It is merely not enough to have a personal diving rig and a stage bottle or two. The technical diving instructor needs to be fully familiar with all the gear available, own the best possible personal gear and have a full set of back ups. When students make the commitment to learn technical diving, the instructor cannot afford to have a dive washed out because a piece of their equipment went bad during set up. The instructor needs to be able to make the dives happen with appropriate backup gear. The time and boat fees just cost too much to waste.
Money is a big issue.
The technical instructor and technical facility need to make significant investments before and during the whole teaching process. This includes training, multiple sets of gear, back ups, oxygen analyzers, cylinders, compressors and gas boosters. Most of this investment will be amortized, but it is still significant and must be factored into the finances of this endeavor. Motivation An instructor needs to assess a diver's motivation for wanting to pursue technical diving. There are many levels of technical training that a diver can work toward, and the high end extreme technical diving may not be what that client is looking for.