If your mission in life is pursuing hard-core diving adventures in untamed locations and overhead environments you must train accordingly. Technical diving instruction is the intelligent and responsible route to follow which will transport you to another level of diving.

• Technical diving can be defined as any dive outside the generally recognized recreational limits. These include but are not limited to the following:

• Dives deeper than 130ft

• Dives using gas other than air. Eg Nitrox, Trimix and Heliox

• Dives with an overhead environment. Eg Wrecks, Caves and Mines

• Dives using specialized equipment. Eg. Double tanks, Scooters, Rebreathers, Deco habitats

For a full list and standards of Technical dive courses you can visit www.iantd.comTechnical training programs are longer by necessity. They require greater bottom times, a good deal of confined water drills and hours of study. Mad Dog Expeditions offers training in many different locations throughout the world as well as locations near to our base in New York City. Each location is chosen for its excitement factor and suitability for training. All our courses are run as concentrated courses in great locations which Include:

Grenada-home to a 600-ft liner the Bianca C. - many penetration areas- maximum depth of 185 ft and perfectly suited for most technical courses. There are deeper walls, shallower reefs and wrecks for Rebreather and Trimix training dives.

1000 Islands, St Lawrence Seaway - Historic shipping lane dotted with wrecks at various depths. The deepest wreck is the freighter the Roy A. Jodery which at 240 ft and 700 ft long, makes an ideal playground for scooters and rebreathers.