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This is a comprehensive program covering all aspects of the dive store technician job duties. Graduates will be prepared to work in a dive operation competently and safely. Apprenticeship is necessary under an experienced full time technician to learn specifics of different brands and type of life support equipment. Attendance in the future at various manufacturer run service clinics will then offer a broader knowledge base..
The dive industry is full of employment opportunities. However, if you are hopingto find a great job rather than just any job, you need to set yourself apart from the average job candidate. Our Scuba Technician Specialist program will provide you with the comprehensive training and practical experience you need to find the right job in today's competitive employment market.
We recognize that, while some of you will be seeking employment with a resort dive operator, others may prefer a retail setting or a position on a live-aboard dive boat. So, unlike other training programs which concentrate exclusively on preparing you for working in a resort operation only, our Scuba Technician Specialist program provides you with the diverse training and skills today's dive industry employers are seeking.
Whether or not you intend to work in the dive industry, you will benefit from having some training in dive equipment maintenance. This program will expand your theoretical knowledge of dive equipment design and function. Its main purpose is to provide you with the opportunity to gain the valuable hands-on practical experience needed to enhance your job prospects.
This is an intensive 3 day program which covers regulator theory and design, regulator disassembly, inspection, parts replacement programs, assembly, setup and break in with a breathing machine, fine tuning and performance flow bench operations and consumer care and maintenance issues. Day 1 is spent covering regulator theory and design. Day 2 is a hands-on clinic covering both piston and diaphragm first stages and poppet valve second stages. Day 3 is spent rebuilding, tuning and bench testing a variety of regulators.
Required text – Scuba Regulator Savvy, Pete Wolfinger
Recommended text – Scuba Regulator Maintenance and Repair, Vance Harlow
Duration – 3 days, SDI certification as a Service Technician and certification as a factory authorized Aeris service technician.
This module covers annual internal & external visual inspection procedures for tanks and valves. It also covers eddy current inspection of appropriate aluminum cylinders. Hands-on training in tank whipping, cleaning, tumbling.
Required Texts- TDI VIP Technician student workbook and Virginia Scuba supplemental workbook
Duration – 1/2 day, certification as a Cylinder VIP Technician
This module covers cleaning & preparation of cylinders, valves and regulator components for Nitrox and Oxygen service use. You will be trained using our onsite certified “Clean Room” operation.
Required text - TDI Oxygen Service Technician Student workbook.
Duration – 1/2 day, certification as an Oxygen Service Technician
This module covers mixing technologies and procedures for recreational Nitrox and decompression diving gasses. Hands-on blending by partial pressure and continuous blending methods.
Required text - TDI Gas Blender Student Manual
Duration 1/2 day, certification as a TDI Gas Blender
This module covers mixing technologies and procedures for Helium based technical diving gasses. It includes theory as well as hands-on blending by partial pressure.
Required Texts – TDI Advanced Gas Blender Student Manual
Duration – 1/2 day, certification as a TDI Advanced Gas Blender
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