PADI - Compressor Awareness
PADI Compressor Awareness course will help If you are looking to work in the dive industry, going on a research project or would just like to know more about how compressors works.
Course Type: Continuing Education
Booking Information: We offer this specialised course tailored to your needs. Get in contact with us to schedule your booking.
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About The PADI Compressor Awareness Specialist Course
PADI Compressor Awareness course will help – If you are looking to work in the dive industry, going on a research project or would just like to know more about how compressors work then Uk Diving Academy distinctive speciality course Compressor Awareness is for you.
This program aims to instruct students in the safe and correct procedures for operating a high pressure air compressor, for filling cylinders from a compressor and from an air storage bank, and for good compressor management.
What Your Learn
Here are some key points about PADI Compressor Awareness:
- Purpose: The primary purpose of the PADI Compressor Awareness course is to provide divers and dive professionals with knowledge about how diving compressors work, the importance of clean and dry air, and the safety protocols associated with compressor operations.
- Course Content: The course covers the following topics the components of a diving compressor, how to operate and maintain compressors safely, the importance of air quality, filter systems, and the hazards associated with improper compressor use.
- Who Should Take It: The course is open to divers of all levels, including recreational divers, divemasters, and instructors, as well as anyone involved in the operation of diving compressors at dive shops or facilities.
- Benefits: Completing the course can help divers and professionals enhance their safety awareness, ensure the quality of the air they breathe underwater, and become more informed about compressor operation and maintenance.
- Certification: Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive a PADI Compressor Awareness certification.
Next Steps
Study
Step 1 - PADI Learning
Our team of PADI Instructors will teach you about how diving compressors work, the importance of clean and dry air, and the safety protocols associated with compressor operations.
- Learning time commitment: 4-5 hours
At The Uk Diving Academy
Step 2 - With Your Instructor
You will learn how to operate and maintain compressors safely, the importance of air quality, filter systems, and the hazards associated with improper compressor use.
- Prerequisites: None
- Total time commitment: 1 day
- Minimum age: 16 years or older
More Information
PADI Compressor Awareness Specialist Course Prerequisites
You need to be at least 16 years, this is a non diving certification and is open to anyone.
Course Medical Requirements
Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.
Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).
The Scuba Gear You Will Use During Your Course
None, this is a dry course.
What's Included
- Course tuition
- Theory & learning
- Equipment hire (if required)
- Air flls in the pool (if required)
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
- None, everything is included in the couse fees.
After This Course
The PADI Compressor Awareness Specialty course may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification - contact us today for finds out more about earning credit.
Your PADI Compressor Awareness certification gets you one step closer to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver™. Only two percent of divers ever achieve this elite rating.
