PADI - Equipment Specialist
Don’t miss a dive due to a broken fin strap or wetsuit tear. Learn how to fix minor gear issues and how to clean, store and maintain your dive gear so it lasts a long time.
Course Type: Continuing Education
Booking Information: We offer this specialised course tailored to your needs. Get in contact with us to schedule your booking.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
About The Equipment Specialist Course
Don't miss a dive due to minor issues with your scuba diving equipment. Whether it's a missing o-ring, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, the PADI Equipment Specialist course teaches you to manage basic repairs and adjustments.
What Your Learn
You'll also learn more about how your gear works, making you more comfortable with it and better prepared to take care of your investment.
Take This Course If You Want To
- Make minor gear repairs
- Avoid missing dives due to gear issues
- Maximize the life of your equipment
Learn How To
- Fix equipment problems
- Clean and maintain your gear
- Create a save-a-dive kit
Next Steps
Study
Step 1 - PADI eLearning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.
Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.
- eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours
At The Uk Diving Academy
Step 2 - With Your Instructor
Get hands-on experience making minor equipment repairs and learn about different types of dive gear. Learn how to properly clean and maintain gear, and how to create a save-a-dive kit.
- Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Scuba Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- Total time commitment: 1 day
- Minimum age: 10 years or older
More Information
PADI Equipment Specialist Course Prerequisites
Minimum Age: 10
Course prerequisites: (Jr.) Scuba Diver or equivalent entry-level certification
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
- PADI eLearning
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
After This Course
The first dive of the PADI Equipment Specialty course may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification - contact us today for finds out more about earning credit.
Your PADI Equipment certification gets you one step closer to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver™. Only two percent of divers ever achieve this elite rating.
