Certification Requirements

You must present valid documentation of your SCUBA certification before we fill any cylinder. Nitrox fills require additional proof of Nitrox certification.

Transport Canada Expiry Rules

By law, a Transport Canada (TC) hydrostatic test expires five years (60 months) after the test date, and annual visual inspections (VIS) expire one year (12 months) after inspection. TC clarifies that expiry is the last day of the month shown. Scuba 2000 will not fill any cylinder after the last day of the month in which its VIS or hydrostatic test expired.

Paintball tanks will be filled only if they are clearly marked with a “Paintball Use Only” sticker.

Cylinder Pre-Fill Inspection

Before every fill we perform a cursory external and internal check. We require a full interior inspection whenever a cylinder shows:

• Leaks, rattles, sloshes or other unusual noises
• Abnormal weight or empty appearance
• Foul-smelling contents

Unacceptable Cylinders

Regardless of what inspection stickers or test stamps appear valid, Scuba 2000 will refuse to fill any cylinder with:

• Unrecognized VIS stickers that do not identify the inspector
• Tapered neck threads (very old cylinders)
• Heavy corrosion or exterior damage (dents, gouges, bulges, deep pits)
• Unusual or non-standard coatings or paints (vinyl, etc.)
• Valves using a lead-plug overpressure burst disk

No Overfills

We never overfill cylinders: excess pressure risks cylinder failure, burst disks, damaged O-rings, and regulator seat damage.

Air Quality & CSA Compliance

We partner with TRACE Analytics (AIRCheckLab.com) to verify that our air and Nitrox meet CSA Z180.1 and Z275.2 compressed breathing gas standards for carbon monoxide, methane, moisture, oil, particulates, and odor. Our compressors use advanced filtration to produce and store gases that comply with these safety benchmarks.