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Scuba Technicians Registry of the U.S.A.
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The International Register was established in 1996 by the International Association of Scuba Technicians, but the orignial site became inactive. The Scuba Technicians Registry of the U.S.A. was established in 2007 by Scuba Dive Business Owners and Technicians concerned with the qualifications & ranking of Scuba Technicians of the U.S.A., in cooperation with, diving equipment manufacturers, and dive industry experts. It is designed to recognize the Scuba Technician as a qualified professional that has met a, "standard of proficiency".
Although, these are not the only qualified scuba technicians, these are among the first to be certified within the scuba industry. Providing safe and efficient service on underwater life support systems with knowledge of multiple manufacturer's products.
The Registry requires that technicians provide proof of their training and have met the requirements for their level of recognition.
To obtain this recognition, it is necessary for the Scuba technician to have participated in an equipment program, a cylinder inspection program - provided by a recognized authority, and has attended the manufacturer’s training that covers the equipment to be serviced.
Recognition Levels:
TOP TEC: status is awarded to factory repair training instructors. This recognition is awarded at no charge to current training instructors.
MEMBERS: status is awarded to our supporters.
APPRENTICE TECHNICIAN: status is awarded to those apprentice technicians just starting out or still undergoing training.
REPAIR TECHNICIAN: must submit: Statement of 3 years OTJ training, College semester of training, or one year of OTJ under a qualified technician, include facility's and technician's name. Copy of (at least 3) manufacturers seminars attended. Be a Cylinder Inspector trained by a recognized agency. Admission/Registration fee of $35.00
SENIOR TECHNICIANS: must attest to having at least 8 years experience as a repair technician.
MASTER TECHNICIANS: must meet above criteria and have at least 18 years experience.
REPAIR SHOPS, INSTRUCTIONAL CENTERS and DIVE SHOPS: *Must be sponsored by a qualified, current, technician please send short resume of facility, courses, standards and programs offered. Must include a $15 yearly fee in addition to Technician fee, a separate annual certificate of registration will be issued for the facility. TECHNICIAN HALL OF FAME: Dedicated to technicians and historial figures who have improved and defined our craft. It is with reverend admiration that we acknowledge their contributions.
Nominations may be mailed in along with an application and a brief bio for consideration.
New Applicants for Repair Technician status or higher please submit by mail.
Pricing for Applications or Renewals:
Initial Application or Upgrade: $35.00
Yearly Membership Renewal: $15.00 (Unless otherwise stated)
Repair Shop, Instructional Center, or Dive Store: *Initial Application and yearly Renewal $15.00
Technician Hall of Fame: Initial Application $15.00 NO Membership Renewal Fee.
Top Tec: FREE
The Scuba Technicians Registry of the USA. will update its registry as Active and issue a certificate of recognition upon renewal.
Application / Renewal Form Page:
The registry recognizes and supports the training provided by the various manufacturers of Scuba equipment and by independent training agencies, it further requires that proof of training and competency on the individual brands be provided by the Technician for the work performed.
Scuba Technicians Registry:
Technician Hall of Fame: Dedicated to technicians and historical figures who have improved and defined our craft, It is with reverend admiration that we acknowledge their contributions.
Bob Axelrod - Paul Caputo - Rex Cardenas - Humberto "Chino" Castillo - Jacques-Yves Cousteau - Enzo Dagnino - Emile Gagnan - Jim Habersky - Sam Ichikawa - Neil "Jake" Jacobson - Vern Pedersen -
TOP TEC:
Dive Equipment Manufactur Technician Instructors:
State City # Business Name Top Tec Phone / e-mail / web site Active
CA El cajon 756 Scubapro Dupre, Rene 954-384-7583 / renedupre@bellsouth.net / scubapro.com yes
CA Garden Grove 498 Catalina Cylinders Decker, Ward 714-890-0999 / catalinacylinders@worldnet.att.com yes
CA Riverside 014 Luxfer Gas Cylinder
CA Riverside 242 Luxfer Cylinder Refurb. Daltrey, Colin 909-369-0954 yes
CA San Leandro 370 Oceanic Krause, Doug (510) 562-0500 dkrause@oceanicusa.com yes
CA Santa Ana x OTS Hott, John (800) 550-1984 jhott@oceantechnologysystems.com yes
CA Santa Barbara 320 DSI (Diving Systems Intl.) Morgan, Bev /Connie 805-965-8538 yes CA South El Monte x Ocean Master no (626) 582-8000
CA Torrance 340 Pelican Products Graham, Jim 310-326-4700 yes
CA Vista 440 Aqualung Phillips, Tom 760-597-5000 www.aqualung.com yes
FL Boca Raton 489 Mares / Dacor America Corp. Cook, Scott 443-418-0975 / 902 Clint Moore Rd.#208 -Boca Raton, FL. 33487 yes
347 Ocean Edge/Reef
FL Miami 029 Lawrence-Factor Kaplan, Lawrence 305-557-7549 yes
FL Zepherhills 197 Zeagle Fox, Jim 813-782-5569 yes
MA Stow 034 Hydro-Test-Products 978-897-4647 800-338-9143 / hydro-test.com
NH Pottsmouth 009 Poseidon - Telleborg Vikin Anderson, Magnus 603-436-1236 800-344-4458 magnus.anderson@telleborg.com yes
NJ Closter 298 Cressi-Sub 800-338-9143
NY Clarence Center 208 Genesis - Sherwood Ledbetter, Robert 761-741-4789 / genesisscuba.com yes
OH Galion 332 Peterbuilt Wolfinger, Peter 419-468-2212 / scubatools.com yes
Members:
State City # Member Phone / e-mail / web site Active
HI Capt. Cook 751 Templin, Connie 808-938-7204 / idivehawaii@yahoo.com yes
HI Kailua-Kona 752 Owens, Chuck 808-331-1449 yes
HI Kailua-Kona 753 Owens, Sylvia 808-331-1449 yes
Repair Technicians:
State City # Name (last, First) Rating Level Phone / e-mail / web site Affiliation - Specialty Active AL Enterprise 168 Perez, George Master Technician x x no
AL Montgomery 610 Gorman, C. J. Repair Technician x x no
CA Concord 353 Mailey, Malcolm D. Repair Technician (925) 798-8262 mdmailey@juno.com x no
CA x 487 Torey, Jason Repair Technician x Military no
CA Jamul 330 Day Jr., Martin W. Master Technician (619) 669-3960 martin.w.day@saic.com x no
CA Pine Mountain 016 Icorn, Nick Master Technician (805) 242-8630 Diving Museum no
CA x 482 Adair, Randall Repair Technician rajahm@juno.com Military no
CA Morgan Hill 754 Nelson, Brian D. Senior Technician (408) 463-0585
brian@pcscuba.com / www.beachhopper2.com Beachhopper II yes
CO x 445 Ewings, Michael T. Repair Technician x Military no
CO x 156 Sunderlin, Terry C. Master Technician sunderlin@hotmail.com x no
CO Erie 193 Tritt, Blaine Repair Technician x x no
CO Erie 194 Tritt, Aaron Repair Technician x x no
CT Greenwich 381 Brown, Donald Repair Technician x x no
FL Coconut Grove 008 Weihe, Robert Repair Technician (305) 633-3960 bobdiver@aol.com Commercial Diving no
FL Coral Springs 005 Crutchfield, Rex Master Technician x x no
FL Coral Springs 488 Ferraris, Andrea Senior Technician (954) 255-0462 amvmlam@earthlink.com Diving Tech. Int., Inc. no
FL Dania 047 Butler, Michael Repair Technician x x no
FL Davie 010 Edler, Gary Master Technician x x no
FL Delrey Bch. 605 Brady, Joanne Repair Technician (561) 637-4288 siren64@hotmail.com x no
FL Ft. Lauderdale 267 McLaughlin, "Big John" Repair Technician (954) 523-7714 Big John Productions no FL Ft. Lauderdale 508 Glass David M. Repair Technician x x no FL Key Largo 011 Caputo, Paul Master Technician IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORIAM no
FL Key Largo 121 Wilson, Joe Master Technician (305) 453-9205 joewps@bellsouth.net WPS Regulator Service no
FL Key Largo 710 Nunn, Jason Repair Technician (305) 453-5052 secondtonunn@hotmail.com x no
FL Key West 086 Estes, Capt. Bill Repair Technician (305) 294-4959 wdivekw@aol.com Diving Technologies Key West no
FL Miami 500 Wiggins, Julius Master Technician x x no
FL Scuba Educators International yes
FL Miramar 673 McElhaney, Craig Repair Technician x Miramar Fire Rescue no FL Sunrise 652 Mola, Robert Repair Technician (954) 748-4772 Diving Technologies Int. no FL Sunrise 177 Thomson, Wendy Repair Technician (954) 748-4772 Diving Technologies Int. no
FL Royal Palm Bch. 483 Bronson, Robbie Repair Technician (561) 790-1686 x no
FL Sunrise 352 Castro, Hector Repair Technician x x no
FL Sunrise 497 Dietrich, Mark Repair Technician 954-472-3988 x no
FL Sunrise 001 Mola, Rudy Master Technician (954) 748-4772 divetec@aol.com
Diving Tech. Int., Inc. yes
FL Wilton Manors 364 Georg A McJunkin Repair Technician (954) 568-6705 georgmcj@yahoo.com x no
HI Kailua-Kona 750 Bollinger, Capt. Bradley T. Master Technician 888-294-9017
btbollinger@yahoo.con / bigislandscubarepair.com Big Island Scuba Repair yes
HI Kapolei 755 Elms, Ed Master Technician 91- 444 Komohana St Unit E -Kapolei, HI, 96707
TEL / FAX (808) 682-REPAir (7372) Da Kine Scuba Repair yes
HI Kailua-Kona 758 Moore, John Repair Technician (702) 283-45336 moorejohnedward@gmail.com yes
IL Chicago 222 Pedersen, Vern Lifetime Achievement Award x x no
IL Oakland Park 432 Hammer, Patrick Master Technician x x no
IN Indianapolis 345 Hamm, Earl E. Master Technician x x no
IN Thorntown 609 Dave Gass Repair Technician x x no
IN Yorktown 757 Smith, Bryan Repair Technician (765)748-6562 smitty714@att.net /
IN 908 Stratford Court, Yorktown,
KY Lexington 627 Sperry, Will Repair Technician x x no
MA Edgartown 252 Maxwell, Robert B. Repair Technician (508) 627-6859 x no
MA Palmer 051 Foley, William R. Master Technician x x no
NC Hollyridge 022 Singleton, James A. Master Technician x x no NJ Eatontown 460 Kimmey, Mark L. Repair Technician x x no
NJ Morganville 143 Cleary, William J. Master Technician x x no
NV Las Vegas 69 Thompson, Mike Master Technician (702) 645-5813 rectekrepair@aol.com Rec Tek Diving Repair no
NY NY City 625 Teitelbaum, Joel Repair Technician (212) 645-1234 info@leisurepro.com Leisure Pro no
OK Moore 205 Autry, Dale Master Technician (405) 823-4677 dale@techdivers.com Ocean Reef no
OR x 017 Jacobson, Neil "Jake" Master Technician IN MEMORIAM x no
OR Portland 498 Barnes, Richard Repair Technician x Military no OR x 489 Shore, Darrin Repair Technician Military Military no
TX Grapevine 049 Kloppe III, C. B. Senior Technician (817) 488-4999 cbk@grapevinescuba.com Grapevine Scuba no
TX Grapevine 606 Williams, Larry Repair Technician (817) 488-4999 larry@grapevinescuba.com Grapevine Scuba no
TX Livingston 223 Walton, Will Senior Technician (254) 29 1-5718wcwalton@roadrunner.com Diving Technologies Texas no
VA x 485 Jones, Todd Repair Technician x Military no
WA x 499 Bourland, David W. Repair Technician x Military no
WI Boulder JCT 409 Blank, Allen Master Technician (715) 385-2605 ablank@newnorth.net Diving Technologies Int. no
WI Florence 509 Frisque, William E. Senior Technician (715) 696-3666 svc4scuba@aol.com x no no no
Repair Shops, Instructional Centers & Dive Shops:
State City # Business Name Contact Person Phone#, e-mail, web site Active
FL Sunrise 001 Diving Technologies International Inc. Mola, Rudy (954) 748-4772 divetec@aol.com www.divingtechnologies.com yes
FL Key Largo 121 WPS Regulator Service Wilson, Joe (305) 453-9205 joewps@bellsouth.net yes
FL Key West 86 Diving Technologies Key West Estes, Bill (305) 292-3221 wdivekw@aol.com yes
HI Kailua-Kona 750 Big Island Scuba Repair Bollinger, Capt. Bradley T. 888-294-9017 btbollinger@yahoo.com
bigislandscubarepair.com yes
HI Kapolei 755 Da Kine Scuba Repair Elms, Ed 91- 444 Komohana St Unit E -Kapolei, HI, 96707
TEL / FAX (808) 682-REPAir (7372) yes
NV Las Vegas 65 Reg Tec Diving Repair Thompson, Mike (702) 645-5813 regtekrepair@aol.com yes
TX Grapevine 606 Grapevine Scuba Williams, Larry (817) 488-4999 law@grapevinescuba.com www.grapevinescuba.com yes
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