Adv. nitrox, deco procedures and extended range

[jon wright]

I am a PADI instructor with about 500 dives. I have studied TDI adv nitrox, deco procedures and extended range theory this summer, but have been too busy with work to do the dives, and now it’s blown out most of the time. I am thinking of taking some time off in Jan/Feb to do some diving and want to go somewhere to do these courses. I was thinking of Tenerife and have just sent some e-mails to a couple of centers there for info. Can anyone here recomend locations and or instructors that are reachable from Ireland without breaking the bank? The Red sea may be an idea, but I dont know anyone there as most of my warm water diving has been well off the beaten track.
Thank's in advance.
Jon

[Tricky]

Why bother with the Extended Range? Just do nitrox and deco courses, then move straight in to trimix.

[Rob Dobson]

What he said - even TDI are now moving away from extended range (I think it might be being dropped as a course).

I did mine inland in January with Mark Powell. If you're looking for some sun and a cert then try Camel in Sharm (they have a resident TDI instructor), but if you're looking for a solid dive education then call Mark and really get your money's worth.

The difference between doing the course as defined by TDI and doing the course with Mark is like comparing a try dive with Divemaster Intern...

[Sakara Drinker]

I can really recommend Red Sea Technical in Egypt. This is Harry Heyward in Dahab and Leigh Cunningham in Sharm. I did a few courses with Harry earlier this year and am hopefully going to do Adv Trimix with him in February. He was a great instructor who really knows his stuff and makes you work very hard for your qualification. See my sig line for the website.

[davidcarson]

I have just sent you an email

[ScubaSue]

Jon

You have PM.

[amir]

Hi Jon
Why not contact Gary Mawston at Aquanorth Newcastle, he's a CD and TDI Instructor Trainer. He is very flexible, and has been running Tech course in Scapa Flow and Malta.
Good Luck getting finished
Amir

[ross the diver]

I can tell you there is not many centers in Tenerife that have the equipment or training for tec diving. I spent 2 years working there and came back to the uk because of this, but i can give you some info on a center that could help please pm me for more info ...

[davidcarson]

I am a TDI Instructor and Facility in Tenerife. I have all the equipment and gases etc for technical diving. Not to mention the fab weather and warm water. We are also the first centre in Tenerife to take delivery of an Inspiration CCR. We had Steve Philips (head of TDI UK and Ireland) over last week, who thought our centre was just the ticket for future TDI courses.

Check out the web site Dive 24:7 Tenerife dive centre offering courses, (TDI & PADI), diving and equipment in the Canary Islands, Spain. - Diving Tenerife style.

[MOMO]

[ The Red sea may be an idea, but I dont know anyone there as most of my warm water diving has been well off the beaten track.
Thank's in advance.
Jon[/quote]

If you will come to the red sea visit that www.DahabTecDivers.com