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Taiyong Diver (technical wreck specialty)
The first PADI TecRec specialty in the world, built around a deep Aqaba wreck.
Starting point
Age 18+
Duration
2 days
Included
Instructor, materials and certification fees are confirmed when you book.
Prerequisites
- PADI Tec 50 or Tec Deep Diver – see PADI Tec 50.
- Technical dives made in the last 6 months.
- Age 18 or older.
What you will gain
- Dive planning, techniques and safety considerations for a deep wreck.
- The history, flora and fauna of the wreck, and local regulations.
- A way to continue your technical education.
How the course works
It is a good precursor to the TecRec Advanced Wreck Diver certification. It is a Dive Aqaba distinctive specialty, so it takes place in Aqaba. See also PADI Wreck Diver.
Where you dive in Aqaba
Technical courses run from our boat, with twinsets and blended gases. For trimix courses helium is charged per litre, see the prices page.
Your path
Before
This course
Taiyong Diver (technical wreck specialty)
Related courses
All courses: Technical diving courses
What next? Your next steps
TecRec Advanced Wreck Diver
For the deep explorer: wreck penetration beyond recreational depths and limits.
PADI Wreck Diver
Explore wrecks: history, planning and, with the right training, penetration.
Why dive with Dive Aqaba
Aqaba’s original dive centre
Founded in 2002, Dive Aqaba is the mother of the diving industry in Aqaba. Many of our former students went on to build their own dive companies.
We dive every day of the year
Daily boat trips and shore diving all year round, holidays included.
Clean air, deep expertise
Top-quality air is the basis of our technical and deep diving, and our team has logged trimix dives beyond 100 m since 2007.
Our own boat and beach club
Laila 1 for daily trips, and a private beach club with dive sites that only Dive Aqaba can dive.
Ask about dates for this course
Call or message us on WhatsApp: +962 79 669 9008. Tell us what you want to dive and when.
Scope, prerequisites and length are confirmed at enrolment, because PADI standards can change.