Introduction to Technical Diving

Designed for certified divers who are ready to explore the next level of precision, planning, and performance underwater. This course provides a solid foundation for future technical training through a three-prong approach:

1. Diving as a Unified Team – Learn to work seamlessly with your dive partners, sharing awareness, responsibilities, and decision-making to increase safety and efficiency.

2. Dive Planning & Protocols – Understand the discipline of thorough dive planning, contingency strategies, and precise gas management.

3. Equipment Configuration – Learn the streamlined, standardized equipment setups used in technical diving for efficiency, redundancy, and safety.

This is not just an “intro” in name—it is a hands-on, skill-intensive program that builds the habits, situational awareness, and confidence you’ll need for deeper, longer, and more challenging dives.

Skills & Knowledge Covered

• Team Diving Skills

  • Unified team positioning and communication

  • Shared awareness and situational monitoring

  • Problem-solving as a team underwater

• Buoyancy & Trim Mastery

  • Dialing in horizontal trim for stability and control

  • Hovering without sculling or excessive movement

  • Maintaining position during drills and task loading

• Gas Management & Dive Planning

  • Rock bottom gas calculations and reserve strategies

  • Pre-dive planning, contingencies, and emergency procedures

  • Use of planning software and tables

• Standardized Equipment Setup

  • Backplate/wing and long-hose regulator configuration

  • Streamlining and redundancy principles

  • Equipment checks and pre-dive protocols

• Propulsion Techniques

  • Frog kick, modified frog, modified flutter, back kick, and helicopter turns

• Emergency & Contingency Drills

  • Air-sharing in team formation

  • Valve shutdowns and problem isolation

  • Lost line/lost buddy procedures

By the end of this course, you will not only understand what technical diving requires, but why these protocols exist—giving you the mindset and foundational skills to progress confidently into advanced technical or overhead environment training.