How to start out in tech diving?

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dbush:
Yes! If I had a golden star to give you, I would! :D Perhaps it was my fault for using the word "fail". I guess it sounds so final.

No, it wasnt the use of the word "fail" that prompted my response. It was assigning a minimum failure rate of 30%

I totally agree that you want an instructor who doesn't mint cards and new divers, but anyone with a failure rate that high is doing something wrong.
 
dive_lover88:
I'm kinda interested in tech diving,i'm now adv ow with only 38 dives. My plan is to become a DM before going into tech diving. Anyone can tell me the steps of progression and prerequisites for starting out in tech?Thanks
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Cave Diver:
I totally agree that you want an instructor who doesn't mint cards and new divers, but anyone with a failure rate that high is doing something wrong.

By the time someone has reached tech/advanced training instructor level they have invested a considerable amount of time and money into their training. I doubt you find many advanced training instructors who "mint card" to students. Maybe in OW classes this can be debated, but I like to think this is less of an issue with advanced training (deco, cave, etc). That said, exercise due diligence when seeking any training.
 
If your getting into tech diving, the first thing you should do is go out and get yourself a credit card that gives you airline miles. Pay it off every month but by the time your done buying all your gear, doubles, paying for training, closed circuit rebreathers (maybe that was just me), and gas fills you'll have earned enough miles to take a good tech trip.

That said, my suggestion would be to look for instructors in your area and what their equipment requirements are. That will guide your future equipment purchases while you gain experiance. It sucks to buy a wazoo wireless air-integrated computer if your going to be diving DIR and could have bought 2 bottom timers for half the wazoo computer.

Take a nitrox course. DM isn't a bad class to take to gain more experiance in the water. The best situation is if one of the tech instructors would be willing to mentor you, give you suggestions, and let you know when they think your ready for tech.

Don't be in a rush to get deep too soon.

Rob
 
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