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The Dive Industry Technician Course DITC

DITC (10day) Course Syllabus outline and study schedule

Day 1 - Monday

 

 

 

Session 1

Subject

Deviation

Timing

09.00

-

11.00

Introduction, Health and safety, Asset Member Forms

Section 1: Conventions

 

 

Break 11.00

Session 2

Subject

Deviation

Timing

11.15

-

13.30

Section 2: Gas Laws & the Behaviour of Gases

 

 

 

 

Lunch

13.30

Session 3

Subject

Deviation

Timing

14.15

-

16.00

Section 3: Tools and Workshop Practices.

 

 

 

Break

16.00

Session 4

Subject

Deviation

Timing

16.15

-

17.30

Section Workshop procedures.

Introduce practical inspection session and Inspection forms for tomorrow.

 

 

Finish 17.30

 

Homework: Read section 1 & 2 (and Exam 1 & 2 if not completed in class)

           

Day 2 - Tuesday

 

 

 

Session 1

Subject

Deviation

Timing

09.00

-

11.00

Practical Session: Routine inspection of professional/rental/school equipment – BC’s, Cylinders, Regs

 

 

 

Break 11.00

Session 2

Subject

Deviation

Timing

11.15

-

13.30

Practical session continued:

 

 

Lunch

13.30

Session 3

Subject

Deviation

Timing

14.15

-

16.00

Section 3: workshop procedures and common errors.

 

 

Break

16.00

Session 4

Subject

Deviation

Timing

16.15

-

17.30

Section 3: Workshop Safety

 

Section 4: Pressure Control

 

 

Finish 17.30

 

Homework: Read section 3 (and Exam 3 if not completed in class)

           

 

 


 

Day 4 - Thursday

 

 

 

Session 1

Subject

Deviation

Timing

09.00

-

11.00

Practical session Regulator maintenance

Instructor demonstration

 

 

 

Break 11.00

Session 2

Subject

Deviation

Timing

11.15

-

13.30

Practical session Regulator maintenance

Student practice

 

 

 

Lunch

13.30

Session 3

Subject

Deviation

Timing

14.15

-

16.00

Practical session Regulator maintenance

Student practice

 

 

 

Break

16.00

Session 4

Subject

Deviation

Timing

16.15

-

17.30

Practical session Regulator maintenance

Student practice

 

 

 

Finish 17.30

 

Homework read section 4

           

Day 3 - Wednesday

 

 

 

Session 1

Subject

Deviation

Timing

09.00

-

11.00

Section 4: Principled of regulators & First stage types.

 

 

Break 11.00

Session 2

Subject

Deviation

Timing

11.15

-

13.30

Section 4: Second stage types.

 

 

Lunch

13.30

Session 3

Subject

Deviation

Timing

14.15

-

16.00

Section 4: Regulator performance etc.

 

 

Break

16.00

Session 4

Subject

Deviation

Timing

16.15

-

17.30

Section 4: Anti-freeze systems, etc

 

Section 4: Theory complete

 

 

Finish 17.30

 

Homework: Read section 4

           

 

 

Day 5 - Friday

 

 

 

Session 1

Subject

Deviation

Timing

09.00

-

11.00

Practical session Regulator maintenance

Student practice

 

 

 

Break 11.00

Session 2

Subject

Deviation

Timing

11.15

-

13.30

Practical session Regulator maintenance

Student practice

 

 

 

Lunch

13.30

Session 3

Subject

Deviation

Timing

14.15

-

16.00

Practical session Regulator maintenance

Student practice  & instructor demo and explain cleaning process.

 

 

 

Break

16.00

Session 4

Subject

Deviation

Timing

16.15

-

17.30

Section 5: BCDs, Torches Cameras, Watches and batteries.

 

 

 

Finish 17.30

 

Homework: Read section 5 (and Exam 4 if not completed in class)

           

 

Day 6 - Saturday

 

 

 

Session 1

Subject

Deviation

Timing

09.00

-

11.00

Section 5: Cylinder Valves inspection and gauging and maintenance

 

 

Break 11.00

Session 2

Subject

Deviation

Timing

11.15

-

13.30

Practical Session: Soldering, Pressure Testing, Cyl Valve inspect and Gauging, PTFE Tape. BCD and suit inflators

 

 

Lunch

13.30

Session 3

Subject

Deviation

Timing

14.15

-

16.00

Practical Session continued Practical Session

 

 

Break

16.00

Session 4

Subject

Deviation

Timing

16.15

-

17.30

Section 6: Cylinder testing

 

 

Finish 17.30