First Skills of Tec Dive

Technical diving (also referred to as tec diving or tech diving) is scuba diving that exceeds the agency-specified limits of recreational diving for non-professional purposes. Technical diving may expose the diver to hazards beyond those normally associated with recreational diving, and to greater risk of serious injury or death. The risk may be reduced by appropriate skills, knowledge and experience, and by using suitable equipment and procedures. The skills may be developed through appropriate specialised training and experience. The equipment often involves breathing gases other than air or standard nitrox mixtures, and multiple gas sources.
The term technical diving has been credited to Michael Menduno, who was editor of the (now defunct) diving magazine aquaCorps Journal. The concept and term, technical diving, are both relatively recent advents, although divers have been engaging in what is now commonly referred to as technical diving for decades.

[@johnpopiel1128]

It's really refreshing to see such precise scuba skills. It encourages me to want to work towards the same goal. Somethings all divers should consider.

[@dive_like_grinch]

Every dive is like school and you can pick up some lesson learn !!! It is no stop learning mate!!! The main is to enjoy the diving!!!

[@SilentScreamer413]

Absolutely true!

[@NWLaserImage]

There is no such thing as perfection, but that's about as close as you can get! Well done!

[@SilentScreamer413]

I'm truly impressed by the buoyancy control in all situations demonstrated. Trim is perfect, weight perfectly balanced. That is spot on all the time. Awesome work guys. I feel like I need more practice now despites hundreds and hundreds of dives done...

[@jonbing5625]

Nothing is perfect but there is ALWAYS Perfect Effort! Grate video, thanks for saring mate!!!

[@kimnovak9556]

Perfecto!!! Muy bien amigo!!!

[@brampeeters6125]

WoW crazy techniques!

[@ruslanhelm1062]

Awesome video my friend!!! From this video I start to love Spain, nice! Yeah thats exactly what it mean. Time to go to work. Just like when anyone punched a time card.

[@johnaustx]

NICE!!! Good demo.... great trax. :-)

[@kevingumfory]

Well made vid man. The whole vibe was coo

[@MsTek]

Great music!!!

[@ArtyNZTreasureSeaker]

Awesome! Great video of this Tec Dive skill! Thank you for sharing with us! All the best to you Arvis! Arty :-)

[@dive_like_grinch]

Thanks a million mate :)

[@stevedemayo2195]

Very impressive

[@flugschulerfluglehrer7139]

Smooth helicopter!

[@seabedsecrets5706]

nice technical man

[@ronjacobsen3264]

Nice man.

[@dive_like_grinch]

Thanks mate

[@albertg.5637]

Vaya cracks 👌🏼

[@dive_like_grinch]

Muchas gracias amigo :)

[@loribaker6068]

I aspire to be that good

[@SeanAndersonThe9th]

Nice

[@dive_like_grinch]

Thanks a million :)

[@nolanolivier6791]

Great video; especially useful for those, like me, who are novices but have definite ambitions to become technical divers. One question: which agency is the best place to turn to for instruction in technical diving?

[@dive_like_grinch]

Thanks a million mate ;) But there is no the best agencies mate, better look for the best instructor. In every agancy you can find shit instructor and fucking awesome one.

[@tecdive8045]

depends on your definition of best, but if best means most precise and thorough skills - with virtually no quality variation between instructors (and so no need for the BS excuse of "looking for the best instructor") then GUE and UTD (my preference) are by far the best. Good luck on your journey

[@nolanolivier6791]

Thanks, I'll take note of those names.

[@charlesg7926]

Also something often overlooked is the location. If you find an instructor in calm and warm water, it’ll help you focus more on learning and the skills. In locations with cold and choppy water, you’ll be more distracted and it’ll be harder to learn new things. Once you’ve mastered it though, cold/choppy water provides a good challenge And personally, I recommend PADI for basic OW, advance and rescue. PADI is the “fun” courses. Which is good when you’re learning the basics. You want to love scuba, not hate it. With that said for advanced dives, SSI/TDI and GUE are both more thorough than PADI on technical stuff. So I recommend them for Tech or cavern/cave diving. That’s what I did and I’m a pretty solid diver now

[@tailemac]

Awesome trim and video. Are these GUE divers? They are the only ones I know who dive with precise trim like this. I’m Padi diver all the way to DM but I do hope to train with GUE tech someday.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Any tech agency will train these skills. GUE is a good choice if you're into their specific diving style. I've met many good instructors from them. I personally did my tech training with TDI, because they do consider sidemount a valid configuration for open water technical diving. Had excellent instructors too. So look at what you want to do, then find a good instructor. The agency choice is secondary.

[@dive_like_grinch]

It is not about agencie but about instructor who teach you. All agencies have good and shit instructors

[@wallybrown9509]

The dude is goood.

[@thunderflower7998]

do navy seals and special forces and coast guards pass the same certifications or they are differently certified for scuba diving etc? in USA? UK? Australia?S.Africa?

[@sbybby]

In the UK we are qualified to BSAC which generally requires more thorough training than PADI, SSI and DAN. I can't speak for other navies.

[@thunderflower7998]

@@sbybby BSAC means what?

[@thunderflower7998]

Is there a step one step two etc to the certifications and prerequisites for civilians?Do special forces u der water teams in UK ha e their own certifications or are they also recognised by PADI and other civilian diving organizations?or no need or agreement...?

[@luciajuana74]

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[@dive_like_grinch]

Muchas gracias amigo ;)

[@leisu5268]

Who know the song in this video? thanks!

[@Kirbythediver]

I'm starting my training. Not taking courses yet. I am going to git gud first. I will be tech by this time next year. Any tips on things i should do to train would be greatly appreciated. Exercises would be appreciated

[@charlesg7926]

A few random tips: 1) I recommend learning doubles or sidemount now. And get certified for them. Buy the gear. 2) Also get really good at clipping and unclipping and using stuff, like lights, reel, SMB, etc. Learn how to memorize where they are. 3) Just do a ton of dives each day and at night refresh yourself with KZbin videos and try to emulate that trim, technique and buoyancy skills. 4) have a dive buddy videotape you scuba diving/swimming so you can see and thus improve your technique

[@Kirbythediver]

@@charlesg7926 ty ty 🖤 Planning on going sidemount first, looking at the Hollis sms 75. Took a screenshot of your comment, thank you Actually just got out of the water from a night dive

[@ehutte]

Looks like 5th DX to me? UTD

[@wojciechchrosciel]

While sharing air you should always hold on to each other.

[@thinkingdivers4880]

Why? You have the long hose that is secure. The teammate has good skills. Both divers have both hands free to other other things like deploying an SMB for blue water ascent. Why do you *always* hold to each other?

[@Yggdrasil42]

In recreational diving that's a good idea because of the short octopus hose and less than perfect buoyancy control. In technical diving not so much due to long hose and better skills.

[@deanmoore4952]

good basic drills as advertised..however....Trimmed tech..why no H valves?

[@Yggdrasil42]

What do H valves have to do with trim or tec though? H valves seem like a solution that no one really needs. They complicate things for rec OW divers, while people who need redundancy are better served by fully redundant gas supply like manifolded doubles or two independent tanks in sidemount. The only place where H valves have a purpose is in very cold water where the increased flow from buddy breathing could cause a single first stage to freeze, and having an H valve with two first stages should help. Even then two tanks would be the preferred solution.

[@charlesg7926]

@@Yggdrasil42 YGG has a good point

[@maxkol4380]

Look at that vis. We get nothing even close to that in the Puget Sound.

[@JasonSmith-li7tj]

Music please?

[@dive_like_grinch]

Max Manie - The Ocean (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGPanmSka7GUaK8)

[@bristol8920]

..I was waiting to see forward and backward rolls, holding in the same position....

[@Yggdrasil42]

Those aren't really done in technical diving. Serves no real purpose. The horizontal "skydiving" position is where it's at. A 90 degree roll to your left or right side can be useful, especially in sidemount, to pass through narrow passages or doorways in wrecks or caves.

[@jjohn8989]

Great vid! That diver is skilled! BUT THE MUSIC SHOULDN'T BE FROM A DIVER WITH REGULAR IN.... TRASH SOUND!

[@tecdive8045]

this doesn't look like tech diving to me - it looks like regular DIR skills that gue and utd have been using and teaching for decades ...

[@marcin.j.wasiak]

Please share some "technical skills" that we can all learn from you! (if only you are allowed to do so to non-cult members)

[@Yggdrasil42]

This is the kind of stuck up attitude that people dislike about those two agencies. Get over yourself.

[@tecdive8045]

@@Yggdrasil42 - has nothing to do with me. I'm just sharing the origin of where the "tech" skills in this video came from in a training program. They are basic foundation skills in UTD, and you won't find any attitude there if you should care to explore these and more advanced tech skills in UTD.

[@tecdive8045]

@@marcin.j.wasiak all are welcome at UTD - no cult there. but don't take my word for it - research it yourself ...

[@chickenburger8961]

Reg Replace and mask blow out are basic skills.

[@dive_like_grinch]

ChefderArmy 🤣🤣 who sead so?? 🤣🤣 guy who is sitting on TV and making comments? Go up on dive chane and you will see surprice 👌🤔

[@Yggdrasil42]

Even if they are, technical divers will keep repeating them. Practice makes permanent.

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@dive_like_grinch Reg recovery, clearing mask, are open water skills. Heck they're taught to discover scuba diving customers. I'd know, I've had about a hundred. Slight difference that we didn't teach them to go to their alternate before retrieving though, but it's been a dozen years, and I'm not entirely up to date on skill changes.

[@dive_like_grinch]

@@OnlyKaerius those skils you will see all the time in almost every dive course. Practicing is never ending story

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@dive_like_grinch Yeah like I mentioned, I'm an instructor though not by trade for a while now. I also go on yearly month long scuba vacations. I've got a rebreather, and I've gotten into some planned decompression diving as well. Soon I'll be doing trimix courses.

[@Roensmusic]

i did those kind of things in the swimming pool when i was 6 years old xD

[@Roensmusic]

that helicopter turn is easy, but can you do this........

[@Roensmusic]

***does a 720 mctwist underwater

[@seannelson7209]

Roen ...with a bcd and a tank and a weight belt as well as buoyancy?

[@Roensmusic]

Sean Nelson no, but i was 6 years old

[@matthewhardy2067]

Roen lame

[@ezzedien7]

Excellent video, awful music. Please repost it with another music track

[@johnclarke9726]

Most of those skills are taught in basic CMAS training. Nothing special here!

[@dive_like_grinch]

For something special go to circus. Look in all youtube - there is nothing special, everything has been seen somewhere :D

[@Yggdrasil42]

You must be so proud of that snarky comment John. Congrats.

[@DOHCG]

Hahaha,still nice for peopple who want to learn something..and are not all-knowing Basics rule,that makes it special.