Why PADI Equipment Specialist?

Whether it's a scuba regulator problem, a wet suit tear or a broken dive mask strap, the PADI Scuba Equipment Specialist course can help. This Specialty course prepares you for the basic equipment maintenance, care and adjustments you'll encounter every day. In addition, you'll get the valuable background on equipment repair and purchase, making you better able to protect your investment.

What do I need to start?

What will I do?

During your PADI Equipment Specialist program, you'll familiarize yourself with the operation and maintenance of your personal dive equipment. Your instructor might also provide the opportunity to review new or unfamiliar scuba equipment.

The program is not an equipment repair program but it does give you:

How long will it take?

What will I need?

Where can I go from here?

You can count this Specialty certification towards your Master Scuba Diver certification. For a fully advanced scuba diving service and repair course check out the ASSET Course - Association of Scuba Service  Engineers and Technicians.

For PADI Dive Instructors: Mermaids (Pattaya, Thailand) have witnessed that the dive industry prefers to take dive instructors on for dive employment from the MSDT level and higher. Although it is possible to achieve dive jobs directly from an IDC (Instructor Development Course), dive employers are more likely to offer a dive position to a diver that has more experience. The MSDT scuba diving rating displays that the dive instructor has good experience teaching diving. The MSDT internship with PADI specialty diver courses can assist in your scuba dive career.