PADI Equipment Specialist

Keep your dive gear in tip-top shape! 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.

Course Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent

• Minimum age 10

What You Will Learn

The more you know about how your dive gear works, the more comfortable you are with it; the more performance you get from it; and the more you can care for it. During the Equipment Specialist course, you will ...

• Review the theory, principles and operation of scuba diving equipment

• Learn about routine, recommended care, maintenance procedures & equipment storage

• How to overcome common problems with equipment and recommended professional maintenance procedures, including a demonstration of repair procedures

• Gain simple suggestions for comfortable equipment configurations and an introduction to new gear

Performance Requirements

PADI Equipment Specialist specialty course certification training is conducted in a classroom session, hands-on workshops & instructor demonstrations. To achieve certification, you will need to:

• Read the Dive Equipment section in The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving (available in hardcopy or DVD).

• Complete the classroom training, workshops & demonstrations conducted by a PADI Equipment Specialist Instructor.

Course Format

PADI Equipment Specialist specialty courses are typically conducted in a classroom-only format with hands-on workshops & instructor demonstrations. Divers are invited to bring their own equipment to this course. 

Course Schedule & Cost

PADI Equipment Specialist specialty courses are conducted through the dive stores that I work with, including VIP Diving. Please check their websites for the most current PADI Equipment Specialist training schedule and course costs.