Nitrox refers to a breathing gas that has a higher percentage of oxygen (or enriched) compared to the air that we normally breathe. It has a lot of benefits for both new and experienced divers. This course is designed to teach students how to obtain enriched air, how to safely plan enriched air dives, and to consider a variety of other factors involved in enriched air diving with mixtures from 22 to 40 percent oxygen. This class is dive computer based. The classroom portion of the course usually only takes an evening.
Who this course is for:
- The certified diver looking to advance their knowledge and skill set
- The certified diver looking to extend their no decompression time limits
Course prerequisites:
- Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent
- SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Scuba Diver, or equivalent, or current enrollment in one of those courses
What you can expect to learn:
- Physiology of using different breathing gas mixtures and equipment considerations for using nitrox
- How to safely use nitrox mixtures up to 40 percent with a dive computer
- Advantages and disadvantages of utilizing nitrox mixtures, how to analyze a nitrox mixture
What’s in it for you?
The benefits of using Nitrox include:
- Increased safety margins
- Reduced post-dive fatigue
- Extended no-decompression times
