A technical diver handling decompression stage cylinders during a dive

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Decompression Instructor

Official course standards ↗Last updated September 7, 2026

Your entry into RAID technical diver instruction. This course trains instructors to conduct decompression dives to 40 metres (air and nitrox) or 45 metres (with trimix), using one decompression cylinder. Instructor candidates learn to guide students through staged decompression planning, gas management, advanced buoyancy, trim, and safe ascent protocols. This certification opens the pathway to advanced RAID technical instructor qualifications and deeper technical decompression teaching roles, qualifying instructors to teach RAID's foundational technical decompression course.

Prerequisites

Minimum 18 years old. Current RAID Open Water Instructor certification. Documented technical diving experience including twinset or sidemount configuration experience. No specific minimum dive count is publicly listed by RAID; contact your dive centre for current requirements.

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Where can I take RAID Decompression Instructor?

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