Technical diving definition
Technical diving. Means open circuit or rebreather diving with the use of variable gas mixtures (Nitrogen-Helium-Oxygen otherwise called Trimix or Helium – Oxygen otherwise called Heliox) up to depths not exceeding 130 metres, and subject to the medically recommended maximum gas partial pressures of 1,4ATA Oxygen for the bottom part of the dive, 1,6 ATA Oxygen during decompression and 3,95 ATA Nitrogen. On written submission of a full dive profile and proposed safety and support measures, the Insurer may consider providing specific, per- dive insurance for any dive exceeding 130 metres and/or the maximum gas partial pressure limits allowed above. Technical Diving also includes wreck penetration and full cave diving, regardless of the distance covered.
Technical diving means diving, other than sport diving, speciality diving or commercial diving, that takes divers beyond the normal limits of sport diving. It is an activity that includes one or more of the following: