NITROX
Learn how to use enriched air in
your everyday
It givdiving. es you longer bottom times in the
shallower depths and many say you feel less fatigued at the end of the
dive. The academics take about 4 hours and you are certified to dive
nitrox. No dives are required. Prior to the class
you need
to read the text from cover to cover and
watch the
video. Class meets at 6:00 pm.
Class begins:
Jan 27
Feb 24
April 7
May 5
June 23
July 7
August 18
Sept 22
Oct 13
Nov 10
Why take Nitrox? Let me (Jim)
give you a couple examples from this summer...
I was diving 32%
enriched air on the Arabia in Tobermory, Canada. The wreck lies in
approximately 100 ft of water. At 27 minutes my dive buddies were out of
time - yet, due to Nitrox, I had 18 mins left of no deco time. At 50 ft on
way up they were still out of time and I could have remained at that depth
for another 56 mins, if I had enough air!!
Another example,
diving the Cedarville up north at the Straits, I was doing a long dive
from stem to stern. Those on 32-34% enriched air did the dive with no deco
time. Those on air had 20-30 mins of deco time.
Is it worth
it...? YES! There are dives in Cocos we probably could not have stayed
down nearly as long if it was not for the enriched air. Think about it for
those dive trips. It gives you much more time down and keeps you away from
the limits of your dive tables.
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