Training Path
How to Become a Technical Diver: The Training Path
Technical diving starts with skills, not gear. The UTD training path from recreational diver to Tech 1, the prerequisites, and how to know you're ready.
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Train with purpose.
Essentials of Tech is a personal skills class that prepares you for technical diving by advancing your control of buoyancy, trim, and propulsion, while introducing you to more advanced air sharing procedures and decompression bottle handling protocols. The class also introduces you to more advanced gas planning and more complicated ascent strategies.
A personal approach.
Train directly with Jay Gardner in a small team, with a maximum student-to-instructor ratio of 3:1. Connect the skills to real diving, with time for observation, practice, and feedback.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation to discuss your experience, course prerequisites, equipment needs, and what you want to achieve. Training dates are arranged together.
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