{"id":16585,"date":"2025-04-29T15:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgportofino.com\/tdi-intro-to-tech\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:04:09","slug":"tdi-intro-to-tech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgportofino.com\/en\/tdi-intro-to-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"TDI INTRO TO TECH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>.[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11284&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_3d&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11278&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_3d&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"136\"><strong data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"134\">Who this course is for:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"339\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"209\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"209\">Certified open water divers who want to expand their scuba knowledge<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"277\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"277\">Certified open water divers considering technical dive training<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"339\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"339\">Certified technical divers looking for a refresher course<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"368\"><strong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"366\">Course prerequisites:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"629\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"417\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"417\">Minimum age: 18, or 15 with parental consent<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" 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