Purpose:
The primary objective of this course is to teach and prepare you for diving with Oxygen Enriched Air - Nitrox. Adding oxygen to the air mixture will reduce your risk of decompression sickness, but there is a trade-off. Because of the added risk of oxygen toxicity, you must learn how to calculate your depth limits with the different gas mixtures. Breathing Nitrox will allow you to stay underwater longer, but it will also require you to dive shallower.
Sample Course Outline:
Session 1 - Classroom
- Course Orientation - Complete registration forms - Distribute textbook & materials
- Benefits of Nitrox
- Nitrox diving theory and terminology
- Gases and gas laws
- Physics and physiology as related to breathing oxygen and oxygen enriched air
- Nitrox mixtures and partial pressure calculations
- Decompression principles
- Dive tables using air and different breathing gas mixtures
- Dive computers for oxygen enriched air
- Gas mixing procedures and safety protocols
- Performing gas analysis
- Diving equipment considerations
- Respiration and breathing gas consumption calculations
- Contingencies and accident prevention
Session 2 - Open Water Diving using Oxygen Enriched Air
- Dive 1 - Advanced dive not to exceed oxygen partial pressure limits
- Dive 2 - Repetitive dive after demonstrating dive table calculations
Session 3 - Classroom
- Overview of technical diving
- Review and final examination
Fees:
| Tuition (Deduct $30 if combined with Master Diver Course) |
$80.00 |
| Student Training Kit | $60.00 |
| Charter Vessel (No fee if combined with Master Diver Course) |
$50.00 |
| Nitrox tank rentals | $40.00 |
| Your budget for this course should be | $230.00 |
| If you combine this course with the Master Scuba Diver Course, your total course fees will be only | $150.00 |
Rental equipment, transportation, food and lodging will cost extra. We can assist with arrangements for economical lodging. You will not need a vehicle while on the island.
Enrollment:
Any certified diver may enroll in this course. The minimum age is 15 years. The class is limited to six maximum and two minimum.
Schedule:
This class can be scheduled over one and a half days, most anytime. For additional information on available schedules and enrollment, contact Tom Hemphill at 360-378-1962 or email to tom@esilimited.com
Certification:
Upon successful completion of the Nitrox course, you will receive a NAUI Worldwide Nitrox Diver Certification.
For additional information on available schedules and enrollment, contact Tom Hemphill at 360-378-1962 or email to tom@esilimited.com