Technical diving in Egypt

Technical diving is an exciting type of underwater diving that offers experienced divers the opportunity to explore the depths and undertake challenging dives beyond traditional recreational diving. Egypt, with its warm and clear waters of the Red Sea, the variety of dive sites, and the availability of professional dive centres, attracts many scuba enthusiasts to technical diving.

Technodiving - what it is

Technical diving is a type of diving that requires the use of specialised equipment, as well as professional skills to dive to great depths in conditions that far exceed the standards of amateur diving.

The main differences that distinguish technodiving as an independent type of diving:

• diving depths of more than 40 metres (in some countries the limit is 30 metres);
• decompression stops;
• diving with swimming into overhead environments (wrecks, underwater caves) with a distance of more than 10 m from the exit point;
• the presence of an accelerated decompression process at the time of diving;
• the use of several gas mixtures for breathing during the dive.

Easy Divers Dive Centre provides training in technical diving under PADI programmes with the issuance of a certificate. Classes are conducted by experienced instructors, accredited professional divers.

Technodiving classes are best suited for the Red Sea. Amateur divers are limited not only in time, but also in the depth of diving. In the event of a problem, they can easily surface. Technodivers are deprived of such an opportunity due to the fact that their swims are carried out at considerable depths. Decompression, cave vaults or wreck ceilings often prevent them from surfacing immediately. For this reason, critical thinking and the ability to quickly find a way out in a difficult situation is very important for the diver, as his life depends on it.

The equipment used in technodiving is much more complex than amateur equipment. It requires a serious approach from the diver: the diver must be able to calculate gas consumption, decompression stops, know gas mixtures suitable for a particular situation. Technodiving places higher demands on physical fitness, the ability to swim with fins, to perform certain exercises in the water to acquire useful skills.

What are the advantages of technical diving in Egypt?

Egypt is one of the best places for technodiving. The waters of the Red Sea are rich in diverse marine life and amazing underwater scenery, which makes diving even more exciting and unforgettable. There are many dive sites including reefs, walls, caves and wrecks.

One of the benefits of technical diving in Egypt is the opportunity to explore the depths and reach new limits. Our dive centre offers several deep dive programmes to explore an underwater world inaccessible to recreational divers. Divers can visit shipwrecks, search for artefacts, explore underwater caves and discover new possibilities. Night diving deserves special attention, when the underwater world appears in a completely different light.

Preparing for technodiving

Technical diving requires a serious approach. You can conquer the great depths of the Red Sea only after completing special courses and obtaining the appropriate certificate.

Special attention is paid to equipment preparation and training. In addition to romance and adventure at uncharted depths, technodiving requires serious physical preparation, psychological stability, readiness to act quickly in an emergency situation, to withstand increased loads and stress, which can be encountered during technical diving.

A trip to Egypt, to the resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and other cities, provides unique opportunities for lovers of underwater adventures. The richness of marine life and the availability of professional dive centres make Egypt an attractive destination for diving to various depths. For experienced divers it is a challenge and unforgettable experience.

TDI Technical Diving Courses

Intro to Tec (Introduction to Technical Diving)

• Course Objectives: Smooth transition from recreational to technical diving, mastering basic skills and equipment configuration.
• Content: Fundamentals of planning, handling twinset (or sidemount), buoyancy/trim, basic gas management skills, introduction to decompression (limited).
• Prerequisites: Open Water Diver (or equivalent), 25+ dives.

Advanced Nitrox

• Course Objectives: Learn to safely plan and execute no-decompression dives using nitrox with high oxygen content (up to 50%) to extend bottom time and/or optimize profiles.
• Content: Calculations for MOD/EAD for high-O2 mixes, nitrox dive planning (including pure oxygen), managing multiple cylinders (including O2 cylinder), no-decompression procedures, emergency protocols for high O2 percentages.
• Prerequisites: Advanced, Nitrox Diver, 50+ dives.

Decompression Procedures

• Course Objectives: Safely plan and perform mandatory decompression stops up to 45 meters using up to two gases (for bottom phase and decompression).
• Content: In-depth decompression planning, use of decompression gas, emergency plans, skills under stress, time/gas management, lifting device.
• Prerequisites: TDI Advanced Nitrox (or equivalent), 50+ dives.

Extended Range

• Course Objectives: Safely dive to depths up to 55 meters using air as bottom gas and nitrox/oxygen for decompression.
• Content: Planning deep dives (>40m) on air, advanced gas management procedures, use of 3-4 cylinders, complex emergency procedures at depth, skill practice under simulated stress.
• Prerequisites: TDI Advanced Nitrox and TDI Decompression Procedures (or equivalents), 100+ dives.

Trimix Diver

• Course Objectives: Safely plan and execute decompression dives to depths up to 60 meters using trimix (O2/N2/He) with oxygen content of at least 18%.
• Content: Trimix dive planning (normoxic), calculations for narcosis and gas density, managing multiple gas mixes (up to 4-5 cylinders), emergency procedures at depth, specific risks.
• Prerequisites: TDI Advanced Nitrox + Decompression Procedures or Extended Range (or equivalent), 100+ dives.

Advanced Trimix Diver

• Course Objectives: Safely plan and execute complex decompression dives to depths up to 100 meters using trimix/heliox, including mixes with oxygen content below 18% (hypoxic).
• Content: Planning extremely deep dives (>60m) with hypoxic trimix, complex gas and logistics management (multiple cylinders), advanced emergency procedures (including gas loss at depth), psychological aspects, teamwork.
• Prerequisites: TDI Extended Range or Trimix Diver (or equivalent), 100+ dives.

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