Technical diving is becoming more and more commonplace these days, although it has a stigma of requiring regimental style training, this just isn’t true. You can become a Technical Diver in just a few days.

Technical diving in the beautiful waters of the Caribbean is about being able to explore a new aspect to diving. Sure, it allows you to dive deeper for longer, but it also allows divers to experience something new and develop new skills. St Maarten / St Martin has some awesome deep wreck sites that are perfectly suited for Technical diving!

Why take a Tec course in St Maarten / St Martin? The water is warm year round, there is awesome marine life and great visibility. We also have amazing wrecks that are at a perfect depth for Tec dive training.

On island you can complete a variety of tec courses.  This includes certifications through two agencies, the International Association of Nitrox and Trimix Divers (IANTD) and the Global Underwater Explorers (GUE). Whether you wish to take the Advanced Nitrox course or the Closed Circuit Rebreather course with IANTD or Fundamentals and Tech 1 courses with GUE, you will experience a new side of diving in St Maarten / St Martin.

Want to find out more, but don't want to commit to a full Tec Course? Then try either Discover Technical Diving or Discover Rebreather Diving. (That's me on the right doing a Discover Tech Dive with Chris at Octopus Diving.) These are both loads of fun - more about donning all the fancy Tec gear and diving in a safe, secure and monitored environment and less about gaining a certification. If this is your thing then you can continue with the full course.

Discover Tec Diving

Discover Technical Diving:

$299 for a half day with IANTD Instructor Trainer Chris Davies

Course includes:
Theory
Equipment build and explanation of important system components
Gas analysis
Confined dives in Grand Case bay where you will practice the basics of Technical Diving
Equipment dismantle 
Debrief
Loads of fun! 

If you want to take a dive to 40feet max depth using the equipment we charge an additional $150.

Discover Rebreather Diving:

$399 for a half day with IANTD Instructor Trainer Chris Davies

Course includes:
Theory
Equipment build and explanation of important system components
Gas analysis
Confined dives in Grand Case bay where you will practice the basics of Rebreather Diving
Equipment dismantle 
Debrief
Loads of fun!

If you want to take a dive to 40feet max depth using the equipment we charge an additional $150.

Rebreather on La Renee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvsFYOL6Iqc&feature=youtu.be
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Technical Diving Courses

IANTD Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures (Max depth 42M)

User $899
Instructor $3000

IANTD Advanced Recreational Trimix (Max depth 48M)

User $1100
Instructor $3500

IANTD Normoxic Diver (Max depth 60M)

User $2000
Instructor (Please contact us for details)

IANTD FULL Trimix (Max depth 100M) 

User $3000
Instructor (Please contact us for details)

IANTD MOD1 / MOD2 / MOD3 CCR course on the following CCR's:

JJ-CCR - "The Rolex of Rebreathers" - Diver Magazine UK.
APECS Megalodon
Inspiration Evolution and Evolution Plus with Vision Electronics
Inspiration Classic
Poseidon MK6
Sentinel
Hollis Prism 2

Course prices vary from unit to unit, expect to pay approximately $1500 for training.

All Technical OC and CCR courses are taught 1on1 or Maximum 2 students per Instructor (IANTD allows a 1:4 instructor:student ration, but a more realistic, personal and thorough training is preferred by our instructor). If you have a bigger group discounts are available.