Tekkies Magazine

Technical Diving, Explained

Practical, sourced articles on technical and closed-circuit diving in Hurghada and the Red Sea — the pathway, the physics, the planning and the parts most guides skip.

Recreational to Tech and CCR: The Pathway, Step by Step12 MIN READ

From recreational diver to tech and CCR: the pathway, step by step

How to become a technical diver: what changes, the real agency prerequisites for each level from intro to trimix, and when to move to a CCR rebreather.

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Red Sea Deep Water: Why It Stays Warm and What It Changes9 MIN READ

Warm all the way down: why the Red Sea's deep water is unlike anywhere else

Below ~300 m the Red Sea stays about 21.5 °C to the seabed. Why, and what it changes for deco, depth gauges, exposure suits and CCR.

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How Hurghada's North Wind Shapes a Technical Dive9 MIN READ

The north wind decides: how Hurghada's wind and sea shape a technical dive

Hurghada's prevailing north wind shapes every tech dive: drifting deco under a DSMB, boat pick-up, sheltered sites, cooling and the climb back aboard.

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Hurghada Tech Diving: The Emergency Plan Most Divers Skip9 MIN READ

If it goes wrong at 70 metres: the Hurghada emergency plan most technical divers never make

Chambers, distances, oxygen maths, insurance and flying rules: a practical emergency plan for technical diving from Hurghada.

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