Evolution Tech

Advanced Trimix

Technical Diving International

 Paperwork
► Student Record File
 Contact Details
 Medical Form
 Liability release forms
►TDI
 Your commitment

You are expected to be refreshed and well

hydrated while on this course

► If you are not, we will not dive

► You will be charged for my time if the

course takes longer due to this
 Your Commitment
► Study the materials given
► Be on time, concentrate and listen at all times
► Think and plan ahead – prepare dive plans and
equipment
► Aim to be the best

► Take part in problem solving without becoming

irritated or stressful
► Let me know if you are not happy or ready to
continue at any phase of the course
 Where are you now?
► Extended Range or Trimix

► Should be a
 “Thinking and knowledgeable diver”

► Able to plan accelerated deco dives, including

 equipment requirements
 dive schedule
 gas management

► Team Awareness is key

 Where are you now?
► Familiar
with equipment and emergency
procedures
 Shut downs
 Air shares

► Continually evolving and problem solving

 What ifs – toolbox

► Aware of risk involved and methods to minimise

risk
 Danger / Comfort zone
 Advanced Trimix
► Designed to train divers to competently
use trimix up to 100m
 Build on accelerated decompression
techniques learned previously
 Carrying three bottles

► Extend knowledge
 techniques, equipment, and hazards that
apply to deep diving on trimix
 Accademics
► Key areas from previous classes
 Decompression Mechanics
►Introduction
►Advanced Part 1
 Gas Management
 Dive Planning
►Software
►Team and situational awareness
 Oxygen Toxicity
 Rescue
 Carbon Dioxide Toxicity
 New topics
► Helium
 Overview
 Helium History
 Misconceptions / Realities
 Advantages of helium
 Dive planning

► Isobaric Counter Diffusion

► Operational planning for bigger dives

 Course Overview
► Exam – Open Book
 TDI

► Diving
 Hypoxic mixes
►Back gas 11L aluminium twins
 Stage of travel gas / bottom gas
►11L
 50% and 100% oxygen for decompression
►5.5L
 Course Timetable
► Day 1
 a.m.
►Introand Paperwork
►Equipment set up
►Working with 3 tanks

 p.m.
►Helium
►Dive Planning
 Course Timetable
► Day 2
 a.m.
►Shallowwater – Skills and stress testers
►Team and situational awareness

 p.m.
►Shallow water – Skills and stress testers
 Course Timetable
► Day 3
 a.m.
►Deep air dive 50m - multi bottle ascent

 p.m.
►Deep air dive 45m - multi bottle ascent
►ICBD
 Course Timetable
► Day 4
 a.m.
►Deep air dive 55m - multi bottle ascent

 p.m.
►Deep air dive 55m - multi bottle ascent
►ICBD
 Course Timetable

► Day 5
 a.m.
►Real Deco Dive
 100m

 p.m.
►Plannext day’s dive
►Exams – Open Book
 Course Timetable

► Day 6
 a.m.
►Real Deco Dive 4
 75m

 p.m.
►Exam review
 Course Philosophy

► TRAINING IS PURCHASED

► DIVE CERTIFICATION IS EARNED

 Expected Skill Level
(From TDI standards)

► As a student progresses through increasingly

more advanced certification levels, the degree
of tolerance for “not getting a skill perfect”
becomes narrower.

►A candidate for advanced trimix should be

capable of showing decompression
procedures and trimix skills at
“demonstration” level.
 Expected Skill Level
(From TDI standards)
► An instructor will ask students to show
mastery of skills for lower level classes one
skill at a time

 For example, a student demonstrates deploying a

lift bag and then may demonstrate buddy
breathing deco gas.

► Atthe higher levels, drills may simulate

multiple failures and students should be
capable of deploying a lift bag while buddy
breathing deco gas!
 Reality Check

► Adv Trimix Diving

► It doesn’t get more risky or difficult

► Deco software is VERY untested

► “You have to be afraid to panic”

 Bill Stone – Caving pioneer
 Reality Check

“The superior diver is the one that uses

superior judgement to avoid those situations
that require superior skill!”