Dive Master Internship

In 1999 Mermaids Dive Centre created the very first Dive Master Internship. The diving industry required a more professional approach to the training of a dive pro and we took the lead. Diving instructor internships followed allowing Dive Masters to progress into scuba diving instruction seamlessly.

All of Mermaids scuba diving internships are FULLY inclusive of agency fees, unlimited diving, full equipment (to keep), dive courses, training, materials and accommodation. Being ALL-Inclusive allows you as the professional diver in training to concentrate solely on education and experience. We want you to become the very best diving pro possible and enjoy a wonderful life working in the scuba industry.

Located in Thailand Mermaids offer Dive Master and Dive Instructor training 365 days per year. With a year-long diving season we’re well placed to receive divers any time that is convenient to them. The local diving creates a perfect training ground with several penetrable ship wrecks, deep and shallow coral dives, slack and ripping currents – we have a wide range of diving experiences on our doorstep.

Diving internships allow you the ‘wet-side’ training in order to be a diving professional. Additionally Mermaids operate dry-side scuba training in the form of dive equipment maintenance and servicing. We offer a Scuba Engineer Internship that includes diving equipment, compressor strip down, engine rebuild, scuba tank testing and much more. Dry-Side scuba skills are looked at by diving employers very favourably.

If you are looking to become the very best diving professional possible then Mermaids can assist you with your dream. It is our goal to make you as employable as possible as a diver and work prepared. Mermaids have hundreds of ex-interns working throughout the world within the diving industry.

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Oxygen Booster Technician Training

Haskel Oxygen Booster Technician Training

Oxygen booster technician training teaches how to use both Haskel 26968 & SITEC GBT15/45 models with 100% oxygen up to 207bars/3,000psi. The training covers a strip down, rebuild and test to manufacturer specs.

New Oxygen booster technician training will teach the skills necessary to service and repair the Haskel Oxygen Booster pumps that support rebreather operations worldwide. More than ten thousand recreational rebreathers are now in use. Recreational together with military rebreather use in navies generates a need for technicians with the specialist skills to service them.

The DITC educational training system provides for solid experience. The O2 Booster Technician training covers general maintenance, operation, standards and relevant legislation across all major manufacturers products.

Oxygen Booster Technician Training – Strip down/rebuild course – 4 Days

Haskel Oxygen Booster Pump Academic Development Work (day 1)
  • Basic operating principles
  • Types of oxygen booster pumps
  • Operator Instructions for safe usage
  • Air facts drive issues and safe pumping rates for 100% oxygen usage
  • Explosion hazards
  • Single stage Haskel pumps advantages and disadvantages
  • Double stage Haskel pumps advantages and disadvantages
  • Choice of pumping ratio – efficiency versus Bank gas usage
  • Drive gas requirements – the need for large LP compressors
  • Dry lubrication engineering – separation of ‘dirty’ LP drive gas and pumped HP oxygen
  • Oxygen Service materials and engineering used in the Haskel pump
  • Freezing issues and prevention when operating the unit at low temperatures
  • Calculation of stall pressures
  • Understanding shuttle valve operation. Remote start stop features. Servicing issues
  • Spare parts ordering
  • Manufacturers product reviews

The first day theory ends in an examination covering the explored syllabus.

Oxygen Booster Technician Training – Workshop Session (day 1)
  • Hands on user servicing and run up tests. (all models)
  • Pump/’jam’ – Oxygen cylinder to 207bars/3,000psi
  • Using Haskel double action 26968 block and SITEC GBT15/45 units
Workshop Strip down/rebuild session Days 2,3,4

* Choose from either: – Haskel 26968 Pumping unit or SITEC GBT15/45 pumping unit

  • Remove and replace low pressure drive system. Clean and re-assemble cyklon debris filter/water trap
  • Remove and replace High Pressure Oxygen input and output pipe work
  • Remove and replace Plenum intercooler and associated Joule-Thompson cooling pipe work
  • Remove and replace cylinder heads
  • Remove and replace cylinder barrels
  • Remove and replace barrel Joule-Thompson cooling jackets
  • Examine cylinder barrels for damage, wear and Oxygen cleanliness
  • Examine Air drive barrel and shuttle valve components for wear
  • Strip down and re-assemble all one way poppet valves in the cylinder heads
  • Strip down and replace both piston head seal packs
  • Strip down and replace piston thrust rod/air drive seal packs
  • Strip down and service end of travel sense valves
  • Proof Test compressor to 225 bars/3,250psi 100% Oxygen to confirm oxygen safety valve functionality and oxygen cleanliness
  • Check unit functionality at 25 psi drive pressure
Oxygen Booster Technician Training Includes:
  • ASSET/IDEST approved Haskel Oxygen Booster Pump Maintenance Certification. This establishes the legal competent person status of the technician to work on these systems
  • All training Manuals during the course + online access to our technician database
  • All spare parts & consumables used during the course
  • Free Tea/Coffee and high-speed Wi-Fi internet access at the training center
Pre-requisites:

Applicant must show proof of Oxygen service technician training (Any agency accepted)

Key Benefits:
  • Prevents costly damage to the Haskel unit through incorrect use/lack of proper maintenance
  • Certification provides proof of formal Haskel pump service & repair training – When a new Booster pump stops working, manufacturers often blame the operator or the owner if the person responsible for the unit has no training. If the pump operator has formal training and the unit was maintained and used correctly, the blame for the system failure shifts to the manufacturer, supplier or earlier repair agent involved in servicing the unit.