Diving to 100 metres is a serious undertaking, especially when it is the first time for one of the team members. That's what happens during an Advanced Trimix course.
While agency standards don't require diving to 100 metres, for many students taking this course this is one of the goals. During this week, Bram and I started by polishing skills and working with three cylinders in addition to the twinsets/doubles on our back. We also rehearsed, revised and improved communications and fine tuned our dive plan for the graduation dive with every single shallower dive.
How long does it take to complete this course? The answer depends a bit on where you start from. In this case, Bram and I have previously completed tech dives together and actually taken courses with each other. We understand each other's approach to technical diving and dive planning, too.
That means we were starting with an advantage and only spent a week on the course. We were also extremely lucky to have an entire week of relatively stable weather allowing us to progress on the same reef and refine the dives as we went.
If you'd like to know more about the advantages for diving trimix and whether to continue along the open circuit route or switch to rebreather diving, check out darkhorizondiving.com or comment below.
If you're keen to train in Belgium or need diving equipment in the area, check out Scuba United / Scuba Repair where Bram is normally based.
Finally, these dives would not have been possible without the support of Gozo Technical Diving.
13 окт 2024
