SDI Air Fill Station Technician Course
SDI Air Fill Station Technician Course
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SDI Certified Air Fill Station Technician · Fill Station Safety · No Diving Required
Know what goes into every tank. The SDI Air Fill Station Technician course teaches you to fill scuba cylinders with air safely, with safety built into every step of the process. You'll learn the technician's responsibilities, the main causes of fill accidents and how to avoid them, what makes air breathing grade, and how to keep it clean and test it. SDI recommends about 2 hours of classroom and briefing time, with theory plus hands-on practice on fill station and compressor equipment. You need to be 18 or older. It's a good fit for dive shop staff, divers who want to understand their own equipment, and instructors adding a skill.
SDI Air Fill Station Technician Course
This SDI course is a complete look at the job of an air fill station technician and the safety practices behind it. It builds your skill and your confidence in filling compressed gas cylinders with air, whether you work in the dive industry or just want to know your equipment inside and out.
What you'll learn
- The role and responsibilities of an air fill station technician
- The risks and hazards of filling, including the main causes of fill accidents and how to reduce them
- The basics of safe operation and the principles that prevent accidents
- What breathing-grade air is and the factors that affect air quality
- How to assess air quality, prevent contamination, and analyze the air
- Air fill production equipment, including critical safety systems and fill station systems
- Safe cylinder handling: transport, inspection, and filling procedures
What to expect
Theory and hands-on
A mix of classroom briefings and practice with air fill station and compressor equipment. SDI recommends about 2 hours of classroom and briefing time.
Built for every skill level
The course is designed to work for people with different levels of experience around fill stations and equipment.
Your credential
When you finish, you are an SDI Certified Air Fill Station Technician.
Who it's for
Dive shop staff
If you work at or support a fill station, this is the training that backs it up.
Enthusiast divers
Get a deeper understanding of your equipment and safety, and more self-sufficiency.
Instructors and pros
Broaden your skills and credentials for more roles in the dive industry.
Good to know
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- SDI expects a strong interest in diving equipment and safety.
- The SDI VIP (Visual Inspection Procedure) eLearning course is required.
- Course materials also include the Visual Inspection Procedures manual, the Air Fill Station Technician Knowledge Quest, and the SDI Course Standards and Procedures.
- No dives and no dive gear are needed.
Questions we hear a lot
Do I need to be a certified diver?
SDI lists age 18 and a strong interest in diving equipment and safety as the prerequisites. If you are not sure it fits you, give us a call and we will talk it through.
How long is the course?
SDI recommends about 2 hours of classroom and briefing sessions, plus the required VIP eLearning. Call us for the current class schedule.
Is there any diving in this course?
No. It is all about fills, air quality, and equipment, so you will not need to get in the water.
What do I get when I finish?
You earn the SDI Certified Air Fill Station Technician credential.
Where do I sign up?
Add the course to your cart above, or call or stop by the shop in Queen Creek and we will get you on the schedule.
SDI Certified Air Fill Station Technician · Fill Station Safety · No Diving Required
Know what goes into every tank. The SDI Air Fill Station Technician course teaches you to fill scuba cylinders with air safely, with safety built into every step of the process. You'll learn the technician's responsibilities, the main causes of fill accidents and how to avoid them, what makes air breathing grade, and how to keep it clean and test it. SDI recommends about 2 hours of classroom and briefing time, with theory plus hands-on practice on fill station and compressor equipment. You need to be 18 or older. It's a good fit for dive shop staff, divers who want to understand their own equipment, and instructors adding a skill.
SDI Air Fill Station Technician Course
This SDI course is a complete look at the job of an air fill station technician and the safety practices behind it. It builds your skill and your confidence in filling compressed gas cylinders with air, whether you work in the dive industry or just want to know your equipment inside and out.
What you'll learn
- The role and responsibilities of an air fill station technician
- The risks and hazards of filling, including the main causes of fill accidents and how to reduce them
- The basics of safe operation and the principles that prevent accidents
- What breathing-grade air is and the factors that affect air quality
- How to assess air quality, prevent contamination, and analyze the air
- Air fill production equipment, including critical safety systems and fill station systems
- Safe cylinder handling: transport, inspection, and filling procedures
What to expect
Theory and hands-on
A mix of classroom briefings and practice with air fill station and compressor equipment. SDI recommends about 2 hours of classroom and briefing time.
Built for every skill level
The course is designed to work for people with different levels of experience around fill stations and equipment.
Your credential
When you finish, you are an SDI Certified Air Fill Station Technician.
Who it's for
Dive shop staff
If you work at or support a fill station, this is the training that backs it up.
Enthusiast divers
Get a deeper understanding of your equipment and safety, and more self-sufficiency.
Instructors and pros
Broaden your skills and credentials for more roles in the dive industry.
Good to know
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- SDI expects a strong interest in diving equipment and safety.
- The SDI VIP (Visual Inspection Procedure) eLearning course is required.
- Course materials also include the Visual Inspection Procedures manual, the Air Fill Station Technician Knowledge Quest, and the SDI Course Standards and Procedures.
- No dives and no dive gear are needed.
Questions we hear a lot
Do I need to be a certified diver?
SDI lists age 18 and a strong interest in diving equipment and safety as the prerequisites. If you are not sure it fits you, give us a call and we will talk it through.
How long is the course?
SDI recommends about 2 hours of classroom and briefing sessions, plus the required VIP eLearning. Call us for the current class schedule.
Is there any diving in this course?
No. It is all about fills, air quality, and equipment, so you will not need to get in the water.
What do I get when I finish?
You earn the SDI Certified Air Fill Station Technician credential.
Where do I sign up?
Add the course to your cart above, or call or stop by the shop in Queen Creek and we will get you on the schedule.