PADI PADI Tec 40
The world’s most recognised diving certification.
- Duration
- 3 days
- Training dives
- 4
- Maximum depth
- 40 m
- Group size
- Max 3
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Languages
- English · Arabic · German
Why take PADI Tec 40 with PADI?
Take your PADI course in Hurghada with the same small-group instruction, Red Sea dives, equipment and support that define every DiveRED course.
Choose PADI when worldwide brand recognition is your priority. Your course includes the same local expertise, equipment, boat logistics and safety standards as our other agency options.
Day by day.
A clear, calm progression from theory and confined-water skills to confident Red Sea dives.
- 1 Day 1
Theory + confined skills
Gas planning, decompression theory, equipment configuration and the DSAT/Buhlmann approach to limited deco. Confined-water session building trim in your tec rig, stage handling, gas switches and S-drills.
- Backmount or sidemount configuration
- Stage handling & S-drills
- Gas planning
- 2 Day 2
Training dives 1 & 2
Two open-water dives applying team procedures, gas matching, and switching to a single deco gas at a controlled stop. Focus on trim, buoyancy and situational awareness in doubles.
- First deco stop
- EAN50 gas switch
- Team formation
- 3 Day 3
Training dives 3 & 4 — to 40 m
The full Tec 40 experience: limited decompression dives to 40 m with a single deco gas, complete gas-planning cycle, and simulated problem management. Demonstrate the skills to earn the certification.
- 40 m limited deco
- Problem management
- Certification dive
Everything arranged for your course.
What's included
- Certified PADI Tec instructor, max ratio 1:3
- Backmount cylinder with backplate & wing, plus stage/deco cylinders — or sidemount rig
- One deco cylinder + EAN50 deco gas
- All tank fills and enriched-air blends
- PADI Tec 40 eLearning, materials & certification (PIC)
- 4 technical boat dives
- Hotel pickup and transfers
- Hot lunch and soft drinks on every dive day
- Dive accident insurance for the course
Not included
- Tips (optional)
- Diving camera rental (€20/day)
Skills that stay with you.
- ✓Configuring and diving a backmount rig with stage/deco cylinders — or sidemount
- ✓Decompression theory and conservative gas planning
- ✓Single deco-gas switching procedures
- ✓Valve shutdowns, S-drills and team protocols
- ✓Precise trim and buoyancy in technical kit
Your PADI Tec 40 in the Red Sea.
Real training, real reefs and the people who will guide you through the course.
About PADI PADI Tec 40.
Is Tec 40 the right place to start technical diving?
Yes. Tec 40 is designed as the bridge from recreational to technical diving. It introduces staged decompression, a dedicated deco cylinder and a single deco gas in a controlled, limited way — the perfect first step before Tec 45 and 50.
Do I need my own technical equipment?
No. A complete backmount rig — cylinder, backplate, wing, regulators and deco cylinder — is included, or a sidemount setup if you prefer. If you own a technical rig you're welcome to dive it once we've checked the configuration.
How is this different from the Deep Diver specialty?
Deep Diver stays within no-stop (recreational) limits to 40 m. Tec 40 crosses into planned decompression — you'll incur and manage a deco obligation using a separate deco gas from a dedicated deco cylinder.