Course Overview

Technical diving requires exceptional control, awareness, and discipline. During this course you will be introduced to the equipment, skills, and procedures commonly used by technical divers while learning why these techniques improve efficiency and safety for divers at every level.

This course is conducted entirely within recreational diving limits and focuses on developing precision, consistency, and situational awareness rather than depth.

Students receive extensive coaching and personalized feedback throughout the program.

What You Will Learn

During the course you will gain experience with:

• Principles of technical diving

• Technical diving philosophy and risk management

• Equipment configuration and streamlining

• Backplate and wing systems

• Long hose regulator configuration

• Stage cylinder fundamentals

• Proper weighting and trim

• Advanced buoyancy control

• Precision propulsion techniques

• Frog kick

• Modified frog kick

• Back kick

• Helicopter turns

• Gas planning fundamentals

• Basic decompression theory

• Situational awareness

• Team diving procedures

• Communication techniques

• Bubble checks

• S-drills

• Valve shutdown awareness

• Controlled ascents and descents

• Surface marker buoy deployment

• Emergency procedures

• Dive planning

• Technical diving ethics and mindset

Equipment Configuration

Students will be introduced to standardized technical equipment configurations including:

• Double cylinder backplate and wing system

• Long hose primary regulator

• Backup regulator on necklace

• Pressure gauge

• Compass

• Primary and backup cutting devices

• Surface marker buoy (SMB)

• Finger spool

• Primary dive computer

• Backup timing device (recommended)

• Exposure protection appropriate for local conditions

Equipment rental options are available for qualified students.

Water Skills

The course emphasizes mastery of fundamental diving skills through repeated practice.

Skills include:

• Precision buoyancy

• Horizontal trim

• Efficient propulsion

• Hovering without movement

• Team positioning

• Gas sharing drills

• Valve identification

• Mask removal and replacement

• Regulator recovery

• Simulated emergency procedures

• Controlled ascents

• Mid-water stops

• SMB deployment

• Dive planning execution

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for divers who:

• Want to improve overall diving skills

• Are interested in technical diving

• Plan to pursue decompression diving in the future

• Want better buoyancy and trim

• Are transitioning to a backplate and wing system

• Wish to develop advanced diving discipline

• Want to become more efficient and confident underwater

Many divers report that this course dramatically improves every dive they make—even if they never continue into technical diving.

Prerequisites

Students should:

• Be certified as a NAUI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent from a recognized agency

• Be certified as a NAUI EANx Diver or equivalent from a recognized agency

• Proof of 25 logged dives with at least 10 dives on EANx

• Be at least the minimum age required by NAUI standards (Currently 15 years old)

• Be medically fit for diving

• Demonstrate appropriate comfort and proficiency in the water

• Have recent diving experience or complete a refresher if necessary

Course Includes

• Classroom and academic instruction

• Equipment configuration workshop

• Confined water skill development

• Open water training dives

• Personalized coaching

• Performance evaluations

• NAUI Intro to Technical Diving certification upon successful completion

Why Train with Scuba Connection?

As a NAUI Platinum Pro Dive Center and Professional Development Training Center, Scuba Connection emphasizes precision-based diver education rather than simply meeting minimum performance standards.

Our Intro to Technical Diving program is taught by experienced NAUI technical instructors who focus on developing divers capable of maintaining excellent trim, buoyancy, situational awareness, and team communication from the very beginning.

Every student receives individualized coaching to ensure they leave the course with skills that will improve every dive they make—whether recreational or technical.

Continue Your Technical Diving Journey

The NAUI Intro to Technical Diving course serves as an excellent stepping stone toward more advanced technical training, including:

• Technical Decompression Diver

• Helitrox

• Trimix

If your goal is to become a more capable, disciplined, and confident diver, the NAUI Intro to Technical Diving course is the perfect place to begin.

Train with Purpose | Dive with Confidence