This web page provides links to the materials you will need to prepare for and complete your PADI Tec 45 course. Any questions you have regarding this material should be directed to your instructor or our Training Department at training@dive-aai.com. This material is not appropriate for anyone who is not enrolled in the PADI Tec 45 course and should not be used in place of formal technical dive training.
PADI Tec 45 is an intermediate level technical diving course designed to teach you how to calculate dive plans “by hand”. However the emphasis in this course is on using state-of-the-art multigas dive computers coupled with decompression software. You will continue using air, enriched air and oxygen to practice accelerated decompression permitted with a single decompression gas to depths as deep as 45 meters/145 feet.
Student divers must meet the following training prerequisites before starting the PADI Tec 45 course:
Student divers should assure that they have the following equipment for all training dives for the PADI Tec 45 and Tec 50 technical diving courses.
For additional information, see the PADI TechRec Equipment Checklist.
Tec 45 Knowledge Development Session 1
Tec 45 Knowledge Development Session 2
Tec 45 Knowledge Development Session 3
Practical Application
Training Dives