The UTD essential of tech course gives every diver an opportunity to learn the personal diving skills needed to participate in a unified team, and be safe and in control while in the water finning around as a DIR \u201cthinking diver.\u201d A marked improvement in one’s abilities, one’s comfort in the water and safety, which are very important even if one does not intend to continue with the technical courses. You stay in trim effortlessly, move with greater precision and with less effort, reduce fuel consumption and interact effectively with your team. The control of some technical aspects of the dive becomes simpler and more automatic, so you have more time to enjoy the dive itself and better respect the environment. Furthermore, the skills necessary to face the subsequent courses concerning technical diving are acquired.<\/p>\n
MORE INFO<\/strong><\/p>\n What you\u2019ll learn<\/strong><\/p>\n Main topics: knowledge of technical diving equipment, dive planning and in-water checks, accurate management of buoyancy and trim (bank), awareness and attention to the dive team and the environment, various types of kicking including reverse and rotation in place (helicopter), gas sharing by means of the long hose, use of the twin cylinder and manipulation of the taps, laying and retrieving the guideline, launching and recovering the peg, introduction to cylinder management decompression, recovery of a diver intoxicated by O2.<\/p>\n How it\u2019s done<\/strong><\/p>\n Eight hours of daily lessons including theory, dry exercises and diving at depths within 18 metres. The dives are videotaped and reviewed in the classroom at the end of the day. Maximum 3 students per instructor during in-water sessions. The gas normally used is air or Nitrox 32.<\/p>\n Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n The Essential of Tech course lasts four days full time.\u00a0After registering on the UTD website, you will receive a dropbox link where you can download demonstration videos, slides and articles.<\/p>\n Prerequisites<\/strong><\/p>\n Before starting<\/strong><\/p>\n Check that you have the necessary equipment available:<\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> at Argentario Divers you will find all the equipment you will need for the course. Contact your UTD instructor before purchasing equipment.<\/p>\n Optional extensions<\/strong><\/p>\n Recommended reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n UTD student and diver procedures handbook.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Included:<\/strong> some extra-course materials, equipment rental, certification and dives.<\/p>\n Not included:<\/strong> teaching material\u00a0 to be purchased on the UTD website and Nitrox fills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ll acquire the necessary basic skills for technical diving, but above all you learn to become a more proficient and self-aware diver and to interact with your group (the team) and to underwater environment to manage the dive in maximum efficiency and safety .<\/p>\n Course duration:<\/strong> 5 full-time days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12750,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[159,164],"product_tag":[],"giftcard-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7830","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-sub-courses","7":"product_cat-utd-tech-courses","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"virtual","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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