Bazzathemammoth
Contributor
Hi all
Earlier this year I did an intro to tech class (not affiliated with any agency, but a very dir style instructor) and bought a twinset. I could see myself getting into tech eventually, and thought the Twinset would be great for redundancy while solo diving. I’ve found that I’m really enjoying Twinset diving and I’m trying to figure out what to do next.
I did a dive in the weekend on the Rena wreck which is 55m to sand, 30m to most of the wreck, with most of the good stuff in the 35m+ range. We had a short dive to max 38m to check it out. After the dive I had the overwhelming thought that diving within recreational limits is a really lame way to try and get the most out of a trip there.
I’m wondering how much more time I would have around the 40-45m range with an entry level deco course eg paid tech40, tdi andp, or ssi extended range? I think those courses qualify up to 10 mins of decompression on 50%? PADI tec40 is the most limited, but also has the best instructor that I’ve found, being the same guy that did my intro to tech class. Other than 5m less max depth, would there be any other limitations with PADI that I should know about?
I wasn’t planning on going tech so soon, but I’d love to make the most of some of the great diving we have on offer. Tia
Earlier this year I did an intro to tech class (not affiliated with any agency, but a very dir style instructor) and bought a twinset. I could see myself getting into tech eventually, and thought the Twinset would be great for redundancy while solo diving. I’ve found that I’m really enjoying Twinset diving and I’m trying to figure out what to do next.
I did a dive in the weekend on the Rena wreck which is 55m to sand, 30m to most of the wreck, with most of the good stuff in the 35m+ range. We had a short dive to max 38m to check it out. After the dive I had the overwhelming thought that diving within recreational limits is a really lame way to try and get the most out of a trip there.
I’m wondering how much more time I would have around the 40-45m range with an entry level deco course eg paid tech40, tdi andp, or ssi extended range? I think those courses qualify up to 10 mins of decompression on 50%? PADI tec40 is the most limited, but also has the best instructor that I’ve found, being the same guy that did my intro to tech class. Other than 5m less max depth, would there be any other limitations with PADI that I should know about?
I wasn’t planning on going tech so soon, but I’d love to make the most of some of the great diving we have on offer. Tia