Triton Tech

Diving with us

Introduction – exploration on every dive

If you already have your certification and just want to have fun then you have come to the right place! We have everything you need to get wet in safety and comfort

Take a look at our caves, and wrecks pages to see details of the sites on offer. The Philippines is renowned for great reefs, the rest is new to most people and will offer you a chance to be part of some very exciting growing divesites in the Philippines

All our dives are guided by one of our experienced and professional team. You will have the chance to discuss your personal preferences and desires in advance, either by email or in person before diving. We like to be flexible to your style while at the same time maintaining an overall level of safety which gives everyone piece of mind

Have a look over the information below to get an idea for how we like to dive.

Pre Dive

We encourage diving to tables that have been pre-cut on software. We use V-Planner or Decoplanner Conservatism settings vary but usually: V-Planner level 2 or 3, Decoplanner 20:65-80

Equipment requirements

Planning

Gas analysis and labelling: Analysis of all gases taken on the dive! Logging of analysis results and Labelling of all tanks. Name and MOD as a minimum. Our deco bottles are pre labelled.

Gas management as appropriate for the dive. We dive using ‘conservatism’ as the rule for gas management. Turn Pressure agreed for all dives (Embarrassing to have to say it!). TP for open ocean drift diving is based on minimum gas requirements, which is the greater of Gas required to get two people to the deco switch with elevated breathing rate.

Gas required to cover loss of a deco bottle, decompressing on back gas Deco gas quantities are determined as follows: Enough deco gas within the team to cover loss of deco gas by one member of the team. If this is not possible, the guide takes an extra bottle for the team. This is ‘belt and braces’ but no-one ever died of taking too much gas. Use of the TDI pre dive checklist START before all dives.

During the dive

All deco dives are conducted from boats

A spare tank of every deco gas that is being taken on the dive is kept on the boat. This is in addition to any extra gas carried by the guide.

Emergency protocols Our boatmen are trained to drop the spare deco gases down the line if a yellow balloon is sent up. Each boatman carries an ‘Emergency Action Plan’. The dive centre has a detailed emergency action plan covering lost diver, injured diver etc

DATA checks are performed every 5 mins on every tech dive whether simulated or real decompression. We encourage the practicing of emergency drills on every dive.

Post dive

After all deco dives equipment is carried off the boat by the boatmen. There is a debrief after every dive of any safety or diver development issues

Local diving conditions

Decompression is often in blue water, but on some dive sites there is the opportunity to decompress coming up a reef.

Viz varies but is generally a minimum of 15m and can be much more Dives are planned to minimise the effects of current, some drifting deco is usual.

In addition to the ‘plus 40m diving’ we also recommend extended stays at some of our fantastic recreational sites in the 35m to 40m range Depth of the tech sites ranges from 35m to 100m on local reefs, with superb topography and excellent coral and marine life. There are some small wrecks locally, for larger wrecks an {exped} to Ormoc Bay, Subic Bay, or Coron are recommended.

Gas policy

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