In 1994 Bret Gilliam (previously vice President of IANTD) and Mitch Skaggs created the third to live technical agency, Technical Diving International known more commonly as TDI . Today, TDI is the most successful agency counting over 10'000 active instructors and 50 regional offices worldwide. TDI was also the first agency to offer training on rebreathers and the first workshop was held in 1995.
SDI, the recreational branch of TDI was developed later on the request of TDI instructors and the first courses where opened in 1999.
SDI is as fast growing as TDI was in the Tec field, thanks to a very
active marketing. Scuba Diving International offers essentially the
same style curricula as other sport agencies but with a few innovative
twists that have already created some excitement in the industry.
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The TDI Advanced Nitrox Course teaches students to use
nitrox mixes from 21%-100% oxygen for dives to 40m ( 130 feet ) that do not
require staged decompression. This course is a great course for those looking
at starting technical diving and is often taught in conjunction with the TDI
Decompression Procedures Diver course. The course is taught over a period of 3
days and includes 4 open water dives using various nitrox mixes. Your
experienced technical diving instructor will go through four main topics
covering, equipment requirements, dive planning, oxygen tracking and blending
methods.
Price Includes: Manuals, Gas Mixes, 6 Boat Dives Price Excludes: Equipment Hire and Certification Costs
For those of you already interested in wreck diving, the TDI
Advanced Wreck Diver program, takes you to the next step. Your instructor will
teach you in the proper techniques used for locating and planning a penetration
wreck dive. The course is conducted over 4 days and requires students to
complete 6 dives. The instructor will look at the following areas during the
course, use of guidelines, overhead emergency procedures, redundant equipment
requirements, locating and identifying wrecks, hazards of wreck diving and
surveying wrecks.
The TDI Decompression Procedures Diver program is conducted
over a 3 day period and consists of knowledge development sessions and 4 open
water dives. The course is designed to prepare you for making planned staged
decompression diving. Students will dive to a maximum depth of 45m ( 150 feet )
, and your instructor will teach you equipment set up and requirements,
decompression techniques and breathing gases utilized, gas management and how
to make contingency plans. This course along with the TDI Advanced Nitrox
course provides a great foundation in technical diving.
We did our PADI Open Water with Alex - he absolutely made the course, and the dives! I couldn't recommend him highly enough. We both felt that we were always in really safe hands which is so important but still had huge amounts of fun!Dinner and drinks afterwards with So and Alex were great - Alex is a goldmine for tips on where to travel on to around Thailand too! Take care - we'll definitely be back! Sarah and Simon Byers – New Zealand.
Dive Travel Asia Co., Ltd
82/9 Moo 4, Patak Road
T.Rawai, A.Muang
Phuket, 83130
Thailand
Tel: +66 (0)86 291 5723 Alex (English) Tel: +66 (0)89 866 2809 Sopit (Thai)
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Website: http://www.divetravelasia.com
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