Nitrox

Nitrox is the most popular specialty scuba course. Why? This Speciality is designed to extend your knowledge and skills in the use of oxygen enriched gases for Sport Diving. It develops the knowledge required to plan, analyse and use an Enriched Air Nitrox breathing gas mix for recreational no decompression diving. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. If staying down longer and getting back in the water sooner sounds appealing, then don’t hesitate to become an enriched air diver.

You’ll learn why diving with air that has higher oxygen and lower nitrogen content gives you more bottom time, along with enriched air equipment considerations. During the course you will learn how to:

Do gas planning for Nitrox mixes of up to 40% Oxygen for recreational diving.
The skills to analyse and tag a Nitrox cylinder.
Dive planning for maximum 1.4 PpO2 at the target depth.
And understanding of the planning for oxygen toxicity and the effects of CNS and OTU.

Pre-Requisites:

Proof of an Open Water certification or higher, or an equivalent certification from another organization
Have a minimum of 2 hours logged underwater in an Open Water Environment
Minimum 15 years old