DIRF / Tech 1?

jasper · August 25th, 2006, 05:16 PM

hello all

i am looking to do the DIRF/Tech 1 next year but i would like to see some information on what is required, and if there is a cross over qualification is there any training literature out there for me to read

I already have qualifications in IANTD, TDI, BSAC and PADI with approx 400 dives with 250 over 50 meters

regards

Jasp

**neilh** · August 25th, 2006, 05:30 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by jasper)

i am looking to do the DIRF/Tech 1 next year but i would like to see some information on what is required, and if there is a cross over qualification is there any training literature out there for me to read

Check out http://www.gue.com/Training/index.html for information on the course content and standards. There isn't a cross-over at all, so you'll need to take fundies (DIR-F) and then move on to tech1.

jasper · August 25th, 2006, 05:36 PM

this was taken from the GUE website could you explain: does this mean i wouldn't have to do the fundies? and just go with the previous experience

The Technical Diver Level 1 (Tech 1) course is structured to prepare divers for the rigors of technical diving and to familiarize them with the use of different breathing and decompression mixtures. Tech 1 training focuses on expanding the fundamental skills learned in the DIR Fundamentals course (or elsewhere), and is designed to cultivate, integrate, and expand the essential skills required for safe technical diving.

Jasp

GLOC · August 25th, 2006, 05:54 PM

I think the elsewhere refers to something like the 5thD DIR trg. I could almost guarantee that with the agencies listed you will have to do Fundies.

Fundies is more than just skills in the water, although that is a major part, there is a lot of GUE/DIR ethos covered which is quite a different mindset to most of the other agencies.

HTH

MattDuke · August 31st, 2006, 03:12 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by jasper)

hello all

i am looking to do the DIRF/Tech 1 next year but i would like to see some information on what is required, and if there is a cross over qualification is there any training literature out there for me to read

I already have qualifications in IANTD, TDI, BSAC and PADI with approx 400 dives with 250 over 50 meters

regards

Jasp

Bloody hellfire!

Of your 400 dives, 250 are below 50m! After 150 dives I was still pretty nervous about deep diving.

That's an unusual ratio!

Good luck with your course.

Matt

Rob Dobson · August 31st, 2006, 03:37 PM

Yup, as the others have said Fundies then Tech1, it doesn't matter how deep you are currently certed to or how many dives you have done. Actually it could be argued that the fewer dives you have done the easier you may find it (less to "unlearn").

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GLOC (Online) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fleet, Hants Posts: 1,963	I think the elsewhere refers to something like the 5thD DIR trg. I could almost guarantee that with the agencies listed you will have to do Fundies. Fundies is more than just skills in the water, although that is a major part, there is a lot of GUE/DIR ethos covered which is quite a different mindset to most of the other agencies. HTH __________________ Gareth Images of Life Photography DIR Team Foxturd Travels Underwater and Further Afar If you don't have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it? - Stephen King

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neilh(Offline) Haemoglobin on the bus... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,900	Quote: (Originally Posted by jasper) i am looking to do the DIRF/Tech 1 next year but i would like to see some information on what is required, and if there is a cross over qualification is there any training literature out there for me to read Check out http://www.gue.com/Training/index.html for information on the course content and standards. There isn't a cross-over at all, so you'll need to take fundies (DIR-F) and then move on to tech1.

August 25th, 2006, 05:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
jasper(Offline) New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 3	this was taken from the GUE website could you explain: does this mean i wouldn't have to do the fundies? and just go with the previous experience The Technical Diver Level 1 (Tech 1) course is structured to prepare divers for the rigors of technical diving and to familiarize them with the use of different breathing and decompression mixtures. Tech 1 training focuses on expanding the fundamental skills learned in the DIR Fundamentals course (or elsewhere), and is designed to cultivate, integrate, and expand the essential skills required for safe technical diving. Jasp

August 31st, 2006, 03:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
MattDuke(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 33	Quote: (Originally Posted by jasper) hello all i am looking to do the DIRF/Tech 1 next year but i would like to see some information on what is required, and if there is a cross over qualification is there any training literature out there for me to read I already have qualifications in IANTD, TDI, BSAC and PADI with approx 400 dives with 250 over 50 meters regards Jasp Bloody hellfire! Of your 400 dives, 250 are below 50m! After 150 dives I was still pretty nervous about deep diving. That's an unusual ratio! Good luck with your course. Matt

August 31st, 2006, 03:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rob Dobson (Online) Chillin' with the ninjas Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oxford Posts: 536	Yup, as the others have said Fundies then Tech1, it doesn't matter how deep you are currently certed to or how many dives you have done. Actually it could be argued that the fewer dives you have done the easier you may find it (less to "unlearn").