# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Equipment Specialist Course (Matt Crawford)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 am – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Don’t miss a dive due to minor issues with your scuba diving equipment. Whether it's a missing o-ring, wetsuit tear, or a broken fin strap, the PADI Equipment Specialist course teaches you to make basic repairs and adjustments. You'll also learn more about how your gear works, making you more comfortable with it, and better prepared to take care of your investment.
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You’ll learn about routine care and maintenance procedures as well as scuba equipment storage recommendations. Your instructor will show you how to overcome some common equipment problems and offer equipment configuration suggestions.  

Enjoy online learning, followed by an in depth class that includes several hands on workshops. 

Cost $299.

Fin Straps
- Replace Generic Strap
- Replace Springs Straps

Mask 
- Adjustment and strap replacement 
- Correct defogging

Buoyancy Compensation
- Care and maintenance
- Jackets and back inflation 
- Harness, wings and backplate system
- Check OPVs: spring, seals
- Disassemble and assemble an LPI
- Replace inflator hose
- Replace inflator adapter

First Stage
- Function
- Types: piston or diaphragm, balanced or unbalanced 
- Configuration
- Hose inspection
- Port plugs and O-rings
- Verify intermediate pressure (IP)
- Replace O-ring on DIN and yoke fitting
- Care and maintenance 

Second Stages and Alternate Inflator Regulators
- Function
- Types: balanced and unbalanced
- Surface/Dive switching
- Knob adjustment
- Diver adjustments
- Verify work of breathing (WOB)
- Replace Mouthpiece
- Care and Maintenance

Cylinders
- Working pressure
- Aluminum and Steel
- DIN and Yoke
- Buoyancy characteristics
- Care and Maintenance

Valves
- Checking and replacing O rings
- Burst disc
- Assembly and disassembly
- Yoke-to-DIN conversion

Computers
- Replace battery
- Functionality and limitations 

Exposure suit
- Wet and dry
- Undergarments
- Proper packing for travel and storage 
- Repair a torn wetsuit
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/harlem/equipment-specialist-course-matt-crawford/200029636496816
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Harlem
- **state**: GA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bubbles-or-Not
- **lat**: 33.41645
- **long**: -82.31184
- **full address**: Bubbles-or-Not, 211 N Louisville St, Harlem, GA 30814-6011, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Equipment Specialist Course (Matt Crawford) being held?
  - **A:** Equipment Specialist Course (Matt Crawford) takes place on Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 am to Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Bubbles-or-Not, 211 N Louisville St, Harlem, GA 30814-6011, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Equipment Specialist Course (Matt Crawford)?
  - **A:** Equipment Specialist Course (Matt Crawford) is organized by Bubbles-or-Not.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Equipment Specialist Course (Matt Crawford) is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Harlem, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Equipment Specialist Course (Matt Crawford) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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