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GUE Gas Blender
A one-day technical course training divers and support personnel to safely prepare and blend technical diving gases according to GUE standards. Covers gas physics, compressor operation, filling procedures, analytical verification, and oxygen hazard management. Emphasizes precision and safety in preparing standard GUE gas mixtures. Valuable for dive project support staff, technical divers, and instructors.
Prerequisites
Minimum age 18; no GUE certification required; physically and mentally fit; non-smoker. No depth or logged dive requirements.
Standards
What a diver must demonstrate to pass this course — not always published by the certifying agency.
Minimum of eight hours of academics and practical skills including theory and hands-on blending practice.
Instructors Teaching This Course
Mexico
Philippines
Malta
United States
Dive Centres Offering This Course
Egypt
Mexico
We're still building out the directory country by country, so this list isn't every instructor or dive centre teaching it in the world — more locations are coming soon.
Common questions about GUE Gas Blender
What are the prerequisites for GUE Gas Blender?
GUE's standards require: Minimum age 18; no GUE certification required; physically and mentally fit; non-smoker. No depth or logged dive requirements.
What is the minimum age for GUE Gas Blender?
GUE's standards state: Minimum age 18.
What does GUE Gas Blender training involve?
According to GUE's published standards: Minimum of eight hours of academics and practical skills including theory and hands-on blending practice.
Where can I take GUE Gas Blender?
2 dive centres and 21 instructors in the TecDiveTools directory teach GUE Gas Blender, in Egypt, Mexico, the Philippines, Malta and the United States. Each is listed further up this page.