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Feeling Alive at 165'

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Students Justin Walter (left) and Dan Alix (middle) preparing for Tec 50 open water dives with instructor Bob Bennett  Photo: Rose Bennett   Fred Stratton Instructor and Technician fred@bubblesornot.com Justin Walter successfully deploys a DSMB in the pool prior to open water work Photo: Tata McNaylor TECHNICAL DIVING SERIES PART III Our February 2019 article on Tec 45 was part two in our technical diving series. Let's go deeper still in part three of our technical diving series with t he Tec 50  course , which is also part three in the PADI Tec Deep Diver Program. PADI TEC 50 COURSE Tec 50 takes you beyond your Tec 45 experience by introducing you to the first stages of full technical deep decompression diving. Certified Tec 50 divers are qualified to make multi-stop decompression dives using air, EANx and oxygen (O2) with up to two decompression gases such as   50% Nitrox and 100% O2.  You'll plan and execute four dives to a maximum depth of