More people are diving with enriched air and this means the demand for enriched air fills is also increasing. However, there needs to be someone qualified to administer these fills to meet this demand. This is where the DSAT Gas Blender course comes in. It can result in one of two certifications: DSAT Gas Blender or DSAT Trimix Blender.

One day

The DSAT Gas Blender course will train you as a qualified gas blender, allowing you to provide gas mixes to appropriately certified consumers. You’ll learn the physical properties of oxygen, its associated hazards, handling requirements and what cleaning equipment is necessary. Finally, you will learn the five methods of obtaining the desired enriched air nitrox mix and the various methods used to obtain proper helium mixes.

Public safety diving can be an exciting and honorable service provided to our communities by divers who call themselves .Public Safety Divers..These specially trained divers provide underwater services ranging from rescue diving to recovery and underwater criminal investigations. Although public safety diving can be a fun and exciting adventure, if not conducted by properly trained and equipped individuals, it can be dangerous and deadly. Recreational dive training can lay down a solid foundation for public safety diving, especially if the diver has continued his diving education by going beyond his initial open water certifi cate to advanced and rescue diver training. To convert to public safety diving, the diver needs to be trained in progressive steps, building a public safety diving foundation learning advanced techniques and equipment use specifi cally designed to allow the diver to safely and effectively participate in his particular environments and potential missions. The philosophy of this course is focused on laying down a foundation in public safety diving that will allow the individual to participate in basic public safety rescue diving. The goal is to introduce and familiarize the student with the use of special procedures, equipment, scene handling, communication procedures, basic public safety diving search and rescue techniques, and documentation requirements.

The PADI Public Safety Diver course includes four open water dives conducted over two days. You can add additional dives as necessary to meet performance requirements. The minimum number of recommended hours is 30.

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). You’ll not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional but you’ll also start learning the PADI System of diver education.

The course can vary from as little as three days to more than two weeks.

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor program is your final step in the quest to become a PADI Instructor. During the IDC, you’ll learn to use and adapt the PADI System of diver education to individual student needs. Comprehensive training, supported by a wider variety of PADI educational materials, earns PADI Instructors respect from both student and peers. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors may conduct a broad range of PADI programs from Discover Scuba to Divemaster.
The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor rating sets you apart from the crowd. PADI Instructors may conduct the entire range of PADI programs, from Discover Scuba through Divemaster.
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Times can vary from four days to three weeks or more

PADI IDC Staff Instructors are PADI Instructors moving towards instructor-level training or teaching the Instructor Development Course (IDC). IDC Staff Instructors can independently train and certify PADI Assistant Instructors as well as help train PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors.

Two course days plus a complete IDC audit

All dives must be completed to the Instructor’s satisfaction. The Instructor reserves the right to require further training and can refuse to issue a certification card if the student’s performance does not meet the course standards.