ENRICHED AIR DIVER (NITROX)

PDA 3030

18 hrs: Conducted over a 2-3 day period. This class is designed to qualify recreational divers to use enriched air (“nitrox”) for no decompression stop recreational diving. The program addresses the use of enriched air with 22 percent to 40 percent oxygen, with emphasis on enriched air with 32 and 36 percent oxygen. Topics include planning, organization procedures, techniques, problems, and the hazards of diving with enriched air, equipment and maintenance considerations, and use of diving tables. 

Pre: Minimum age of 15 and PDA 1000 or equivalent. Required for MSDT.