Tag: DSAT
Revised PADI-DSAT Tec Rec / Tec Deep / Tec Trimix Course Structure & Flowchart
As described earlier here, here and here, PADI’s DSAT technical diving division is overhauling the Tec Rec program, chopping up the Tec Deep and Tec Trimix courses into smaller, easier to digest pieces. The Tec Deep course will be broken into three parts, called “Tec 40,” “Tec 45″ and “Tec 50,” signifying the depth in [...]
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Never Too Old for Tech
We all know that age is not a significant barrier to recreational diving. People can learn to dive — or even become instructors — in their 60s. But technical diving has generally been a younger diver’s game. The number of people who learn to tech dive in their 50s is much smaller than that of [...]
Read moreDSAT Officially Acknowledges Coming Changes to Tec Rec Program
While executives from the DSAT technical diving arm of PADI have been doing roadshows — like this recent one in Pattaya — informally describing plans to change its Tec Rec program, there have been, until now, no official word from the agency itself other than to say DSAT was considering various bits of feedback. Today, [...]
Read moreDSAT Outlines Coming Revamp of TecRec Program at Pattaya Forum
Heeding customer feedback and finally bowing to market pressures, PADI’s DSAT technical diving arm is preparing an overhaul of its TecRec Deep and Trimix courses that will lower the entry barriers to the course and give instructors more flexibility. Although final course outlines have not been finalized, the Tec Deep course will be broken into [...]
Read moreReminder: DSAT TecRec Update in Pattaya Sunday
Just a reminder that PADI’s DSAT technical diving division will host a roundtable forums in Pattaya June 21 to gather suggestions and ideas on the future of the agency’s tech courses. DSAT has been doing forums around the world to map out what its instructors want for future tech-diving courses. As part of these discussions, [...]
Read moreTrimix Now OK on Tec Deep Course; DSAT Mulls More Course Changes
DSAT Tec Deep students can now use normoxic trimix on their final course dive under a change announced today by PADI’s technical diving arm. The change in standards is the first result of a series of conferences DSAT is holding around the world to map the future of the Tec Rec program.
Read moreDSAT to Host 3 TecRec Roundtables in Thailand
PADI’s DSAT technical diving division will host three roundtable forums in Thailand in April and June to gather suggestions and ideas on the future of the agency’s tech courses. The forums, set to coincide with PADI Intructor Exams, will be held April 26 in Phuket, April 30 in Koh Tao and June 21 in Pattaya.
Read moreDSAT Looks to Broaden Tech’s Appeal, Evolve TecRec
Broadening the appeal of closed-circuit rebreathers and the evolution of DSAT’s TecRec program lead the topic’s at this week’s DSAT Tec Diving Conference, an invitation-only workshop/conference held this week in the U.S. for DSAT TecRec Instructors, Instructor Trainers and other tech diving industry.
Read moreDSAT Ramps Up: Names New Execs, Starts Blog
Some exciting news coming out of PADI’s Diving Science and Technology arm, . Some recent moves suggest the world’s largest diving agency is preparing to move even further into tech and has named a team to head its effots and started an online weblog.
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