PADI TecRec Tec Deep Instructor Course

Become a Certified TecRec Tec Deep Instructor

If you are serious about advancing your career in technical diving instruction, the PADI TecRec Tec Deep Instructor Course is the ultimate step. This course prepares you to teach PADI Tec 40, Tec 45, and Tec 50 courses, equipping you with the skills and knowledge to train divers in deep decompression diving using twinsets and stage cylinders.

Taught by Chris Heitkemper, this program is designed to refine your technical diving knowledge, instructional skills, and practical teaching techniques. As a PADI TecRec Instructor, you will join an elite group of professionals who guide divers into the depths with confidence and safety.

What is Involved?

The PADI TecRec Tec Deep Instructor Course integrates instructional philosophies, technical skills, and course planning strategies specific to deep technical diving instruction. The course includes:

Advanced teaching techniques for decompression procedures and gas management.
Organizing and conducting Tec 40, Tec 45, and Tec 50 courses.
Promotional and business aspects of technical diving instruction.
Practical training dives, allowing you to refine your skills in real-world scenarios.

By completing this course, you will gain the expertise needed to train technical divers in the safest and most effective way.

What Can I Teach with This Certification?

Upon certification, you will be qualified to teach and certify divers in:

• PADI Tec 40
• PADI Tec 45
• PADI Tec 50

This allows you to introduce divers to staged decompression diving, deep diving procedures, and twinset configurations, helping them progress toward full technical diving certification.

Duration

6-8 days, including theory, practical training, and in-water assessments.

TecRec Tec Deep Instructor Requirements

To enroll in the PADI TecRec Tec Deep Instructor Course, you must:

Be a renewed PADI MSDT (Master Scuba Diver Trainer) or higher-ranked PADI Instructor.
Be a certified PADI Tec 50 diver (or equivalent from another agency).
Have 270 logged dives, with at least 25 staged decompression dives included.
Hold PADI Enriched Air Instructor and PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor ratings.
Have issued at least 10 certifications in Enriched Air or Deep Diver specialties (any combination).
Have a valid diving medical statement signed by a physician.

Note: If you have already assisted in a Tec 45 or Tec 50 course, contact us for adjusted pricing.

Price Includes

Hire of twinset, stage cylinders, and weights.
Technical diving gases (as per gas outline).
Professional instruction and in-water training.
Land transport to dive sites.

Price Excludes

PADI Tec Instructor manuals & slates (must be purchased separately).
Personal Tec diving equipment (regulators, wing & harness, suit, fins, etc.).
Boat dives, Gozo trips, or historical wreck license fees.
PADI Membership and application fees (paid separately to PADI).

For a full breakdown of PADI fees, click here: PADI Membership Fees.

PADI Membership Fees

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Learning Materials

PADI Tec Diver Course Instructor Manual & Slates (not included in course price).

Purchase materials here: PADI Tec Instructor Course Materials.

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Tec Diver Course Instructor Guide and Slates

€125.00 inc. VAT

Important Notes

⚠️ Medical Clearance Required – Candidates must have a valid medical statement signed by a physician.

⚠️ Flying after diving? – You must wait at least 24 hours after your last dive before flying.