Tank Inspector cert w/o renewal requirement.
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SDI/TDI is the only one that I know of. It's good enough, there isn't a whole lot to a VIP course though...
The TDI card is no longer given in perpetuity. They changed that three or four years ago.
The original course was SDI, not TDI, and had no expiration. It was hands-on, in class.
SDI Visual Inspection Procedures | SDI | TDI | ERDI
The new course is International Training (neither SDI or TDI), is e-Learning, and expires in 3 years.
International Training VIP Inspector | SDI | TDI | ERDI
What is confusing is that the description for the former has a link saying you can take it on-line...and the link leads to the latter.
SDI Visual Inspection Procedures | SDI | TDI | ERDI
The new course is International Training (neither SDI or TDI), is e-Learning, and expires in 3 years.
International Training VIP Inspector | SDI | TDI | ERDI
What is confusing is that the description for the former has a link saying you can take it on-line...and the link leads to the latter.
I would be interested in a "non-renewal" VIP cert.
TrimixToo
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I see the need for recurrent training, myself. Things change. Wrapped tanks, evolving recommendations, star ratings (only for storage bottles so far), 3AL overstamps, and such, "happen," as do infrequent advances in inspection techniques and tools. Plus, being reminded of things and seeing previously unseen good and bad tanks (the instructor seems to have an endless supply of marginal, bad, and good tanks) helps when I do inspections for the local dive club.
One thing that stays with me is that most tanks fail when filled. As the owner of a personal fill station I have a strong interest in not having one fail, and relatively low interest in buying a containment unit unless one falls into my lap on the cheap.
One thing that stays with me is that most tanks fail when filled. As the owner of a personal fill station I have a strong interest in not having one fail, and relatively low interest in buying a containment unit unless one falls into my lap on the cheap.
the old non expiring vip class no longer is taught ... its now a 3 year ..we still don't know how the recert will work ..the old course was for scuba and scba the new one covers most hi pressure cylinders
Thanks to all for your input!
This need for re-cert is food for thought for someone who just wants to his own VIS but does not really need to (not enough tanks - yet).
@abnfrog: Yeah, TCI confirmed in a separate inquiry to their web site contact that VIP it is now a 3 year recert. cycle. What I also asked but could not get an answer on yet is how the recert works and what it might cost. So, I think you are right: "We do not yet know how it works".
They publish a price on the initial cert. (this link that tursiops previously posted: International Training VIP Inspector | SDI | TDI | ERDI ) ... but it is unclear to me yet if that's for the e-learning part only or the whole thing including the hands on part (also asked that, no reply yet to that). Actually by that description, I am not entirely sure if there is a hands on part or just a questions review of sort...
Also interesting to me is that a VIP cert from a part of the world - let's say Europe for example seems to be technically / theoretically valid elsewhere where regulations (and tanks) are different, even so those differing regulations were not addressed during the cert. class ... Just a whole different maybe not fully baked yet thing this from your regular dive certs...
This need for re-cert is food for thought for someone who just wants to his own VIS but does not really need to (not enough tanks - yet).
@abnfrog: Yeah, TCI confirmed in a separate inquiry to their web site contact that VIP it is now a 3 year recert. cycle. What I also asked but could not get an answer on yet is how the recert works and what it might cost. So, I think you are right: "We do not yet know how it works".
They publish a price on the initial cert. (this link that tursiops previously posted: International Training VIP Inspector | SDI | TDI | ERDI ) ... but it is unclear to me yet if that's for the e-learning part only or the whole thing including the hands on part (also asked that, no reply yet to that). Actually by that description, I am not entirely sure if there is a hands on part or just a questions review of sort...
Also interesting to me is that a VIP cert from a part of the world - let's say Europe for example seems to be technically / theoretically valid elsewhere where regulations (and tanks) are different, even so those differing regulations were not addressed during the cert. class ... Just a whole different maybe not fully baked yet thing this from your regular dive certs...
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