Master Technical Diving: The PADI Tec 50 Course

You’ve dedicated yourself to the discipline of technical diving. You’ve mastered the gear, the planning, and the in-water skills. You are a confident Tec 45 diver, but you know there is one final summit to reach in your core tec training—one that opens the door to truly deep exploration.

Welcome to the PADI Tec 50 course. This is the pinnacle of the PADI TecRec program, the final step that solidifies your training and certifies you as a proficient, self-reliant technical diver, capable of planning and executing complex, extended-range dives.

What is the PADI Tec 50 Course?

The Tec 50 course is where everything you’ve learned comes together. This is where you master the use of multiple gas blends to optimize your decompression, allowing for more ambitious dive profiles. It’s an intensive and immensely rewarding course that challenges you to perform at the highest level of recreational technical diving.

Upon successful completion, you will be a certified PADI Tec 50 Diver, qualified to:

  • Dive to a maximum depth of 50 meters (165 feet).
  • Execute complex, extended-range decompression dives.
  • Use two different decompression gases (e.g., EANx50 and pure oxygen) to make your decompression as safe and efficient as possible.

The Bohol Advantage: The Ultimate Deep Training Ground

Mastering the complex skill of switching between multiple decompression gases requires a stable, clear, and predictable environment. The stunning vertical walls of Balicasag Island provide the ultimate natural classroom. Imagine executing a perfect gas switch while hovering in crystal-clear water, looking down into the deep blue and up at a reef teeming with life. This is advanced tec training at its absolute best—applying critical skills in a world-class diving environment that rewards your newfound capabilities.

What You’ll Master in the Tec 50 Course

This course is the final exam of your tec journey, designed to make you a truly competent deep exploration diver. Under the direct mentorship of your Sierra Madre Divers PADI TecRec Instructor, you will:

  • Master Complex Decompression Planning: Utilize dive planning software to create detailed plans for dives involving multiple gas switches, calculating everything from gas consumption to contingency plans.
  • Perfect In-Water Gas Switching: Drill and perfect the motor skills and safety protocols for switching between your back gas and two separate decompression gases underwater with precision and control.
  • Handle Advanced Tec Emergencies: Practice and master your response to complex, multi-stage emergency scenarios, solidifying your ability to handle any situation with a calm, methodical approach.
  • Become a Self-Sufficient Tec Diver: The goal of the Tec 50 course is to graduate a diver who is truly ready to plan and execute their own technical dives with a similarly qualified buddy, anywhere in the world.

Course Details & Structure

  • Diver Prerequisites:
    • Certified PADI Tec 45 Diver
    • Certified PADI Rescue Diver
    • Minimum of 100 logged dives (or 75 hours of dive time)
    • Minimum age: 18 years old
  • Included in the Course:
    • PADI Tec 50 Diver eLearning materials
    • Your personal logbook
    • Access to decompression planning software
    • Four comprehensive Open Water training dives
    • Four practical application sessions focusing on advanced dive planning, gas management, and emergency drills
    • Full rental of specialized technical diving equipment
  • Duration: 3-4 days

Reach the Summit of Your Tec Training

Earning your PADI Tec 50 certification is a true mark of a dedicated and highly skilled diver. It opens the door to deeper wrecks, more remote reefs, and a new level of confidence and exploration.

Contact our expert TecRec team at Sierra Madre Divers today to enroll in your PADI Tec 50 course and complete your journey to becoming a master technical diver.