TECHNICAL DIVE TRAINING

Bernie Chowdhury’s TDI Technical Diving Courses

As of:  March 24, 2009

Course Costs include:  classroom and in-water instruction, and certification card upon successful completion of all course requirements.

Additional Costs include:  Required TDI student manual(s) for course(s).  Students must pay their own entrance fees to quarries/springs/dive sites and dive charters, their breathing gases, gasoline/transportation to/from dive site, tolls, hotel, food, etc.  All students undergoing in-water training on a given day will share in paying for Bernie’s out-of-pocket expenses, including: entrance fees to quarries/springs/dive sites and dive charters, breathing gases, gasoline/transportation to/from dive site, tolls, hotel, food, etc.

NOTE 1: Bernie frequently gets an instructor courtesy admission to quarries/springs/dive sites (e.g. Dutch Springs quarry) and also on some dive boats.  Students may also car pool.  The per-student fee for Bernie’s out-of-pocket expenses for Dutch Springs Quarry dives (which cover mandatory safety drills for all TDI courses) is $30 per student, per day.  Dive boat costs and breathing gases are in addition to this.

NOTE 2:  Bernie’s Intro to Technical Diving and Intermediate Technical Diver courses each require a minimum of two (2) days at Dutch Springs.

Course - per  Student   (prices are in U.S. Dollars)

[Intro to Tech (lecture only) - 25 – this is applied to the Intro to Tech course]

Intro to Tech - 250
(Lecture plus four (4) no-decompression training dives over two days to a max of 75 feet.  Cost includes use of the following tech gear: guideline reel, liftbag, jonline.  The final dive may include the use of my pony bottles and/or use of my double tanks, wings and backplate/harness.)

Nitrox - 139
(Less than 40% oxygen – classroom only.)

Intermediate Tech - 350
(Two days diving at Dutch Springs with tech diving configuration, either wings BC, single w/pony and stage bottle, or wings BC with double tanks and then stage bottle.  Cost includes use of my tech gear.)

Advanced Nitrox - 395
(Up to 100% oxygen)

Deco Procedures - 450
(Training dives to 150 feet max.)

[Combined Course – Advanced Nitrox & Deco Procedures = $800 - two cert cards issued.]

Extended Range - 1,000
(Training dives using air to 180 feet, max)

Advanced Wreck - 1,000
(Training dives to 180 feet max.  This course requires a min of six (6) wreck penetration dives.)

Basic Trimix - 1,000
(Training dives to a max of 200 Feet.  At least two (2) dives have to be deeper than 130 feet. Bottom mix to contain not less than 18% oxygen.)

Advanced Trimix - 1,250
(Training dives to a maximum of 330 feet.  At least two (2) dives should be deeper than 180 feet.)

Cavern and Cave diving classes can be arranged, and are co-taught by Bernie with another instructor.  Training dives can be conducted in Florida or in Mexico.  If another location is desired, that can be arranged.