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@boulderjohn that's why I said "basically" intro to tech. I didn't think you could actually use staged decompression gases in Tec40, so while they may teach the theory, I would argue there is no point in teaching it if they can't apply it. I'd also argue that 10mins of deco on EAN50 is pretty useless if they let you do that.
If PADI says that you can't combine 40/45 into one course, or skip 40 entirely and roll the theory into 45, then that in my opinion is a bit ridiculous, but I don't like to play by their very rigid babystep rules.
I think a combo 40/45 course if you have experience is great *basically skip intro to tec*, or separate them entirely like every other agency does with intro then an/dp, but allow the instructor to make the call of whether they can skip tec40 or not.
The fact that they let you use Tec50 or Tec65 to get to advanced trimix is great. Tec50 could be useful for cave diving where we spend oodles of time at 100ft ish and having a bottom stage is nice, but I really don't see a point to it in open water.
They have some nuggets of brilliance in there, and some others that bring your brain to a screeching halt asking "quoi?
If PADI says that you can't combine 40/45 into one course, or skip 40 entirely and roll the theory into 45, then that in my opinion is a bit ridiculous, but I don't like to play by their very rigid babystep rules.
I think a combo 40/45 course if you have experience is great *basically skip intro to tec*, or separate them entirely like every other agency does with intro then an/dp, but allow the instructor to make the call of whether they can skip tec40 or not.
The fact that they let you use Tec50 or Tec65 to get to advanced trimix is great. Tec50 could be useful for cave diving where we spend oodles of time at 100ft ish and having a bottom stage is nice, but I really don't see a point to it in open water.
They have some nuggets of brilliance in there, and some others that bring your brain to a screeching halt asking "quoi?