Technical Gold Class

UTD's Technical Gold 2 Two Deco Bottle Endorsement.

Tech Gold allows the use of both Nitrox 50 and 100% O2 bottles during dives at or above max training depth of 160'/48m. This is specifically to improve decompression and is not intended in any way to allow Technical divers to extend bottom time or extend decompression beyond the current 30-minutes decompression time limit. This endorsement enables the diver to carry two deco bottles to conduct the dives at the depth limitation of Technical Diver. Gas limits are 21/35 or 18/45.

Technical Gold limits the diver to a maximum of two bottles total, i.e. two deco bottles or one stage and one deco bottle.

Prerequisites:
UTD Technical Diver (Tech 1 and 2) - no equivalents
Technical Diver Stage Endorsement
25 experience dives requiring stage decompression
In-water session(s) to cover:
   70'/21m gas switch protocols
   20'/6m gas switch protocols

Student Skills Demonstration

Demonstrate ability to safely deploy a decompression bottle while maintaining buoyancy within a 3'/1m +- of target depth and within 1 minute. Demonstrate ability to safely stow a decompression bottle while maintaining buoyancy within +- 3'/1m of target depth and within 1 minute.
Demonstrate ability to pass and receive a deco bottle while maintaining buoyancy within +- 3'/1m of target depth and within 1 minute.