PADI Compressor Handling

Course Booking Details

Book your PADI Compressor Handling course with Aquarius Dive Center Tenerife. Learn safer compressor operation, cylinder-filling procedures, breathing-air awareness and practical maintenance checks through supervised hands-on training.

Training takes place at the Aquarius dive center using a BAUER/MAKO K14 training compressor prepared for practical work. The standalone course takes one day, while the combination packages take approximately one and a half days.

Booking options:

• Practical Package: one day of practical compressor training and PADI Compressor Handling Specialist certification.
• Blender Package: combines Compressor Handling with PADI Tec Nitrox Gas Blender training, leading to two PADI certifications.
• Equipment Package: combines Compressor Handling with PADI Equipment Specialist training, leading to two PADI certifications.

Please choose your preferred package in the booking options above. Training content, learning materials and included certifications depend on the package selected.

Includes:

• Instructor-led compressor training with Aquarius
• Supervised practice using a real dive compressor
• PADI Compressor Handling Specialist certification after successful completion
• PADI Tec Nitrox Gas Blender training and certification when the Blender Package is selected
• PADI Equipment Specialist training and certification when the Equipment Package is selected

Before you book:

• A recognized diver certification is required
• No dives or water sessions are included
• The standalone Practical Package has no PADI eLearning
• Learning materials for combination packages depend on the additional specialty selected
• The course is especially useful for Divemaster candidates, dive professionals, dive-center staff and interested certified divers
• Proof of diver certification must be provided

This course does not certify you as a compressor repair technician. It develops practical understanding, safer operating habits and better awareness of what can be handled routinely and when qualified technical service is required.

Important booking notes:

• Course dates and starting time must be confirmed with Aquarius before final planning.
• Any PADI digital or printed learning materials included with a combination package are non-refundable once assigned or ordered.
• The remaining course price follows our 48-hour free cancellation policy.
• All compressor, cylinder-filling, gas-blending and maintenance work is completed under direct Aquarius supervision.
• Pickup, when available or arranged, must be confirmed with Aquarius before the course.

More information:

• PADI Compressor Handling Specialist Tenerife course page