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Scuba Equipment Technician Course
@ Simple Life Divers | Koh Tao, Thailand

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Want to properly understand and maintain your scuba diving equipment?

Simple Life Divers’ Equipment Technician Course teaches you how your gear works—and how to keep it in top condition. You’ll learn essential maintenance, troubleshooting, and minor repair skills across all key equipment, including BCDs, regulators, masks, fins, and more.

At Simple Life Divers, we go beyond the PADI syllabus. This isn’t just theory—you’ll get real, practical, hands-on experience working with professional tools and equipment.

 

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I dove with David, for my Open Water Advance rating. He was hands down the most experienced dive master i've ever dove with (+/- 10,000 dives) he was professional, explained things well, and made the dives fun. Simple Life is the right choice for a great dive experience on Koh Tao.
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Olivia Mills
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I had an amazing experience learning to dive here. I came all the way from America and had the most amazing dive instructors Alice and Young Master Dylan. They were so patient, supportive, and I felt so safe learning from them. I cannot put into words how much fun I had and how amazing my instructors were. Shout out Alice, Young Master Dylan, Cam, and jose.
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aisha
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got my padi open water certification here and it was a great experience. a special thank you to my incredible instructor Alice who did an amazing job teaching me and amazing young dive master Dylan who did a great job with assisting.
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Olive
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We had a wonderful experience diving with our dive master Pete. We joined him for a refresher in the beginning. Pete was very patient, attentive, and encouraging, helping us review all the key skills. Although I felt a bit nervous at first, his calm guidance quickly helped me relax and rebuild my confidence. We also joined him for two dives later, and the experience was excellent. Pete showed strong leadership and organization, clearly explaining each dive plan and making sure everyone felt safe and included. Even in a larger group, he created a supportive and cooperative atmosphere, paying attention to each diver’s needs. Pete’s passion for diving is truly inspiring. It doesn’t feel like just a job for him—his enthusiasm makes the whole experience more enjoyable and meaningful. He even taught me how to make a water circle. That was fun! What stood out also was the thoughtful and flexible dive planning provided by the group of Simple Life Dive . They are very flexible, adjusting dive sites when needed to ensure the best experience, and designed dives in a way that allowed us to explore different environments, making each dive feel rich and worthwhile. We are very grateful for this experience and highly recommend this group to anyone who wants to have safe , caring, passionate dive experience.
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Incredible experience so recommend everyone is amazing and so nice. So professional
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Had a great experience here. I did the deep water course with Instructor Mo and DMC Sian. They had a great teaching style and the dives were awesome. Can definitely recommend!
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I did my open water license with Mo and it was a great great experience! We learned so much the last 3 days and I can’t wait to come back one day!
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Everybody was super nice :))) diving was so much fun
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I did my Open Water course with David. It was great, I can definitely recommend it!
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Would highly recommend diving with Simple Life! We had a great time here doing a refresher dive then our advanced course and some fun dives. I also did my first night dive here on a wreck which was super fun. The instructors were excellent at teaching things clearly and safely. They would always answer any questions thoroughly and take their time to explain things. A huge thanks to Alice, Ciaran and Cat! We managed to visit all the dives sites we wanted to and enjoyed every dive. We saw some incredible wildlife and improved our diving loads. Everyone there was also so friendly and helpful in giving us recommendations for Koh Tao in general. I really hope I will be back!

Who should take the Equipment Technician Course?

To join, you need to be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver (or higher).

This course is ideal if:

Who runs the course at Simple Life Divers?

Your instructor is Baden Ramm, an in-house scuba technician with a rare combination of engineering expertise and real-world dive experience.

Baden began his career as a heavy equipment engineer in Australia’s mining industry before transitioning into scuba diving over 15 years ago. Today, he is both a seasoned PADI Instructor and a highly experienced equipment technician.

He has extensive experience servicing equipment across all major brands.

Professional qualifications include:

What you’ll learn

This course goes far beyond basic theory. You’ll work directly with real equipment and tools.

BCD Maintenance

Regulator Maintenance

Compressor

Masks & Fins

The course includes all the service manuals for Aqualung Calypso Regulators, Powerline 2 lpi and compressor manuals for you to keep.

Why choose Simple Life Divers?

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Scuba Equipment Course FAQs

What equipment will I train with? 

You’ll work on real rental equipment used daily by divers:

  • BCDs: Aqualung Wave, Scubapro T-One, Mares
  • Regulators: Aqualung Calypso, Scubapro MKII
  • Compressor: Bauer
  • Fins: Scubapro Go

You’re also welcome to bring your own equipment—we can inspect it together and address any issues.

Is PADI eLearning available? 

Yes. You can start the theory portion online before the course.

  • Duration: 2–4 hours
  • Benefit: Arrive prepared and maximise your hands-on training time

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4.9 rating from 1,307 Google reviews
Michaela Thomas
3 months ago
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Simple Divers in Koh Tao gave me literally the best dive experience I’ve ever had. With so many shops on the island, I read a ton of reviews and decided to go with them, and it was hands-down the best decision of my trip. The Dive Masters and Instructors come from all over the world,…
Michal Morkowski
5 months ago
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I have great experience with guys from Simple Life Divers. From front desk to instractor/ lead diver all staff are friendly, knowledge and helpful. All of my dives was quickly amd easly book. During my dives I done refresher open water and fun dives. I had my refresher with Will and my fun dives lead…
Michael Thompson
a month ago
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Brilliant weekend diving with DM James. He is always ready with a helping hand whether that’s with your kit or your questions about the marine life or dive sites. His respectful approach to his customers and the ocean was clear in his approach to each dive. He always took the time to make sure safety…
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