Diving courses · PADI
PADI Tec 45
The next step on the ladder of technical dive training.

Starting point
Age 18+
Duration
2 to 3 days
Included
Instructor, materials and certification fees are confirmed in your quote.
Prerequisites
- PADI Tec 40 Diver (or qualifying certification) – see PADI Tec 40.
- PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification, with CPR and first aid within the last 2 years) – see PADI Rescue Diver.
- 50 logged dives: 12 on Enriched Air below 18 m and at least 6 below 30 m.
- Age 18 or older. A current fit-to-dive medical signed by a physician.
What you will gain
- Gas-switch accelerated decompression dives using any mix of nitrox or oxygen.
- Motor skills for technical diving, risks and hazards.
- How to respond to foreseeable emergencies in technical diving.
How the course works
You use a full tec rig with wings, double tanks and a side-slung deco tank, or a sidemount configuration (PADI Tec Sidemount Diver). Next: PADI Tec 50.
What next? Your next steps
PADI Tec 50
Are you ready for it? Gas-switch decompression dives to 50 m on air and enriched air.
PADI Tec Sidemount Diver
Sidemount is a popular way to configure multiple cylinders for technical diving.
Why Dive Krakow
50+ years of experience
Our Course Director has been teaching diving since 1976. That is half a century of practice we pass on in every course.
10,000+ students
We have trained more than 10,000 students, from their first breath underwater to professional and technical levels.
We train instructors
We also run professional courses: from Divemaster, through the IDC, to instructor specialties. Knowledge passes on to the next generation of instructors.
Science and practice
We teach from deep scientific knowledge and years of hands-on experience, including in technical diving.
The full PADI path
Everything in one place, from a try dive to professional courses, so you always know the next step.
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Ask about dates for this course
Write or call: dive@divekrakow.com, +48 451 653 223. We will agree dates, scope and price.
Scope, prerequisites and length are confirmed at enrolment, because PADI standards can change.