PADI Tech

We offer a number of PADI Technical Diving Courses for those who want to increase their diving skills and have new experiences in the deep.

Download the self-certification medical and COVID 19 form ​here. If you have any ‘yes’ answers then a doctor will need to sign your form before you can dive.

Discover Tec

Course Time: 1/2 day, 1 dive

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €100

 

Get your first taste of technical diving without having to commit to a full course. You will have the opportunity to acquaint yourself with double tank sets, wing BCD’s, stage deco tanks and other typical elements of technical diving equipment. After a thorough briefing you will then go for a fun dive using full tec kit at one of our scenic dive sites to a maximum depth of 10 meters. Participation in this experience can give you credits towards the TEC 40 course.

diver and jellyfish off the coast of gozo malta

Prerequisites

Certified as PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent.

-Minimum of 10 logged dives.

-Minimum of 18 years old.

-For Discover TEC to credit toward the TEC40 course, the participant must meet the prerequisites for the TEC40 Course.

Price Includes: All tuition, transport, all Tec equipment, tanks & weights.

Price Excludes: Personal diving equipment.

Tec 40

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Course Time: 2-3 days, 4 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €375

 

A Tec 40 Diver is qualified to: Use decompression software and diving computers to plan and make decompression dives with not more than 10 minutes of total decompression, and not deeper than 40metres/130feet.Use a single cylinder of decompression gas with up to 50% oxygen (EANX 50) to add conservatism to the required decompression.

 

Prerequisites

 

-Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organization. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training beyond entry level with experience in deep diving and underwater navigation.

-Certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver, or qualifying certification from another training organization. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in enriched air nitrox diving with training that includes gas analysis, cylinder labeling, oxygen toxicity, oxygen exposure, determining maximum depth limits, and planning enriched air dives with different enriched air blends (not just EANx32 and EANx36)

-Certified as a PADI Deep Diver, or show proof of at least 10 dives to 30 metres.

-Have a minimum of 30 logged dives, of which 10 dives were made with EANX, deeper than 18 metres/60 feet.

-Minimum of 18 years old.

Price Includes: PADI Certification fees, all tuition, transport, tanks, weights, air & nitrox

Price Excludes: Tec Deep Manual or Crewpack & personal diving equipment.

Tec 45

Course Time: 2-3 days, 4 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €475

 

A Tec 45 Diver is qualified to: Make single and repetitive dives to a maximum depth of 45 metres. Use a single decompression gas of EANX, or oxygen, to accelerate or add conservatism to the decompression.

 

Diver doing tec safety stop in Gozo, Malta

Prerequisites

 

-Certified as a TEC 40 diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organisation. For the purposes of this level, a qualifying technical certification is one that qualifies the student to make limited decompression dives to 40metres using air and EANX using open circuit scuba equipment.

-Minimum of 50 logged dives of which 12 dives were made with Enriched air nitrox deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and at least 6 (with or without EANx) dives deeper than 30 metres/100 feet.

-Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or provide a qualification from another training organization. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in diver rescue. Students who meet this prerequisite through a ‘qualifying certification’ must provide proof of training in CPR and First Aid within the previous two year.

-Minimum of 18 years old.

Price Includes: PADI Certification fees, all tuition, transport, tanks, weights, air & nitrox

Price Excludes: Tec Deep Manual or Crewpack & personal diving equipment.

Tec 50

wreck diver on VW on deck of MV Karwela

Course Time: 2-3 days, 4 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €500

 

A Tec 50 Diver is qualified to: Use air, EANX and oxygen for multiple stop decompression dives as a deep as 50 metres using standard open circuit, multiple cylinder (back mount and/or side mount) TEC diving equipment. Use two decompression gases (EANX and/or Oxygen) to accelerate or add conservatism to the decompression.

 

Prerequisites

 

-Certified as a TEC 45 diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organisation. For the purposes of this level, a qualifying technical certification is one that qualifies the student to make decompression dives to 45 metres/145 feet using air, EANx and oxygen using open circuit, double cylinder scuba equipment.

-Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organization. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in diver rescue. Students who meet this prerequisite through a qualifying certification must provide proof of training in CPR and First Aid within the previous two years.

-Minimum of 100 logged dives, of which at least 20 dives were made with enriched air nitrox deeper than 18metres/60 feet, and at least 15 (with or without EANx) dives were deeper than 30 metres/100 feet.

-Minimum of 18 years old.

Price Includes: PADI Certification fees, all tuition, transport, tanks, weights, air & nitrox

Price Excludes: Tec Deep Manual or Crewpack & personal diving equipment.

Tec Deep Diver

Course Time: 8-9 days, 12 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €1100

 

A Tec Deep Diver is qualified to: Use air, EANX and oxygen for multiple stop decompression dives as a deep as 50 metres/165 feet, using standard open circuit, multiple cylinder (back mount and/or side mount) TEC diving equipment. Use two decompression gases (EANX and/or Oxygen) to accelerate or add conservatism to the decompression.

 

Price Includes: PADI Certification fees, all tuition, transport, tanks, weights, air & nitrox

 

Price Excludes: Tec Deep Manual or Crewpack & personal diving equipment.

Scuba diver mid water off Gozo

Prerequisites

 

-Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organisation. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training beyond entry level with experience in deep diving and underwater navigation.

-Certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver or qualifying certification from another training organisation. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in enriched air nitrox diving with training that includes gas analysis, cylinder labeling, oxygen toxicity, oxygen exposure, determining maximum depth limits, and planning enriched air dives with different enriched air blends (not just EANx32 and EANx 36).

-Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organisation. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in diver rescue. Students who meet this prerequisite through a qualifying certification must provide proof of training in CPR and First Aid within the previous two years.

-Certified as a PADI Deep Diver, or proof of 10 dives to 30 metres.

-Minimum of 100 logged dives (of which 20 dives were made with EANX, 25 dives deeper than 18 metres and 20 dives deeper than 30 metres).

-Medical form signed by a physician in the last 12 months.

-Minimum of 18 years old.

Tec 65 Trimix

Octopus on sand

Course Time: 4 days, 5 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €750

 

A Tec 65 Trimix Diver is qualified to: Make multistop trimix decompression dives that employ EANX and Oxygen for accelerated decompression, and trimix with 18% or more Oxygen as bottom gas.

 

Price Includes: PADI Certification fees, all tuition, transport, tanks, weights, air,  nitrox & helium.

 

Price Excludes: Tec Trimix Crew Pack & personal diving equipment.

Prerequisites

 

-Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organisation. For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in diver rescue. Students who meet this prerequisite through a qualifying certification must provide proof of training in CPR and First Aid within the previous two years.

-Certified as a DSAT TEC Deep Diver, TEC50 or equivalent.

-Have a minimum of 100 logged dives.

-Medical form signed by a physician in the last 12 months.

-Minimum of 18 years old.

Tec 85 Trimix

Course Time: 4 days, 5 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €750

The course extends your depth range capabilities by training you in the use of trimix (helium, oxygen and nitrogen). This course lets the diver go deeper, opening up the option of using travel gases and trimix with less than 18% oxygen content.

Dives during the course can be as deep as 90 metres/300 feet. Once qualified, the diver can start to explore deeper; for this reason there is no numbered suffix after the course title as in the rest of the range – there are no limits placed on how deep the diver can go after training, providing they build their experience gradually.

Price Includes: PADI Certification fees, all tuition, transport, tanks, weights, air, nitrox & helium.

Price Excludes: Tec Trimix Crew Pack & personal diving equipment.

Happy Scuba Divers on European dive trip giving OK sign
Prerequisites

-Certified as a TEC TRIMIX 65 Diver or equivalent.

-Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organization. (For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in diver rescue. Students who meet this prerequisite through a qualifying certification must provide proof of training in CPR and FIrst Aid within the previous two years. )

-Certified as a DSAT TEC Deep Diver or equivalent certification in deep decompression diving using air/enriched air from another training organisation.

-Minimum of 150 logged dives.

-Medical form signed by a physician in the last 12 months.

-Minimum of 18 years old.

Tec Trimix

Honeymoon couple on PADI Open Water Course

Course Time: 8 days, 12 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €1,300

The course extends their depth range capabilities by training them in the use of trimix (helium, oxygen and nitrogen). This course lets the diver go deeper, opening up the option of using travel gases and trimix with less than 18% oxygen content. Dives during the course can be as deep as 90 metres/300 feet. Once qualified, the diver can start to explore deeper; for this reason there is no numbered suffix after the course title as in the rest of the range – there are no limits placed on how deep the diver can go after training, providing they build their experience gradually.

Price Includes: PADI Certification fees, all tuition, transport, tanks, weights, air, nitrox & helium.

Price Excludes: Tec Trimix Crew Pack & personal diving equipment.

Prerequisites

 

-Certified as a TEC Deep or Tech 50 Diver.

-Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or provide a qualifying certification from another training organization. (For this course, a qualifying certification is proof of training in diver rescue. Students who meet this prerequisite through a qualifying certification must provide proof of training in CPR and FIrst Aid within the previous two years. )

-Certified as a DSAT TEC Deep Diver or equivalent certification in deep decompression diving using air/enriched air from another training organisation.

–Minimum of 150 logged dives.

–Medical form signed by a physician in the last 12 months.

–Minimum of 18 years old.

Sidemount Course

Course Time: 2-3 days, 4 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €350

Who should take this course?

 

Having scuba tanks on your back isn’t a requirement for exploring the underwater world. Many scuba divers have discovered the joy of mounting cylinders on their sides. Sidemount diving gives you flexibility and streamlining options. Plus, you don’t have to walk with heavy cylinders on your back – just enter the water, clip them on and go. Sound interesting? Sign up for the PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty course.

If you’re a PADI Open Water Diver who is at least 15 years old, you can enroll in a PADI Sidemount Diver course.

Respond correctly to potential problems when sidemount diving.

Happy Scuba Divers on European dive trip giving OK sign

Price Includes: Padi Certification fees, all tuition, tank rental.

Price Excludes: Manual/Crew pack and personal diving equipment.

Cavern Course

cavern diving malta

Course Time: 2-3 days, 4 dives

Cost based on 2 people (price per person): €400

Who should take this course?

 

Caverns exist in many areas where scuba divers venture – from freshwater springs to volcanic island walls and limestone coasts. In these locations you’ll find large, dark spaces that seem incredibly inviting, yet are potentially dangerous. The PADI Cavern Diver Specialty course gives you the knowledge and skills to explore caverns correctly – allowing you to enter far enough for adventure, but staying within the light zone for an easy exit to open water.

You need to be PADI Advanced Open Water Diver who is at least 18 years old to enroll in the Cavern Diver course.

What will you learn?

 

Ready for a challenge? You’ll complete four scuba dives with the first focused on line handling, reel use and emergency procedures outside a cavern; and the next three dives put your new skills to use inside a cavern. You’ll also learn about:

-Other specialized equipment for cavern diving, such as lights and redundant breathing systems.

-Avoiding disorientation and anti-silting techniques.

-Dive planning, including depth and distance limits and air management for cavern diving.

Price Includes: Padi Certification fees, all tuition, tank rental.

Price Excludes: Manual/Crew pack and personal diving equipment.