Advanced Equipment

Want to know the exactly how you regulator works? Take apart and reassemble common scuba equipment to fully understand how these things work...

Don’t miss a dive due to a scuba gear issue. Whether it's a blown o-ring, regulator problem, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, you can learn how to manage basic scuba equipment adjustments.  As a PADI Equipment Specialist, you are prepared for the basic scuba equipment maintenance, care and adjustments you'll encounter every day. In addition, you'll learn interesting background information about how your gear works, how it’s repair and other information that helps you with your equipment investment.

The Fun Part

The more you know about how your dive gear works, the more

• Comfortable you are with it
• Performance you get from it
• You can care for it

What You Learn

• Review the theory, principles and operation of scuba diving equipment
• Learn about routine, recommended care and maintenance procedures, and equipment storage
• How to overcome common problems with equipment and recommended professional maintenance procedures (may include a demonstration of repair procedures)
• Gain simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations and an introduction to new gear (may include optional confined water dive to try new or unfamiliar equipment)

Extra Advanced materials covered (After completion of Padi Equip)

• Review the theory, principles and operation of regulator first and second stages
• Disassembly, cleaning, assembly and set up of shop rental equipment
• BCD’s,  inflators, dump valves, cleaning, testing and repair
• Tank valve operation, disassembly and assembly

Course Duration: 3 Days

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