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	<title>Thailand Tech Diving &#187; Dive Agencies</title>
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		<title>DAN Tech Diving Conference Proceedings Now Available for Free</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/dan-tech-diving-conference-proceedings-now-available-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/dan-tech-diving-conference-proceedings-now-available-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divers Alert Network]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not Thailand specific, but valuable even after two years. 
The Proceedings of the January 2008 Divers Alert Network Technical Diving Conference:
Vann RD, Mitchell SJ, Denoble PJ, Anthony TG, eds. Technical diving. Proceedings of the Divers Alert Network 2008 January 18-19 Conference. Durham, NC: Divers Alert Network; 2009. ISBN# 978-1-930536-53-1
is now available to the diving public.
A copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revised PADI-DSAT Tec Rec / Tec Deep / Tec Trimix Course Structure &amp; Flowchart</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/revised-padi-dsat-tec-rec-tec-deep-tec-trimix-course-structure-flowchart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/revised-padi-dsat-tec-rec-tec-deep-tec-trimix-course-structure-flowchart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tec Deep Course]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tec Trimix Course]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TecRec]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As described earlier here, here and here, PADI&#8217;s DSAT technical diving division is overhauling the Tec Rec program, chopping up the Tec Deep and Tec Trimix courses into smaller, easier to digest pieces.
The Tec Deep course will be broken into three parts, called “Tec 40,” “Tec 45″ and “Tec 50,” signifying the depth in meters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DSAT Officially Acknowledges Coming Changes to Tec Rec Program</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/07/dsat-officially-acknowledges-coming-changes-to-tec-rec-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/07/dsat-officially-acknowledges-coming-changes-to-tec-rec-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TecRec]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While executives from the DSAT technical diving arm of PADI have been doing roadshows &#8212; like this recent one in Pattaya &#8212; informally describing plans to change its Tec Rec program, there have been, until now, no official word from the agency itself other than to say DSAT was considering various bits of feedback.
Today, however, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DSAT Outlines Coming Revamp of TecRec Program at Pattaya Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/06/dsat-outlines-coming-revamp-of-tecrec-program-at-pattaya-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/06/dsat-outlines-coming-revamp-of-tecrec-program-at-pattaya-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TecRec]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Heeding customer feedback and finally bowing to market pressures, PADI&#8217;s DSAT technical diving arm is preparing an overhaul of its TecRec Deep and Trimix courses that will lower the entry barriers to the course and give instructors more flexibility.
Although final course outlines have not been finalized, the Tec Deep course will be broken into three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reminder: DSAT TecRec Update in Pattaya Sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/06/reminder-dsat-tecrec-update-in-pattaya-sunday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/06/reminder-dsat-tecrec-update-in-pattaya-sunday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a reminder that PADI’s DSAT technical diving division will host a roundtable forums in Pattaya June 21 to gather suggestions and ideas on the future of the agency’s tech courses.
DSAT has been doing forums around the world to map out what its instructors want for future tech-diving courses. As part of these discussions, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trimix Now OK on Tec Deep Course; DSAT Mulls More Course Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/04/trimix-now-ok-on-tec-deep-course-dsat-mulls-more-course-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/04/trimix-now-ok-on-tec-deep-course-dsat-mulls-more-course-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cave Diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCRs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebreathers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=98</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DSAT Tec Deep students can now use normoxic trimix on their final course dive under a change announced today by PADI&#8217;s technical diving arm. The change in standards is the first result of a series of conferences DSAT is holding around the world to map the future of the Tec Rec program.
According to the DSAT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DSAT to Host 3 TecRec Roundtables in Thailand</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/04/dsat-to-host-3-tecrec-roundtables-in-thailand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/04/dsat-to-host-3-tecrec-roundtables-in-thailand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meetings / Shows]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=82</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PADI&#8217;s DSAT technical diving division will host three roundtable forums in Thailand in April and June to gather suggestions and ideas on the future of the agency&#8217;s tech courses.
The forums, set to coincide with PADI Intructor Exams, will be held April 26 in Phuket, April 30 in Koh Tao and June 21 in Pattaya.
The roundtables [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DSAT Looks to Broaden Tech&#8217;s Appeal, Evolve TecRec</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/03/dsat-looks-to-broaden-techs-appeal-evolve-tecrec/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/03/dsat-looks-to-broaden-techs-appeal-evolve-tecrec/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Broadening the appeal of closed-circuit rebreathers and the evolution of DSAT&#8217;s TecRec program lead the topic&#8217;s at this week&#8217;s DSAT Tec Diving Conference, an invitation-only workshop/conference held this week in the U.S. for DSAT TecRec Instructors, Instructor Trainers and other tech diving industry.
According to the DSAT Chat blog: 
(DSAT President) Drew Richardson opened the meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DSAT Ramps Up: Names New Execs, Starts Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/03/dsat-ramps-up-names-new-execs-starts-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/03/dsat-ramps-up-names-new-execs-starts-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PADI]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=55</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some exciting news coming out of PADI&#8217;s Diving Science and Technology arm, . Some recent moves suggest the world&#8217;s largest diving agency is preparing to move even further into tech and has named a team to head its effots and started an online weblog.
Last week PADI Asia-Pacific announced that Alex Boulton has been hired a [...]]]></description>
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