TDI INTRO TO TECH
WHY ANILAO?
Anilao gives you real technical training environments: sheer walls, deep slopes, and iconic sites like Mapating Cave, all within easy reach of shore.
Calm days give you perfect practice windows, while occasional rougher weather teaches planning, adaptability, and true dive-team discipline — exactly what tech divers need.
From reef sharks to schooling jacks and dramatic underwater topography, Anilao delivers the sense of scale and exploration that makes technical diving worth it.
- Serious Depth, Serious Terrain — Anilao gives you real technical training environments: sheer walls, deep slopes, and iconic sites like…
- Conditions That Build Real Skill — Calm days give you perfect practice windows, while occasional rougher weather teaches planning, adaptability, and…
- Pelagics, Reefs & Real Adventure — From reef sharks to schooling jacks and dramatic underwater topography, Anilao delivers the sense of…
WHY CHOOSE BLUE RIBBON?
Learn from instructors who run technical dives, deep dives, DPV dives, trimix, and overhead training regularly. You get real-world techniques, not “textbook-only” skills.
Anilao’s mix of sheltered bays and deep drop-offs gives ideal conditions for core tech skills: trim, buoyancy, propulsion, valve drills, team protocols, and emergency procedures.
Intro to Tech is the gateway to the whole TDI pathway. We ensure you leave with solid fundamentals that make your next step — Deco Procedures, Helitrox, Trimix — smooth and safe.
- Tech-Focused Instructors, Daily Tech Diving — Learn from instructors who run technical dives, deep dives, DPV dives, trimix, and overhead training…
- Structured, Skill-Driven Training Area — Anilao’s mix of sheltered bays and deep drop-offs gives ideal conditions for core tech skills:…
- Designed to Build Your Tech Future — Intro to Tech is the gateway to the whole TDI pathway.
WHAT YOU LEARN
Get trained on double-cylinder setups, learn proper gas management and buddy-gas matching, and handle independent cylinders safely.
Develop advanced buoyancy control, horizontal trim, and efficient finning / propulsion techniques — essential for stable and efficient diving.
Learn to plan dives carefully, manage gas consumption and dive-time, and develop situational awareness and decision making akin to technical diving standards.
Practice safety protocols, hand & light signals, gas switching, S-drills, emergency procedures, and underwater problem solving under guided conditions.
- Advanced Gear & Gas Management — Get trained on double-cylinder setups, learn proper gas management and buddy-gas matching, and handle independent…
- Trim, Buoyancy & Propulsion Skills — Develop advanced buoyancy control, horizontal trim, and efficient finning / propulsion techniques — essential for…
- Dive Planning & Situational Awareness — Learn to plan dives carefully, manage gas consumption and dive-time, and develop situational awareness and…
- Safe Dive Conduct, Signals & Problem-Solving — Practice safety protocols, hand & light signals, gas switching, S-drills, emergency procedures, and underwater problem…
COURSE STRUCTURE
Get ahead on the theory so everything clicks the moment you arrive — meaning less confusion, faster progress, and more time focused on in-water skills.
Land drills + pool or shallow-water work: buoyancy, trim, propulsion, gas planning.
Practice shutdowns, S-drills, team skills, ascents, and basic tech procedures.
- Before You Arrive – TDI eLearning — Get ahead on the theory so everything clicks the moment you arrive — meaning less…
- Skill Development Session — Land drills + pool or shallow-water work: buoyancy, trim, propulsion, gas planning.
- 2+ Open Water Training Dives — Practice shutdowns, S-drills, team skills, ascents, and basic tech procedures.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
Must be 18 years old (or 15 with parental consent)
Must be an Open Water diver or equivalent
Provide proof of 25 logged open water dives.
You need to complete a Medical Form to make sure you are safe for diving, please review it prior to your course
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Jonathan Venn
Jon is the founder of Blue Ribbon Dive Resort in Anilao, Batangas, established in 2010. With over two decades of diving experience, he specializes in technical diving instruction and professional-level SDI/TDI courses.
A passionate explorer and dive educator, Jon is known for discovering new dive sites around Anilao and beyond. He enjoys deep-water exploration and the challenge of spotting elusive pelagic species rarely seen by recreational divers. Whether teaching advanced courses or leading technical expeditions, Jon’s focus is always on safety, precision, and adventure beneath the surface.