New "Tec" diver from South Africa

[Marcel333]

Hi everyone
My name is Marcel and I recently completed my Advanced Nitrox cert through IANTD. Not sure if this qualifies me as a Tec diver but I don't think it does.

I'm planning to go to full trimix in the future and possibly cave diving but we'll see
I've been doing recreational diving for around 6 years and have only recently been introduced to the dark side

I look forward to learning a lot from everyone here.

 

[Efka76]

Welcome aboard I am also planning to take tec diving courses (with TDI) when i finish my current PADI non-professional courses.

 

[Marcel333]

Great! Have you got any specific goals you want to reach, yet?

 

[EireDiver606]

I’d definitely get more dives under your belts.

It doesn’t matter how many dives you have necessarily, it’s mainly about your understanding of deco theory, your competency in the water - buoyancy, trim, communication, taskloading, etc, and - your MINDSET towards diving.

But normally, to get to a level of high skill which you must have to undertake a tec course (btw it all tec divers are good divers) , you need to have a lot of dives.

EDIT: not all technical divers are good divers

 

[Marcel333]

I’d definitely get more dives under your belts.

It doesn’t matter how many dives you have necessarily, it’s mainly about your understanding of deco theory, your competency in the water - buoyancy, trim, communication, taskloading, etc, and - your MINDSET towards diving.

But normally, to get to a level of high skill which you must have to undertake a tec course (btw it all tec divers are good divers) , you need to have a lot of dives.

Even more reason to get in the water more
I appreciate the advice. I'll keep that in mind in the future.