South West Technical Diving 3.05

Outline:

South West Tech is a TDI dive centre, covering the Stunning South West Coast of Ireland from Youghal, East of Cork City through to Kerry. It complements the services offered by the existing dive centres, local clubs and dive stores and looks to work in harmony with them and not compete.

We provide technical dive training OC and CCR through TDI, IANTD and PADI, sidemount and overhead, skills reviews and practice, guided diving and safety support for Backmount, Sidemount, Rebreather and pretty much any technical configuration you like. We are not agency snobs having dived extensively with divers from many agencies it’s our opinion that the instructor you had, your attitude and your experience matter more than whose badge you wear. We are GUE / DIR / UTD friendly, we welcome CMAS / BSAC / PADI / TDI / IANTD etc.

People:

Matt Jevon – Matt is a technical instructor on Open and closed circuit (trimix) with TDI and a full trimix diver on open circuit (PADI) and CCR (IANTD). Trained in OC and CCR Cave, advanced wreck and solo diving Matt has been trained by and worked alongside some of the worlds leading tech diving instructors. He is also an Instructor with PADI, a boat skipper, an advanced Gas Blender and a bit of a deco theory nerd!

Greg Jagielski – Greg is an advanced gas blender, boat cox, cave trained and normoxic sidemount diver. Greg is also an asset trained technician and can device tanks, regs and equipment to O2 standards. He also supports the logistical and gas blending services and is chief safety diver.

Core Business Services.

Technical Diving Training

We offer tech diver training from intro to tech through to decompression diving on open and closed circuit. We can also offer training in overhead environments from wreck to cavern and cave. We train here in Ireland but also in Malta/Gozo, Croatia, Egypt and France.

There has been an explosion in interest in technical diving in Ireland with many experienced divers taking the first steps. However, building experience in cold waters, arranging gases and being sure of dive plans are sometimes challenging steps for new tech divers. We can remove that stress and provide anything from a full guide and gas service, through to tips and pointers on the best sites in any conditions. In addition many new tech divers have chosen to train in warm waters such as The Red Sea or Mediteranean. We offer a safe and progressive route to ‘convert’ to cold water tec without having to pay instructor rates or do more courses.

Mixed Gas, Bailout, CCR and Deco gas fills and tank rental. Inc sofnolime

Please continue to use your local dive shop or club for basic air and nitrox fills. However, if you want higher O2 mixes for deco gases, rebreather cylinders filled or trimix, we can fill these within 24 hours, or overnight at weekends by prior arrangement with drop off and pick up points in Cork City, Bandon, Clonakilty and Baltimore.

Planning, Logistical Support and Local Advice

If you or your club want to do your own thing, that’s cool. You might like to offload all the planning and gas logistics to us though. We can do everything from accommodation to launch and recovery points, moorings if needed, gases, cylinders etc.
Ancillary Services

We can offer accommodation, travel advice, restaurant advice and will take the extraordinary step of personally showing you some awesome bars. Rest assured the diving will be brilliant, but the craic will also be mighty! Advice on travel, transfers or car rental also available.

A note on the weather…..

This is of course beyond our control. Depending on the actual conditions we have a number of fall back plans, alternate sites, but recognize that sometimes you just can’t get out. We will offer alternate activities as you would find useful, eg kit workshops, dive planning sessions, deco theory discussions. We can also offer local tours, museum visits, quad biking etc.