Cylinder Assessment Technician (C.A.T.) — Visual Inspection
The Cylindex Cylinder Assessment Technician course: visual inspection, valve service, oxygen cleaning, and fill station operations for anyone responsible for high-pressure cylinders. eLearning plus one hands-on day in a working shop. Capped at 4 students. $349.
Most inspection courses stop at spotting obvious damage. C.A.T. connects the whole system: how to run a defensible external and internal inspection, assess and service valves and threads, know when and how to oxygen clean, fill air and nitrox safely, and keep the records that protect you and your customers under DOT and OSHA. You train on real cylinders, valves, and our fill station, and leave able to apply the standards immediately, whether you work in a dive shop or maintain your own gear.
What's included
- Cylindex eLearning (complete it before class; it is required for the hands-on day)
- Classroom and practical sessions with real cylinders, valves, and fill station equipment
- Certification processing
Not included
- Inspection tools. Students need their own kit: Basic kit $150, Deluxe kit $299, Deluxe oxygen-rated kit $460. Tell us ahead of time and we will have one ready for you
Schedule for the day
- 9:00 Orientation and safety brief: PPE, oxygen safety, high-pressure handling, liability
- 9:30 Cylinder inspection fundamentals: external and internal procedures, corrosion, cracks, heat damage, contamination, pass/fail criteria
- 11:00 Valve inspection and service: valve types, thread inspection, disassembly and reassembly, O-rings, torque
- 1:00 Oxygen cleaning: when it is required, contamination risks, approved methods, handling and storage
- 2:00 Fill station operations: air and nitrox fills, gas analysis, heat and overfill, documentation and labeling
- 3:15 Documentation and compliance: VIP stickers, logs, DOT/OSHA basics, defensible records
- 4:30 Final evaluations and wrap-up
What to bring
- Clothes you don't mind getting dirty
- Your inspection tools, or let us know you need a kit
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