Tam Ha Project
Why choose TAM HA PROJECT
for your technical dive education?
Diving and technical diving, in particular, is not just about skills proficiency or a solid understanding of physics and physiology or even good team chemistry.
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Yes, these foundational components are very important. However, the fundamental understanding of the risks versus the benefits for any given dive is often neglected or totally overlooked.
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The dive team that is affected by YOUR choices expands well beyond the people you are in the water with. Friends, family, loved ones, even work or business relationships are becoming part of the greater equation.
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​It is clearly not our intention to deter anyone from pursuing a technical dive education. However, at Tam Ha Project we want to ensure that each educational step is taken purposefully and leads you to the next level competently and confidently.
We strongly object to the "Zero to Hero" approach. Certifications are earned and not simply purchased. Instead, experience and proficiency are only gained by spending time in the water and not at the keyboard.​
With twenty years of experience as a technical diver and technical instructor, I feel that I am offering a unique perspective and experiences that have been shaped by diving in diverse conditions including very cold overhead environments in mines and frozen lakes, small caves, deep wrecks utilizing side-mount, open circuit, closed circuit, back-mount CCR and side-mount CCR and any combination thereof.
Understanding the DIR Philosophy
Our training philosophy is rooted in the holistic DIR (Doing it Right) building block methodology. This approach focuses on basic skills & knowledge development, critical skills training and gaining as much experience in as many environments as possible safely.
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While DIR has generated controversy and suffered reputational damage in the past, its origins are soundly based on these principles: a streamlined gear configuration, excess gear poses a potential liability ("Less is Best"), focuses on team cohesiveness and unified team protocols and most importantly IS OPEN TO CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Since the early days of DIR in the 1980's, diving and technical diving in particular, has changed exponentially: decompression research, reliable dive computers, sound closed circuit rebreathers and diver training in general just to mention a few.
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DIR in its true sense is not dogmatic, it is adaptive and not a "DIR-ty" word.