The Sidemount Diving course is designed to teach certified divers how to safely handle the side-mounted DTG as an alternative to the traditional back-mounted DTG. The Sidemount Diving / Monkey Diving has the following advantages:
Safe diving because I can easily access all controls. Back-friendly and easy handling when getting in and out of the water. Easy scooter riding and filming or photographing. And last but not least the deepening of diving skills.

Course extent:

• Planning
• Equipment check
• entry into the water and Bleicheck
• Buoyancy exercises
• Safety training
• Alternating respiration
• Exit

Requirements:

• proof of an OWD Brevet or equivalent
• at least 15 years old
• proof of state of health

Theory:

• Standards and advantages
• Equipment
• Handling
• Partner exercises for emergencies

Duration of the course:

2 days

Price: 359,- €
(incl. rental equipment and certification)

The i.a.c. TEC Basic course is the entry-level course to work your way up to the technical courses. A mono tank with double valve is sufficient for the time being. Basic skills necessary for advanced recreational diving are taught. The course focuses on precise buoyancy, fin stroke techniques, team awareness and controlled ascents with or without a surface buoy. Fundamentals of faulty equipment will also be practiced.

Course extent:

• 3 dives with a minimum of 2 hours dive time
• Equipment configuration for advanced recreational dives
• Dive planning for advanced recreational dives
• Gas issues, calculation, redundancy, emergency techniques
• Explanation of water position/trim
• Dry training movement/fin stroke techniques
• Dealing with loss of visibility, poor visibility, broken mask
• Dealing with reel or spool and deco buoy
• max. depth 30 meters

Requirements:

• i.a.c. Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Nitrox Basic
• 25 logged dives
• proof of state of health
• min. 16 years
• redundant diving equipment with surface buoy, spool or reel and wetnotes

Duration of the course:

min. 2 days

Price: 299,- €
(incl. certification)

The i.a.c. Tec Fundamental course teaches the basic exercises/skills required for all technical dives. This course is the introduction to technical diving and the prerequisite for all other technical diving courses. The Tec Fundamental focuses primarily on mastering precise buoyancy/trim, fin stroke techniques, team awareness, and controlled ascents with the use of a surface buoy. Proper equipment configuration is also emphasized.

Course extent:

• 4 dives with a minimum of 4 hours dive time
• Determination and calculation of BVM at rest and in work
• Gas loss issues, calculations, redundancy, emergency techniques
• Valve drill, mask change, OOA, communication under water
• Handling of spool or reel and surface buoy
• Team and solo behavior during technical dives
• max. diving depth 30 meters

Requirements:

• i.a.c. Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Nitrox Basic
• 50 logged dives
• proof of state of health
• min. 18 years
• own Tec diving equipment with double unit and stage (below 14 degrees water temperature a dry suit incl. dry suit certification is required)

Duration of the course:

min. 3 days

Price: 199,- € daily rate
(incl. certification)

The i.a.c Nitrox Advanced teaches the basic knowledge of deep diving and light decompression diving with Nitrox mixtures. In order to safely dive decompression dives it is necessary to be able to end the dive with the bottom gas if the decogas fails.

Course extent:

• 4 dives with a minimum of 3 hours dive time
• maximum deco time of 15 minutes
• maximum dive depth 40 meters
• Redundant equipment configuration for deco dives with a deco mix
• calculation of BVM at rest and at work
• planning of deco dives with use of deco gas
• Gas issues, gas calculation, redundancy, best mix with CNS and OTU calculations
• Runtime tables
• Dealing with decompression software
• Use of reel or spool with surface buoy
• Handling and behavior with dive buddies in a team

Requirements:

• i.a.c. Tec Fundamental or equivalent
• 40 logged dives
• proof of state of health
• at least 18 years
• complete diving equipment suitable for technical dives incl. double tank or mono tank with double valve
• stage with regulator
• reel or spool with surface buoy, second mask, main lamp and backup lamp, wetnotes

Duration of the course:

min. 4 days

Price: 199,- € daily rate
(incl. certification)

In the i.a.c Tec Advanced Nitrox you will learn the basic knowledge of decompression diving with Nitrox mixtures with up to 30 minutes deco time. Advantages and disadvantages of the deco gases from 50% to 100% oxygen will be explained to you.

Course extent:

• 6 dives with a minimum of 5 hours dive time
• maximum deco time 30 minutes
• maximum dive depth 45 meters
• Redundant equipment configuration for deco dives with a deco mix
• calculation of BVM at rest and at work
• Gas issues, gas calculations, redundancy, best mix with
• CNS and OTU calculations
• Runtime tables
• Dealing with decompression software
• Use of reel or spool with surface buoy
• Handling and behavior with dive buddies in a team
• Handling of technical dive computers
• Dealing with loss of visibility, bad visibility, defective mask

Requirements:

• i.a.c. Tec Fundamental or equivalent
• 80 logged dives
• proof of state of health
• at least 18 years
• own Tec diving equipment with double tank and stage (below 14 degrees water temperature a dry suit incl. dry suit certification is required)
• stage with regulator
• reel or spool with surface buoy, second mask, main lamp and backup lamp, wetnotes

Duration of the course:

min. 4 days

Price: 199,- € daily rate
(incl. certification)