IANTD Deep Diver

Course Overview & Training Objectives

Provides advanced foundational training for diving to 40 meters, introducing safety stop and limited emergency decompression protocols using air or nitrox. The course develops technical gas planning, highlighting psychological conditioning, gas density issues, and narcosis management at maximum sport depths. It serves as the bridge between standard recreational diving and formal staged technical diving.

Operational Envelope

• Max Depth: 40m (130ft)
• Decompression: No decompression
• Breathing Gases: Air
• Equipment Rig: Single cylinder

Course Structure & Training Requirements

• Course Duration: 3 Days
• Required Training Dives: 4 in-water dives
• Classroom & Theory: 10 hours instruction

Entry Gates & Prerequisites

Min age 15, 10 logged dives