PADI Equipment Specialist - does this sound like a good course?

[XS-NRG]

I took the action scuba equipement specialty course and they not only taught us how to check the ip of our own regs as well as how to do a simple cracking pressure test but they also had us disassemble and re-assemble both a 1st and 2nd stage.

Nice. I think they went above and beyond for you then!

 

[Jim Lapenta]

This is one of the reasons that SEI requires instructors that teach our equipment specialty class also be a certified tech for major mfg. Not all instructors are reg techs and while being a tech does not guarantee a good course it does tend to add value when the course is taught by someone who can actually rebuild gear. It does depend on what you expect to get out of the course but when I teach this we do go into the how and why a bit deeper than other courses I habe seen and heard about.

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[coldwatercanada]

My comment is that the PADI Equipment courses isnt designed to teach you how to service a regulator. Its just to give you anough info to understand how the equipment works and how to deal with other problems that might arise. It also is geared towards matience and understanding other styles of gear. Our equipment tewc teaches our courses and he will show people how to dissamble a first and second stage but never how to re assemble it. This is one of those courses that the amount you'll get out of it really depends on whos teaching you!

 

[supergaijin]

Just like pretty much any 'adventure' or even 'specialty' dive course- it's all down to the instructor and the will of the student to learn.

I'd buy the 2 reg maintenance books listed before and then write a mail to the shop asking some informed questions about the course.

 

[scubadada]

I had a very good class 7 years ago that has proven useful many times since. I agree, the quality and extent of the class is the main determinant of value.

Good diving, Craig

 

[Rhone Man]

I have never taken the course, but it brings back to mind when I was taking a gas blending course a few years back from a hugely able instructor. He was also the first true DIR diver I had ever met.

Predictably enough, he had piles of dive gear sitting around his garage, much of which was either unfamiliar to me or configured in a way that was unfamiliar. So I asked loads of questions, we broke down lots of gear, he explained lots of things, and I learned a lot.

So, I feel I know what the course should be like. But I guess you need to be in the right garage with the right guy.

 

[RMAdventure]

I bought a package from my LDS and this class was included in the price. I'm going to be taking it next week, using the gear that I just bought. Hopefully it will be informative, I've enjoyed talking to the instructors so far.