TDI Helitrox

The TDI Helitrox Diver Course examines the theory, methods, and procedures for planning staged decompression dives utilizing helium in the breathing mixture to reduce the effects of inert gas narcosis.

The TDI Helitrox Diver Course trains divers how to plan and conduct staged decompression dives to a maximum depth of 45 metres/150 feet. The most common equipment requirements, gear set-up, and decompression techniques are also presented during this course. Students are permitted to utilize enriched air nitrox and helium mixes with no greater than 35% helium content, and up to 100% oxygen for decompression diving.

This program is designed as a stand-alone course, or it may be taught in conjunction with TDI Advanced Nitrox at the discretion of the instructor.

Who this course is for:

• The certified Advanced Diver or Intro to Tech Diver looking to expand their knowledge of decompression theory and diving techniques using helitrox
• The certified Advanced Diver or Intro to Tech Diver who is interested in extending their bottom time
• The certified Advanced Diver or Intro to Tech Diver who has interest in moving forward with technical diving education

Course Duration:

Courses should not be treated as a race or something that can be skipped through quickly. Please remember training does not guarantee certification, we need to ensure you fully understand the training and will be a safe diver on certification. We follow a loved one clause that when certified we would be happy you could safely dive with one of our loved ones.

Course prerequisites & forms:

• Minimum age 18
• Minimum certification of SDI Advanced Diver (with Deep specialty) or TDI Intro to Tech Diver, or equivalent
• Certified as TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver (unless being taught concurrently)
• Proof of 50 logged dives

Forms:

Medical Form
Liability Release 

What you can expect to learn:

• Decompression dive planning including:
• • Gas requirements
    • Oxygen limitations
    • Nitrogen limitations
    • Helium limitations
  • Decompression gas choices
  • Tables vs. personal dive computers
  • Emergency and contingency planning (equipment failure, omitted decompression, etc.)
• Helium as a breathing gas
• • Effects on narcosis
  • Effects on respiration
  • Effects as an insulator
  • Counter diffusion
  • HPNS
• Decompression diving procedures
• • Equipment selection
  • Pre-dive checks and drills
  • Stress analysis and mitigation
  • Following a decompression schedule
  • Gas switching
  • Team awareness and communication
  • SMB/lift bag deployment
• Proper trim, buoyancy and propulsion techniques
• Emergency procedures (equipment failures, catastrophic gas loss, omitted decompression, navigational errors, etc.)
• Equipment considerations, cylinder labeling, analyzing nitrox mixtures, and gas blending procedures
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• Ability to conduct decompression diving activities without direct supervision utilizing helium and/or nitrox mixtures provided:
• • The diving activities approximate those of training
  • The areas of activities approximate those of training
  • Environmental conditions approximate those of training
  • Breathing mixtures do not contain more than 35% helium or less than 21% oxygen
• Ability to enroll in TDI Extended Range, TDI Advanced Wreck, TDI Trimix courses

• Availability to start every week. 
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Price & Value:

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*Fully inclusive of all e-learning, training and certification on successful completion. Gas costs are separate and instructors Gas bill must be covered by students.

We focus on and are proud of the skill level, knowledge, decision making, experience and readiness of divers to dive at levels which they have been trained. We want to invest in you, your safety and ability to dive, then come home with amazing stories.

Our courses are priced as such and we do not hide additional costs. We are are very flexible for training, especially in terms of dates or location as we know we all have busy lives and work commitments. However if for reasons outside of weather, illness or other such emergencies a course/training can not be completed in the standard training schedule we will charge for extra days at €150,00 per day.