Here at Tech Dive NZ, we are able to teach a full range of PADI courses, from Open Water through to Divemaster and a wide range of specialities. However, unless you are specifically looking for technical instructors to deliver a particular course, we strongly suggest that you contact your local dive shop.
Generally, we only offer courses that excite us and reflect our diving passions. However, because of our extensive experience you will get far greater benefit by taking the following courses with us. Whilst the price of our courses may seem more expensive than those offered elsewhere, we can guarantee that you will not be disappointed - should you doubt this, we are more than happy to provide testimonials from previous students.
Pre-requisites: Advanced Open Water
Duration: 3 days
When the buddy system works, it works well... but many divers are often left in precarious situations by a bad diving partner! The purpose of the Self Reliant Diver programme is to not only provide exposure to the skills needed to extricate oneself from such a situation, but also to emphasise the importance of proper dive planning as a means to avoid such situations in the first instance.
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Pre-requisites: Advanced Open Water
Duration: 2 days
The Cavern Diver programme provides divers with an awareness of the underwater cavern environment and provide an introduction to the skills required to safely undertake dives within the cavern zone. During the dives you'll practice line handling, reel use and emergency procedures without entering a cavern before conducting three cavern dives to practice the specific skills needed by cavern divers.
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Pre-requisites: Advanced Open Water
Duration: 2 days
The purpose of the Wreck Diver programme is to provide an introduction to basic wreck diving skills allowing the diver to make safe, limited penetration dives. The course will introduce the skills required to safely dive on wrecks and other overhead environments. You'll get to practice line laying skills, identify hazards and find suitable entry points, whilst having time to check out the history and splendour of the shipwrecks off our coastline.
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Pre-requisites: PADI Wreck Diver (or PADI Cavern Diver)
Duration: 3 days
The Advanced Wreck Diver programme extends basic wreck diving skills to allow divers to make more challenging wreck penetration dives whilst maintaining awareness of their surroundings. The course introduces advanced line/reel use, team protocols and advanced dive planning.
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Pre-requisites: Advanced Open Water, Nitrox & Deep
Duration: 3 days
The purpose of the DSAT Tec 40 Diver programme is to introduce students to technical diving equipment and procedures. The course is designed to comfortably transition students from the recreational diving environment into the technical one and will introduce both the individual and team skills required to safely undertake limited decompression and other technical dives.
