TDI Advanced Nitrox & Decompression Procedures Combo - Build your technical foundation
This comprehensive course combines Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures into one integrated program. This course prepares you for planned staged decompression diving with a maximum operating depth of 45 meters (150 feet). The combination of these two courses forms the essential foundation for all following technical diving training.
Who Is This Course For?
👥 Advanced divers seeking to deepen their understanding of mixtures with more than 40% oxygen and extend bottom time.
⚙️ Divers interested in advancing technical diving skills, with a clear pathway to courses like Extended Range, Advanced Wreck, and Trimix.
What You Will Learn:
🔘 Advanced Dive Physics & Physiology - Understand the effects of gas mixtures containing more than 40% oxygen in your body.
🔘 Comprehensive Gas Planning - Master the use of dive tables, dive computers, and learn the limitations of oxygen and nitrogen.
🔘 Equipment & Procedures - Learn proper cylinder labeling, nitrox analysis, gas blending methods, and oxygen service ratings.
🔘 Decompression Dive Planning - Choose appropriate decompression gases, compare dive tables with personal dive computer data, and plan emergency contingencies.
🔘 Decompression Diving Techniques - Execute safe pre-dive checks, follow decompression schedules, perform gas switching, and deploy SMB/lift bags.
🔘 Fundamental In-Water Skills - Demonstrate precise buoyancy control (hovering, controlled ascents/descents), maintain correct trim, and practice effective buddy communication, awareness and gas-sharing techniques.
What’s In It For You?
✅ Independent Technical Diving: Qualify to conduct decompression dives without direct supervision under conditions similar to your training.
✅ Pathway to Further Education: Gain access to additional advanced technical courses (such as Semi-Closed or Closed Circuit Rebreather courses) that build on these core skills.
✅ Enhanced Proficiency: Develop the critical knowledge and skills necessary for safe, extended underwater operations.
The TDI e-Learning materials are accessible in multiple languages. At B&W Diving, we are pleased to provide in-person dive training in English, French, Spanish, and Japanese. Please note that comprehension of the training language is crucial for effective learning and maintaining safety throughout your course.
Training Daily Rate & Duration:
Our daily training rate for technical diving starts at 220€/per person for 2-3 students. A 30€/per day surcharge applies to one-on-one courses. However, we will make every effort to place you in an existing scheduled course to avoid this additional fee, unless a one-on-one session is specifically requested.
One-on-one training offers both advantages and considerations depending on your learning goals. For more details, feel free to contact us directly.
A minimum of 6 dives must be conducted, which can be done in 5 days; however, at our facility, certification is earned, not given, it is subjected to the instructor’s discretion based on your comfort level in the water. We will try our best to help you complete the course in the recommended time, but if extra training days are required, it will incur in extra fees.
What Is Included?
At B&W Diving, we are committed to transparent pricing with no hidden fees. Our daily training rates include:
- Land transport from the dive center to the dive site and return
- Dive Equipment: including mask, wetsuit, boots, fins, backplate/wing for Twin 12, backgas regulators, stage regulators, dive computer, cylinders, and weights
- Gases (Air, up to Nitrox 32%)
Please note, the following are not included in our daily training rates:
- E-Learning Materials
- Diver Registration Fee with training agency
- Certification Fee
- Oxygen Fills
- Helium-Based Gas Mixes: please note that due to worldwide helium shortages the price of helium may vary. If this is the case we will inform you prior to blending the gas
- Ferry Fees, if applicable
- Boat Trips
- Meals & Beverages
Prerequisites:
✔️ Minimum age 18
✔️ Minimum certification of SDI Advanced Adventure Diver, Advanced Diver, or equivalent
✔️ Proof of 25 logged open water dives
✔️ Medically Fit*
* Medically Fit - In Malta, all divers are required to complete a medical questionnaire. Contact us for more information at blackandwhitediving@gmail.com
Cancellation Policy:
We understand that unexpected changes can occur, but due to the logistical arrangements involved, the following cancellation fees apply:
- Cancellations made within 24 hours of the scheduled course will incur in a 100% cancellation fee.
- Cancellations made within 48 hours of the scheduled course will incur in a 50% cancellation fee.
If you need to cancel or reschedule, please inform us as early as possible so we can assist you accordingly and try to accommodate your request.
Join the TDI Advanced Nitrox & Decompression Procedures Combo today and take the next confident step in your technical diving journey — extend your dive limits and master the depths with advanced skills and comprehensive training.
