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Technical courses — Extended Range

Gas mixtures, decompression and specialist equipment: a step-by-step programme to go beyond recreational limits, whilst always prioritising safety. Reserved for certified divers with experience.

Extended Range Foundations course poster

Extended Range Foundations

The basics of technical diving: setting up technical diving equipment, buoyancy control, trim and finning techniques, in a controlled environment at depths of up to 12 metres. The ideal starting point before venturing beyond recreational limits.

  • Max depth: 12 m (addestramento)
  • Pool sessions: 4
  • Duration: 16 h
  • Requirements: Open Water Diver · 24 dives

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Extended Range Nitrox course poster

Extended Range Nitrox

The first step in decompression: plan and conduct limited-decompression dives to a depth of 40 metres, using gases up to 100 per cent oxygen to speed up the stops.

  • Max depth: 40 m
  • Open-water dives: 4
  • Pool sessions: 1
  • Theory lessons: 4
  • Duration: 16 h
  • Requirements: Deep · Nitrox 40 · Sidemount · 24 dives

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Extended Range (Trimix) course poster

Extended Range (Trimix)

Your first real step into technical diving: use trimix to reduce narcosis and push your limits, with accelerated decompression, down to 45 metres.

  • Max depth: 45 m
  • Open-water dives: 6
  • Pool sessions: 1
  • Theory lessons: 5
  • Duration: 18 h
  • Requirements: Deep · Nitrox 40

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Extended Range Sidemount course poster

Extended Range Sidemount

The sidemount configuration for technical divers: effective management of stage cylinders, improved buoyancy and hydrodynamics for decompression dives. This forms the basis for all other XR courses.

  • Max depth: 40 m
  • Open-water dives: 4
  • Pool sessions: 1
  • Theory lessons: 4
  • Duration: 16–24 h
  • Requirements: Open Water Diver Certificate

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Technical Extended Range (Trimix) course poster

Technical Extended Range (Trimix)

Beyond the limit: technical scuba diving using gas mixtures and unlimited decompression up to 60 metres, for experienced technical divers.

  • Max depth: 60 m
  • Open-water dives: 6
  • Pool sessions: 1
  • Theory lessons: 2
  • Duration: 18 h
  • Requirements: 70 dives · 20 at depths of over 30 m

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Hypoxic Trimix course poster

Hypoxic Trimix

The most advanced level in open-circuit diving: dives using hypoxic trimix and multiple stage cylinders down to 100 metres. For true deep-diving professionals.

  • Max depth: 100 m
  • Open-water dives: 6
  • Pool sessions: 1
  • Theory lessons: 5
  • Duration: 18 h
  • Requirements: 100 dives · 30 at depths of over 30 m

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