Technical Diving International
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| Technical Diving International | |
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| Abbreviation | TDI |
| Headquarters | Jensen Beach, Florida,  United States |
| Region served | Worldwide |
| Affiliations | Scuba Diving International |
| Website | http://www.tdisdi.com |
Technical Diving International (TDI) is the largest technical diving certification agency in the world.[1] As one of the first agencies to provide training in mixed gas diving and rebreathers, TDI is seen as an innovator of new diving techniques and programs which previously were not available to the general public. Training with TDI has provided divers with the opportunity to see such wrecks as the Andrea Doria, Luisitania and the Prince of Wales. TDI divers have explored underwater caves in Spain, Australia and Mexico and assisted as support divers on world record freedives done in the Red Sea.
TDI specializes in more advanced Scuba diving techniques, such as diving with rebreathers and mixed breathing gases, such as Heliox.[2]
TDI was founded in 1993 by Bret Gilliam and Mitch Skaggs after a split away from International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD) in 1993.[3][4]
In 1999, TDI started a sister organization called Scuba Diving International (SDI), which focuses on the recreational end of Scuba diving.
TDI subsequently started a further sister organization called Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI), which trains public safety diving (PSD) and trains police, fire and other public safety organizations in underwater search and rescue techniques in a variety of submerged environments.
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[edit] TDI Open Circuit Courses
- Intro to Tech Diving
- Nitrox Diver
- Advanced Nitrox Diver
- Decompression Procedures Diver
- Extended Range Diver
- Trimix Diver
- Advanced Trimix Diver[5]
[edit] TDI Rebreather Courses
Copis, Discovery Mk VI, Evolution, Inspiration, KISS, Mark 15, Megalodon, Optima, Ouroboros, Prism, Pelagian, Sentinel, Submatix 100, Titan, GEM, Azimuth
- Semi-Closed Rebreather (Dolphin, Ray, Submatix ST100, Azimuth, GEM)
- Air Diluent CCR Unit Specific 30M/100ft
- Air Diluent CCR Decompression Procedures Unit Specific 45M/150ft
- Mixed Gas CCR Unit Specific 60M/200ft
- Advanced Mixed Gas Unit Specific 100M/330ft
[edit] TDI Overhead Environment Courses
- Cavern Diver
- Intro Cave Diver
- Full Cave Diver
- Advanced Wreck Diver
- Cave DPV Diver
- Stage Cave Diver
- Cave Surveying Diver
[edit] TDI Service Courses
- Nitrox Gas Blender
- Advanced Gas Blender
- O2 Service Technician
- Compressor Operator [6]
[edit] TDI Leadership Courses
- Technical Diving Divemaster
- Technical Diving Instructor
- Technical Diving Instructor-Trainer
[edit] References
- ^ "Scuba dive training and certification agencies". ShareDiving.com. http://www.sharediving.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=309&Itemid=5. Retrieved 2009-07-13.; "Scuba diver training agencies". BetterDiver.com. http://www.betterdiver.com/agencies.html. Retrieved 2009-07-13.[dead link]
- ^ "Who is TDI?". Technical Diving International. http://www.tdisdi.com/index.php?did=2&site=2. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ^ "All about technical diving". http://theliquidedge.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-many-agencies-can-you-name.html. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Boan, C (2001-01-08). "Are you ready for trimix?". Dive Magazine. http://www.divemagazine.co.uk/news/article.asp?uan=1101. Retrieved 2008-09-23.[dead link]
- ^ Lewis, Steve. TDI Advanced Trimix Manual for Scuba Diving. Technical Diving International. ASIN B000NP0PPW.
- ^ "TDI Compressor Operator". Koh Tao, Thailand: Big Blue Tech. December 8, 2009. http://www.bigbluetech.net/big-blue-tech-news/tag/tdi-compressor-operator/. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Technical Diving International official website
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