Trim and weighting workshop in a twinset
LevelUP! Tec Diver
Course description
LevelUP! Tec Diver is a one day workshop for twinset divers who want to check their trim and weighting before their next technical course or after a break. Two cylinders and a stage shift your centre of gravity: the legs drop and the position slips during a gas switch. We take the configuration apart on land, set it up in the water and record every session.
The day has the same three parts as the other levels: position, buoyancy control with breathing, and propulsion techniques. On top of that come choosing a wing for the twinset, routing the long hose and SPG, the stage cylinder and valve drills. All dives stay within no decompression limits, down to 9 m.
Sign up before PADI Tec 40, after a change of configuration (a new wing, moving from a wetsuit to a drysuit) or after a longer break from technical diving.
1 day.
3 parts: position, buoyancy control and breathing, propulsion techniques. Each part has a short presentation, a drill on the mat, a water session and video analysis.
3 water sessions of about 60 minutes each, down to 9 m, with no required decompression.
Maximum 2 people per instructor. A private 1:1 option is possible.
Air or Nitrox according to your certification. No decompression planning.
- Recordings of every session,
- Twinset and stage configuration set up for you,
- Hovering in full configuration within 0.5 m,
- A list of 2 to 4 priorities before your next course.
- Minimum age 18.
- PADI Tec Basics or an equivalent certification, or experience diving a twinset.
- A current medical statement.
- The workshop does not qualify you for technical dives.
Main configuration
Backmounted twinset, backplate and harness, twinset wing, two regulators in a long hose configuration, SPG, weights. Optionally one stage cylinder with a regulator.
Instruments and safety equipment
Dive computer, backup depth gauge and timer, buoy with spool, spare mask, cutting tool.
Thermal protection
A drysuit with an undersuit is recommended.
Also recommended
Wet notes. If you do not have a stage cylinder, we will provide one for the workshop.
Training fee
Set individually, according to the current Long Deco price list.
Registration and certification fee
None. LevelUP! is a Long Deco workshop and does not end with a PADI card or a card from any other agency.
Training materials
Presentations and session recordings are included in the workshop price.
Additional costs
Venue entry, fills, Nitrox and equipment rental if needed. We confirm the full amount before you sign up.
Theory
- Position, buoyancy control and propulsion in a technical configuration.
- Choosing a wing for a twinset: the minimum bladder volume is twice the weight of the gas in the cylinders plus a 30% margin.
- Weight distribution in a twinset and how a stage cylinder affects trim.
- How the routing of the long hose, SPG and accessories affects position.
- Adjusting the regulators and how they affect breathing and gas consumption.
- The mechanics of the frog kick, modified frog kick, back kick and helicopter turn in full configuration.
Practice
- Trim and hovering in full configuration, weight correction on the recording.
- Buoyancy window on a line with markers every 0.5 m, control by breathing only.
- Hovering with a stage cylinder.
- Valve drills and gas sharing without losing position.
- Frog kick, modified frog kick, flutter kick, back kick and helicopter turn.
- Depth changes of 6, 3, 6, 9 and 6 m with a one minute hover at each stop.
- Clipping and unclipping a stage cylinder without changing depth.
We assess progress on the recordings: what counts is a repeatable position in full configuration. Decompression planning is not part of the programme. We cover it on the Tec 40 and higher courses.
FAQ
Projects
- Team training dives,
- Wreck documentation and photogrammetry,
- Long Deco project dives.
Note: in projects the whole team has to hold a stable hover.
Trips
- Training trips for technical divers in Poland,
- Baltic wrecks within your certification limits,
- Trips abroad.
Note: we publish current dates and locations separately.
Further training
- PADI Tec 40,
- PADI Tec 45,
- PADI Tec Sidemount Diver,
- GUE Technical Fundamentals.
Note: each of these courses has its own prerequisites.
