To enhance your technical diving skills, it's important to become familiar with your gear. This will make it easy to locate the equipment you need in an emergency. It also helps to practice using your backup equipment. Even though you shouldn’t dive with your backup gear, it is a good idea to practice using it whenever necessary. You will have an extra set in case of emergency.
TDI
Technical divers should be able to use a decompression device. Technical divers need to know how to calculate the decompression stops required for a super multilevel dive.
NAUI
The NAUI technical diving skills course requires 20 hours of classroom time and emphasizes advanced diving skills and techniques. The course also covers advanced lifesaving, rescue and contingency procedures. Students must have an Advanced Scuba Diver certification or equivalent certification to enroll in the course. Prerequisites and a minimum age are also required.
GUE
The GUE technical diving skills certification includes skills to perform rescue and technical dive operations. These skills include the ability switch regulators and valves underwater, manage an unconscious diver, and use GUE equipment within the water. In addition, scuba divers must demonstrate competence in open water skills, including ascent and descent procedures. Scuba divers must also be able to swim 500 meters (450 m) in one breath, use basic equipment, and know their limits.
IANTD
The IANTD Technical Diver program goes beyond recreational diving and adds a whole new level of safety and confidence to the diving experience. Among other things, it trains its students to use rebreathers, which have cutting-edge benefits, such as extended bottom times and better decompression.
DSAT
The DSAT TecRec range of technical diving skills courses was first developed in the early 2000s. These courses have always produced highly-trained technical divers. Its training methodology includes state-of-the-art training materials and a logical integrated course flow. Students can learn at their own pace, with the flexibility to progress at any level.
PADI
If you love diving and want to get more advanced, you can enroll in a PADI technical diving skills course. PADI Tec courses cover everything from planning your dives to using decompression software. You'll learn how to dive at depths up to 50m (165 feet) with minimal to no decompression time and learn how to use a desk top decompression software program. There are several levels to this course. Your goal is becoming a professional technical diver.