PADI Equipment Specialist Course
PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre based at Littlehampton Marina, West Sussex
£150 per diver
Get to know your diving equipment with the PADI Equipment Specialist course at Abyss Scuba School. Learn how your kit works, how to care for it and how to recognise common problems before they interrupt a dive.
Through practical demonstrations and discussion, you’ll develop useful skills for everyday equipment ownership. Whether you have recently bought your first set of kit or want to understand your existing equipment better, this speciality helps you make informed decisions about its use and care.
Course Highlights
What You’ll Learn
Explore how common scuba equipment works, including regulators, buoyancy control devices and exposure protection. Learn about routine cleaning, storage and care, along with ways to recognise wear, damage and common equipment problems.
You’ll also discuss useful spares for a save-a-dive kit and learn when a minor adjustment is appropriate or equipment needs professional attention.
Practical Training
Take part in equipment demonstrations and practical activities with your PADI instructor. Explore basic adjustments and minor issues, such as a damaged fin strap, while developing your understanding of different equipment types and configurations.
This is a dry course, with no pool or open-water dives required. It develops routine equipment care skills and does not qualify you to carry out regulator servicing, cylinder testing or other specialist technician work.
On Completion
After successfully completing the knowledge development and required practical activities, you’ll receive your PADI Equipment Specialist certification.
You’ll have a better understanding of how to care for your equipment and recognise when it needs attention. This speciality can also count towards the five PADI speciality certifications required for the Master Scuba Diver rating.
Course Prerequisites
Minimum age: 10 years
PADI Scuba Diver or Junior Scuba Diver certification, or a higher PADI diving qualification
If you hold a qualification from another organisation, contact us to check eligibility
Parent or guardian consent required for participants under 18
Please contact us before booking if you would like to discuss your qualification or any support needs.
Course Details
Format: Knowledge development, equipment demonstrations and practical activities
Training dives: No pool or open-water dives required
Dates: View available dates and session times in the booking calendar below.
Complete any course preparation as directed by our team and bring proof of your diving certification.
If you own diving equipment, let us know before attending so we can confirm which items would be useful to bring. Equipment is available for course demonstrations.
Pricing
£150 per diver.
Included
PADI course materials
Instructor-led equipment discussions and practical activities
Use of equipment for course demonstrations
PADI Equipment Specialist certification fee
Not Included
Air or Nitrox fills
Equipment purchases or replacement parts
Professional equipment servicing, repairs or cylinder testing
Book Your Course
Ready to understand your diving equipment better? Choose an available date from the calendar below and follow the steps to book your PADI Equipment Specialist course.
If you have questions about your qualification, support needs or which equipment to bring, contact Abyss Scuba School before booking.