Author: Giovanni
Advanced Wreck Diver
The Advanced Wreck course surely is one of my favourites! We have some sunken ships in Sicily, and divers think they are just safe to penetrate without any precaution. But have you ever tried exiting any of them safely while blindfolded? You will immediately realise that even in a wreck well known to you this can be very tricky.
What is in the course?
In the TDI Advanced Wreck course you will practice proper line laying, lost diver, lost line and other line drills, and several skills during exit. Swimming out with a teammate while gas sharing through restrictions needs good teamwork, probably at a level which is higher than you are used to. You will practice zero visibility exits, and combine the zero visibility with gas sharing. Just to keep it fun.
Furthermore, you will learn or polish up on proper communication in an overhead environment, dive planning, and team coordination.
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
Advanced Trimix Diver
Advanced Trimix course you will learn to handle multiple stages, planning hypoxic trimix dives up to 100 m with travel gases.
Team and situational awareness should be on a very high level at this point, we will work on that as well.
Equivalent narcotic depth, gas reserve, HPNS and Isobaric counter diffusion, backup planning are just some of the topics we will cover. The maximum depth on the course will depend on your previous experience, the minimum we will reach 75 m the maximum is 100m.
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
Trimix Diver (normoxic)
Are you looking to expand your depth range? Do you want to reduce narcosis during deep dives? The TDI Trimix Diver course could be your next step!
As your motivation to explore progresses, you will find that you may want to go deeper to dive that wreck that is part of history or that cave system that you have read so much about. One of the major limiting factors of going deeper is narcosis; TDI’s Trimix Diver course shows how to minimize the effects of narcosis by adding helium to offset the nitrogen in your breathing gas. While taking the Trimix Diver course your TDI Instructor will teach you how to plan and execute dives utilizing as little as 18 percent oxygen and diving to maximum depth of 60 metres/200 feet with a blend of helium appropriate for the planned depth.
What you can expect to learn:
- Advanced decompression dive planning including:
- Gas planning based on equivalent narcotic depths, nitrogen and helium absorption and elimination, CNS and OUT limits, Isobaric Counter diffusion, volume requirements, etc.
- Decompression gas choices
- Tables vs. personal dive computers
- Emergency and contingency planning (equipment failure, omitted decompression, etc)
- Decompression diving procedures
- Equipment selection
- Pre-dive checks and drills
- Stress analysis and mitigation
- Following a decompression schedule
- Gas switching
- Team awareness and communication
- SMB/lift bag deployment
- Proper trim, buoyancy and finning techniques
- Management of multiple decompression/stage cylinders
- Emergency procedures (equipment failures, catastrophic gas loss, omitted decompression, navigational errors, injured/unconscious diver, etc)
- Equipment considerations, cylinder labeling, analyzing trimix nitrox and mixes, and gas blending procedures
Who this course is for:
- The certified Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures diver looking to:
- Extend their depth range
- Reduce narcosis for all deep dives
- Advance their technical diving education
Course prerequisites:
- Minimum age 18
- Minimum certification of TDI Advanced Nitrox AND Decompression Procedures Diver, or equivalent
- Proof of 100 logged dives
What’s in it for you?
- Ability to conduct technical diving activities using custom trimix mixtures without direct supervision provided:
- The diving activities approximate those of training
- The areas of activities approximate those of training
- Environmental conditions approximate those of training
- Ability to enroll in TDI Advanced Wreck and TDI Advanced Trimix courses
TDI Trimix Diver minimum certification requirements:
- Satisfactorily complete the TDI Trimix Diver course written examination
- Complete all open water requirements safely and efficiently
Demonstrate mature, sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
Extended Range Diver
With this course you extend your skills and knowledge and experience required to competently utilize air for dives up to 55 metres / 180 feet that requires staged decompression, utilizing nitrox mixtures or oxygen during decompression. You will learn the proper techniques, equipment requirements, and hazards of deep air diving to a maximum of 55 metres / 180 feet utilizing nitrox mixtures or oxygen for staged decompression.
You will have 4 dives deeper than 30 m., 2 of them deeper than 40 m.
- Minimum age 18
- Certified as a TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver and TDI Decompression Procedures Diver, or equivalents
- Provide proof of a minimum of 100 logged dives, of which 25 must be deeper than 30 metres / 100 feet
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
Helitrox Diver
The TDI Helitrox Diver Course gives you the tools to carry out staged decompression dives utilising helium in the breathing mixture to reduce the effects of inert gas narcosis.
- This course has all the benefits of the Decompression Procedures course (staged decompression, equipment set-up, decompression techniques and breathing gasses, gas management, contingency planning and problem solving procedures over 4 dives to a maximum operating depth (MOD of 45m) but allows the use of helium mixes up to a maximum of 35%. Making this course ideal for anyone who suffers from nitrogen narcosis. Duration: 2-3 Days
- Minimum age 18
- Minimum Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent) or TDI Intro-to-Tech and TDI Advanced Nitrox (or equivalent).
- Provide proof of 50 logged open water dives
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
Decompression Procedures Diver
Decompression Procedures Divers Course builds on from the Advanced Nitrox course, using computer generated tables and staged decompression dives. With Decompression Procedures Diver Course you will learn the methods and procedures of planned stage decompression diving. You will be trained to plan and conduct a standard staged decompression dive not exceeding a maximum depth of 45 metres / 150 feet.
4 dives, 2 of them deeper than 30 meters
The most common equipment requirements, equipment set-up and decompression techniques are presented. Students are permitted to utilize enriched air nitrox (EAN) mixes or oxygen for decompression provided the gas mix is within their current certification level.
- Minimum age 18
- Minimum certification of Advanced Diver, or equivalent
- Provide proof of 25 logged open water dives
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
Advanced Nitrox Diver
Step into technical diving with Advanced Nitrox Diver Course. This course takes you to a higher level for the use of nitrox; EAN-21 through 100 percent oxygen for optimal mixes to a depth of 40 metres / 130 feet. Throughout this course you will learn the benefits, hazards and proper procedures for utilizing EAN-21 through 100 percent oxygen for dives not requiring staged decompression. Four dives are made within this course.
With this course you will learn using new equipment, accelerated decompression, dive planning, gas management, buoyancy, tables & computers.
- Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent
- Minimum certification of TDI Nitrox Diver, or equivalent
- Show proof of 25 logged open water dives
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
Nitrox Diver
This is an entry-level certification course for recreational divers wishing to utilize enriched air nitrox (EAN) as a breathing gas. With this course you will learn the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for using nitrox mixes from 22 through 40 percent oxygen content.
Nitrox Diver Course is prerequisite for Advanced Nitrox Course, which is the initial step of technical diving.
The entry level nitrox is essentially an informational and academic based course; therefore, no dives are specifically required as there are no skills to evaluate. Yet nitrox dives can be arranged upon your request.
- Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent
- Have a minimum certification of open water diver or a current enrolment in an open water diver course
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
Intro to Tech
If you are not a technical diver and are wishing to access the deeper depths of the sea, or stay at regular depths longer with no decompression stops or shorten your decompression stops you will make good use of this course on your path of becoming a technical diver.
With this course, you will earn the preliminary knowledge necessary for technical divers such as technical equipment configurations, to enhance open water diving skills (such as buoyancy, trim, and situational awareness), and to introduce students to advanced gas planning techniques within a no-decompression context.
Includes 3 dives must be conducted; All dives must be conducted at depths within the diver’s current level of certification but no dives should exceed 23 metres
Prerequisites:
- Minimum age 18, (15 with parental consent)
- Minimum certification an Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent
- Provide proof of 25 logged open water dives
Intro to Tech may be combined with TDI Advanced Nitrox.
Many other courses are available, ask which one you would like to do!
SSI
ENTRY LEVEL COURSES
SSI e-Learning
We teach our courses according to SSI – Scuba Schools International – standards. On the website of SSI (www.divessi.com) you can inform yourself about all the courses on offer. If you decide to take an SSI course with us during your stay in Sicily, we recommend that you do the SSI online training to study the theory in advance, which can be done from the comfort of your home. As soon as you register for the course, we will activate your account for the online theory at SSI (without extra charge). This way you’ll have more time for diving practice, fun and relaxation during your vacation.
ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES
Improve your diving skills and experience at Zingaro Diving Center under the professional and friendly guidance of our instructors. In the advanced diver training program you can choose from a variety of Advanced and Specialty courses. We are happy to advise you individually. The SSI Specialty programs are the ideal way to improve your current skills and learn new ones.
Once you have completed a certain number of specialty programs and logged a certain number of dives, you will automatically receive the Specialty Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver or Master Diver certification cards. For your diving stay in Sicily we recommend the specialties Deep Diving, Enriched Air Nitrox, Sidemount, Wreck Diving and Scooter / DPV Diving. For all courses you can complete the theory in advance via the SSI online training.
SPECIALTIES COURSES
