PfcAJ
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I feel that it is very important for a techical diver to be able to work on some of his/her own stuff. Knowing how it works allows you to know what to look for before a dive, and fix it if you can with the resources available.
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Based upon your experience what source of training is recomended for general knowledge and repair of regulators?
Based upon your experience what source of training is recomended for general knowledge and repair of regulators?
I do not service my own gear, but would be glad to do so, if allowed. In addition to personal dives, I also dive on university projects. The scientific diving standards require proof of annual service by factory qualified technician, so I don't have much of a choice. I would do so myself, but the rules only allow factory qualified techs. My instructor even offered to show me all the specifics for my gear, but since I wouldn't be factory qualified, it wasn't worth it.
Not that am a tech diver, but I am mechanically inclined ... something I was thinking about while reading this post ..I feel that it is very important for a techical diver to be able to work on some of his/her own stuff. Knowing how it works allows you to know what to look for before a dive, and fix it if you can with the resources available.
So I'm curious. How many of you doing advanced dives (including deco, overhead, multiple gasses, etc.) rely on someone else for basic mechanical upkeep and repair and trust it's right and how many of you do it yourself and double check any "professional repairs" that you have done before diving?
This doesn't make a lot of sense... Sign up for a factory course if it is required. ...
Based upon your experience what source of training is recomended for general knowledge and repair of regulators?