Dive Industry Technician Course – April 2026 Intake

📅 Course Commences: 15 April 2026
📍  Location: ASSET Training Centre, Protaras, Cyprus
🎓Programme Type: Professional Standards & Competency Programme
⏳ Delivery: Intensive, Engineering-Led Training

About This Programme

ASSET is a professional standards body for scuba service engineers and technicians.

The Dive Industry Technician Course (DITC) is ASSET’s foundational professional programme, designed to set, teach, and audit competence in the inspection, servicing, and management of scuba and diving life-support equipment.

This programme is aligned with European and international pressure-systems practice and reflects the expectations placed on technicians working with safety-critical equipment. It is structured to meet the needs of technicians, service engineers, dive centres, and organisations that require documented competence, consistency, and accountability.

Core Positioning

ASSET sets, teaches, and audits professional standards for scuba service engineers and technicians, aligned with European and international pressure-systems safety.

This philosophy underpins every element of the course — from academic content and workshop practice to certification, documentation, and post-course audit readiness.

Asset Programme Scope

The April 2026 intake delivers structured instruction and assessed practical work across the following professional domains:

Physics & Physiology for Dive Technicians

An engineering-relevant understanding of gas laws, pressure, and human physiology, enabling technicians to properly assess equipment performance, failure modes, and safety implications.

Tools & Equipment for Professional Servicing

Correct selection, calibration, and controlled use of specialist tools, with emphasis on torque management, cleanliness, traceability, and workshop discipline.

Scuba Regulator Servicing

Full servicing procedures in accordance with manufacturer instructions and professional servicing principles, including inspection, fault diagnosis, controlled reassembly, adjustment, and performance verification.

Visual Inspection of Scuba Cylinders

Inspection principles aligned with recognised pressure-systems standards, covering:

• External and internal inspection
• Thread assessment
• Defect identification
• Condemnation criteria
• Inspection documentation and traceability

Servicing of Supporting Dive Equipment

Professional inspection and servicing of:

• Buoyancy Control Devices (BCDs)
• Dry suits and wetsuits
• Valves and ancillary components
• Dive computers and associated equipment

Safety, Legal & Professional Accountability

Clear instruction on:

• Technician duty of care
• Legal responsibilities and liability
• Record keeping and audit readiness
• Working within applicable legislation and industry expectations

Who This Programme Is Designed For

This programme is intended for individuals and organisations that require professional competence, not entry-level or recreational certification.

It is suitable for:

• Dive centre technicians and technical managers
• Independent service engineers
• Dive professionals transitioning into engineering-based roles
• Organisations seeking audit-ready technician training
• Technicians responsible for safety-critical equipment

Why ASSET

ASSET training is:

✔ Standards-driven
✔ Engineering-led
✔ Audit-ready
✔ Internationally aligned
✔ Built on professional accountability

Certification issued by ASSET represents measured competence, not attendance.

Graduates are trained to operate within systems that withstand inspection, audit, and professional scrutiny.

Professional Outcomes

Completion of the Asset Dive Industry Technician Course provides:

• A structured foundation for professional technician practice
• Alignment with European and international pressure-systems principles
• Improved safety, consistency, and documentation
• A recognised pathway into advanced inspection, testing, and systems management programmes

Course Availability

Places on the 15 April 2026 intake are limited 5 Students to maintain instructional quality and practical assessment standards.

Early registration is strongly advised.

Register Interest

👉 Enquire about this programme
👉 Request full course details
👉 Secure your place for the 15 April 2026