Technical Diving Thailand - Asia » cavern diver http://www.technicaldivingthailand.asia technical diving news and events in thailand Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 New technical diving programs http://www.technicaldivingthailand.asia/2010/04/new-technical-diving-programs/ http://www.technicaldivingthailand.asia/2010/04/new-technical-diving-programs/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:09:32 +0000 admin http://www.technicaldivingthailand.asia/?p=71

Big Blue Tech release updated curriculum and course offerings

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Koh Tao, Thailand

Today Big Blue Tech have published our new course offerings for the spring season leading into the next year. Big Blue Tech have removed PADI TecRec programs in favor for TDI, BSAC and SSI which have been moving progressively forward in the technical diving market.

Big Blue Tech have released SSI TXR Diver and Instructor level programs along with TDI Instructor programs. This addition comes thanks to our instructor trainer Ben Reymenants who joined Big Blue Tech in March.

You can find the links below to the new program offerings. for more information please feel free to contact us.

TDI
SDI Solo Diver
TDI Full Face Mask Diver
TDI Nitrox Diver
TDI Intro to Tech
TDI Advanced Nitrox
TDI Decompression Procedures
TDI Extended Range
TDI Trimix Diver
TDI Advanced Trimix
TDI Gas Blender
TDI Advanced Gas Blender
TDI O2 Service Technician
TDI Technical Divemaster
TDI Compressor Operator
TDI Tech Diver Package
TDI Tech Instructor Courses

Overhead
TDI Cavern Diver
TDI Intro to Cave
TDI Cave Diver
TDI Advanced Wreck

REBREATHER
TDI Semi Closed Rebreather
TDI Air-Dil Closed Circuit Rebreather
TDI Mixed Gas Closed Curcuit Rebreather
TDI Advanced Closed Circuit Rebreather

BSAC
BSAC Advanced Nitrox Diver
BSAC Tech Advanced Nitrox Diver
BSAC Extended Range Diver
BSAC Compressor Operator
BSAC Gas Blender
BSAC Dive Leader
BSAC Instructor Crossover
BSAC Instructor Course

SSI TXR
SSI TXR Advanced Nitrox
SSI TXR Technical Foundations
SSI TXR Decompression Procedures
SSI TXR Trimix
SSI Instructor Crossover
SSI Instructor Course
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Valentines Tech Expedition: Orientation Day

Divers train for a expedition for the month of February over valentines day.

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Koh Tao, Thailand – Big Blue Tech started the orientation and introduction for 4 new students who will be working over the next few weeks to be trained as technical divers to depart koh tao on a technical diving liveaboard and cave diving in the Similan Islands and Khao Sok National Park.

The students consist of Duncan Tyler, Yvonne Fries, Helen Artal and Thomas Hallstrom who are all diving professionals. The course is being conducted by technical diving instructor James Thornton-Allan and assisted by future technical diving instructor Andy Cavell and Ash Dunn.

The goal of the next week is to certify the students for TDI Intro to Tech, TDI Advanced Nitrox, TDI Decompression Procedures and TDI Extended Range followed by TDI Cavern Diver and TDI Trimix.

While the majority of the training dives will be conducted in Koh Tao the team departs early in february to the west coast of thailand to board our liveaboard the Mv Pawara for 4 days and nights on the luxury vessel diving in Similan Islands we a few days in the end for some wreck diving and cave diving which builds from last months successful “Golden Horseshoe Expedition”

Today covered equipment organizing for all 7 technical divers and a refresher of theory with the introduction of technical diving specific information, the students were also tested on their water stamina with swim tests designed to ensure they have the basic fitness for the stress of this style of diving.

Our next expedition is planned for the end of February, to join or to receive more information you can contact us at info@bigbluetech.net

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Big Blue Tech have published their upcoming schedule of various technical diving events during the holiday season of December and January.

These events can be found down the right hand side of our main news page or here:

Otherwise Big Blue Tech will be training and diving leading up to these events.

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