion, emergency skills and gas-switching techniques, and may be combined with Decompression Procedures. more details....

Decompression Procedures Diver

Go beyond no-decompression limits with a disciplined pathway to Tasmania’s deeper sites.

Move beyond no-decompression limits by learning to plan and conduct staged decompression dives within recognised training limits. You will work with decompression theory, contingency planning, team protocols, redundant equipment, lift-bag or DSMB deployment, gas sharing and controlled ascent procedures for a safer, methodical approach to technical diving. more details....

Helitrox Decompression Procedures Diver

Reduce narcosis and bring greater clarity to deeper Tasmanian technical dives.

Introduce helium into your breathing mix to help manage narcosis on staged decompression dives to a maximum training depth of 45 metres. This course combines decompression planning with trimix theory, gas analysis, equipment configuration, gas switches, emergency procedures and the team discipline needed for deeper technical dives. more details....

Extended Range Diver

Build the capability to explore Tasmania’s deeper offshore reefs and wrecks.

Prepare for demanding staged decompression dives using air or nitrox as the bottom gas and nitrox or oxygen for decompression, progressing to a maximum training depth of 55 metres. Emphasis is placed on advanced planning, gas reserves, equipment redundancy, decompression accuracy, problem solving and stable team-based execution. more details....

Trimix Diver

Experience Tasmania’s deeper wrecks and walls with helium-based gas planning and control.

Learn to plan and conduct staged decompression dives using helium-based trimix with at least 18 percent oxygen, to a maximum training depth of 60 metres. Training addresses narcosis reduction, helium physiology, gas selection, decompression, equipment, team procedures and realistic contingencies for deeper exploration. more details....

Nitrox Gas Blender

Create accurate nitrox fills that help keep Tasmania’s divers in the water.

Gain the practical knowledge required to produce accurate enriched-air fills in a controlled fill-station environment. The course covers oxygen handling, blending methods, calculations, gas analysis, cylinder requirements, labelling, record keeping and the procedures needed to deliver a verified nitrox mixture safely and consistently. more details....

Advanced Gas Blender

Support serious Tasmanian technical diving with precise helium-based gas mixes.

Progress from nitrox blending to the preparation of helium-based gases such as trimix and heliox. You will refine blending calculations, analyse oxygen and helium content, manage top-ups and residual gas, follow oxygen-safe procedures and maintain accurate records so complex mixes can be produced and verified with confidence. more details....

O₂ Service Technician

Help keep Tasmania’s oxygen-clean diving equipment prepared, documented and dependable

Learn to inspect, clean, prepare and document scuba equipment intended for enriched-air and other oxygen-rich service. Depending on the certification level, practical work may include cylinders, valves, manifolds and regulators, with close attention to contamination control, compatible materials, oxygen-clean procedures and technician responsibility. more details....

Air Fill Station Technician

Deliver safer, more consistent air fills for Tasmania’s busy dive community.

Develop the knowledge and hands-on habits needed to operate a scuba air fill station safely. Training covers compressors, filtration, storage banks, cylinder handling and inspection, fill procedures, air-quality concerns, contamination response, operator safety and the accurate logging of compressor, filter and cylinder-fill activity. more details....