Gas Blender \ Technician

PADI Gas Blender

Being a gas blender is a key job at a busy PADI Dive Centre or Resort. This course teaches you how to blend enriched air nitrox and helium-based gases using one or more blending methods.

Advanced Gas Blending

PSAI offers both Nitrox and Advanced Gas Blending certifications. These courses cover theory and practical application of nitrox blending and blending mixed gases, specifically trimix. While the complicated formulas necessary for gas blending are covered, this course features PSAI’s exclusive nitrox and trimix blend worksheets which eliminate the need to remember and execute the various formulas, thereby minimizing the possibility of calculation errors.

Oxygen Service Technician

This course is designed for the scuba service technician who desires to be qualified to properly prepare scuba equipment for use with elevated oxygen mixtures and pure oxygen. This is not a repair course, but rather a course for manufacturer certified technician. The proper precautions and procedures are discussed and explained as are the materials necessary for oxygen preparation.

Visual Inspection Technician

This course covers the techniques and protocols for determining the suitability of scuba cylinders for service. Also covered are the methods for cleaning and servicing the cylinder valve.