TRAINING - TECHNICAL

Cayman's full service Technical/Rebreather dive training center is operating at Divetech's 2 shops - Lighthouse Point and Cobalt Coast Dive Resort. For divers who are looking for new and unique adventures in their diving, Divetech offers technical courses through the IANTD and TDI training curriculums or just seom good old deep diving on the sheer walls of Grand Cayman.

Technical diving - what does it mean? Diving beyond the recreational limits of diving. Simple - want to dive to 130 feet and stay for 45 minutes? We can show you the path, give you the tools and knowledge to accomplish this diving safely, and introduce you to diving in twins/double tanks, side mounts and doing decompression stops on your way up. The courses start with nitrox - then Advanced Nitrox, and continue through the Advanced Trimix level should your desires or needs be that of diving to deeper depths.

During the Ice Age, the earth's water levels were some 200feet/60meters shallower than they are today. This makes for some very interesting underwater topography on Grand Cayman's walls. Overhangs where the surf used to break on the shoreline create the perfect home for massive sponges that abound in colors of pastel pinks, oranges, yellows and translucent whites. Chutes cut into the wall where once waterfalls or runoff from land created erosion which offer beautiful entrances onto the wall, and the pelagic's that run deeper in waters surrounding our island are pleasant companions on any dive. So how do you explore this virgin world? Diving deep beyond the recreational dive limits of 130feet/40meters? Divetech can teach you how. 


Technical diving is by definition 'any dives conducted beyond the 130ft' depth limit, dives requiring a decompression stop, dives beyond the light zone, or dives into an overhead environment'. Obviously this type of advanced, extended range diving is not for everyone, and it requires a commitment to safe, responsible, self- disciplined diving. It takes a love of the sport, a lot of training and practice, and a little bit of an adventurous spirit to get you there. Training is the first step to expanding your diving horizons.

Starting with Nitrox Diver, students have an opportunity to take advantage of a great diving environment while also learning about the advantages that Nitrox can offer. Advanced Nitrox, Technical Nitrox, Extended Range/Staged Decompression, Deep Air, Rebreathers and Trimix certification courses are available. Although not for everyone, technical diving, through discipline and self sufficiency development, offers safe extended range diving opportunities to those choosing to pursue this path.

Courses run an average of 4 to 6 days, with fantastic diving each day. Equipment for the dives can all be rented at Divetech, where state of the art Scuba Pro & DiveRite equipment is found. After Nitrox, students are in twin 80cuft or 100cuft manifold cylinders, and diving various decompression nitrox mixes to meet the course standards. Divetech has a complete range of decompression software for use by our students, including RGBM Models taking advantage of the various mixed gas dive computers and models on the market today.

Technical training courses currently offered:
Course # Days # Dives Max. Depth Mixes
Nitrox Diver - Any agency 1 2 130f/39m  to 40% 
IANTD Advanced Nitrox 4 5 130f/39m  to 50% 
TDI Advanced Nitrox 3 4 130f/39m  to 100% 
TDI Decompression Procedures 4 4 150f/45m  to 100% 
TDI Adv. Nitrox/Deco Proc. Combo 5 6 150f/45m  to 100% 
TDI Extended Range 5 5 180f/54m  air / 80% 
IANTD Technical Diver 6 6 160f/48m  air/36%/80% 
IANTD Normoxic Trimix  6 6 200f/60m  mix/36%/80% 
TDI Entry Level Trimix 5 5 200f/60m  mix/36%/80% 
TDI Advanced Trimix 4 4 330f/100m  mix/36%/80% 
IANTD Trimix Diver 4 4 260f/79m  mix/36%/80%