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Advanced Trimix: Technical Diving International

This document outlines the curriculum and expectations for an Advanced Trimix diving course. The course is designed to train divers to competently dive using trimix gas mixtures up to 100 meters deep. It will build on skills from previous courses, including accelerated decompression techniques and diving with multiple gas cylinders. Over the course of 6 days, students will complete academics, shallow water skills practice, and multiple deep trimix dives with staged decompression. The instructor expects students to demonstrate mastery of skills at a level beyond simply getting them "perfect" due to the increased risks of deep trimix diving. Superior judgement is emphasized over superior skills to minimize risks.

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Advanced Trimix: Technical Diving International

This document outlines the curriculum and expectations for an Advanced Trimix diving course. The course is designed to train divers to competently dive using trimix gas mixtures up to 100 meters deep. It will build on skills from previous courses, including accelerated decompression techniques and diving with multiple gas cylinders. Over the course of 6 days, students will complete academics, shallow water skills practice, and multiple deep trimix dives with staged decompression. The instructor expects students to demonstrate mastery of skills at a level beyond simply getting them "perfect" due to the increased risks of deep trimix diving. Superior judgement is emphasized over superior skills to minimize risks.

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Evolution Tech

Advanced Trimix

Technical Diving International


Paperwork
► Student Record File
 Contact Details
 Medical Form
 Liability release forms
►TDI
Your commitment

You are expected to be refreshed and well


hydrated while on this course

► If you are not, we will not dive

► You will be charged for my time if the


course takes longer due to this
Your Commitment
► Study the materials given
► Be on time, concentrate and listen at all times
► Think and plan ahead – prepare dive plans and
equipment
► Aim to be the best

► Take part in problem solving without becoming


irritated or stressful
► Let me know if you are not happy or ready to
continue at any phase of the course
Where are you now?
► Extended Range or Trimix

► Should be a
 “Thinking and knowledgeable diver”

► Able to plan accelerated deco dives, including


 equipment requirements
 dive schedule
 gas management

► Team Awareness is key


Where are you now?
► Familiar
with equipment and emergency
procedures
 Shut downs
 Air shares

► Continually evolving and problem solving


 What ifs – toolbox

► Aware of risk involved and methods to minimise


risk
 Danger / Comfort zone
Advanced Trimix
► Designed to train divers to competently
use trimix up to 100m
 Build on accelerated decompression
techniques learned previously
 Carrying three bottles

► Extend knowledge
 techniques, equipment, and hazards that
apply to deep diving on trimix
Accademics
► Key areas from previous classes
 Decompression Mechanics
►Introduction
►Advanced Part 1
 Gas Management
 Dive Planning
►Software
►Team and situational awareness
 Oxygen Toxicity
 Rescue
 Carbon Dioxide Toxicity
New topics
► Helium
 Overview
 Helium History
 Misconceptions / Realities
 Advantages of helium
 Dive planning

► Isobaric Counter Diffusion

► Operational planning for bigger dives


Course Overview
► Exam – Open Book
 TDI

► Diving
 Hypoxic mixes
►Back gas 11L aluminium twins
 Stage of travel gas / bottom gas
►11L
 50% and 100% oxygen for decompression
►5.5L
Course Timetable
► Day 1
 a.m.
►Introand Paperwork
►Equipment set up
►Working with 3 tanks

 p.m.
►Helium
►Dive Planning
Course Timetable
► Day 2
 a.m.
►Shallowwater – Skills and stress testers
►Team and situational awareness

 p.m.
►Shallow water – Skills and stress testers
Course Timetable
► Day 3
 a.m.
►Deep air dive 50m - multi bottle ascent

 p.m.
►Deep air dive 45m - multi bottle ascent
►ICBD
Course Timetable
► Day 4
 a.m.
►Deep air dive 55m - multi bottle ascent

 p.m.
►Deep air dive 55m - multi bottle ascent
►ICBD
Course Timetable

► Day 5
 a.m.
►Real Deco Dive
 100m

 p.m.
►Plannext day’s dive
►Exams – Open Book
Course Timetable

► Day 6
 a.m.
►Real Deco Dive 4
 75m

 p.m.
►Exam review
Course Philosophy

► TRAINING IS PURCHASED

► DIVE CERTIFICATION IS EARNED


Expected Skill Level
(From TDI standards)

► As a student progresses through increasingly


more advanced certification levels, the degree
of tolerance for “not getting a skill perfect”
becomes narrower.

►A candidate for advanced trimix should be


capable of showing decompression
procedures and trimix skills at
“demonstration” level.
Expected Skill Level
(From TDI standards)
► An instructor will ask students to show
mastery of skills for lower level classes one
skill at a time

 For example, a student demonstrates deploying a


lift bag and then may demonstrate buddy
breathing deco gas.

► Atthe higher levels, drills may simulate


multiple failures and students should be
capable of deploying a lift bag while buddy
breathing deco gas!
Reality Check

► Adv Trimix Diving

► It doesn’t get more risky or difficult

► Deco software is VERY untested

► “You have to be afraid to panic”


 Bill Stone – Caving pioneer
Reality Check

“The superior diver is the one that uses


superior judgement to avoid those situations
that require superior skill!”

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