Opinions on Nitrox cert
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I don't believe dives are involved anymore for Nitrox cert. But the information learned is certanly well worth it. In my opinion fwiw learning why nitrox and the safety benefits is more important then extended.bottom times. There is alot of.good info.to learn, bht applying it is the critical.step. Dive computers have made diving.easier especialy with nitrox, but not necesarrily safer
Captain smoke
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I would say no, its not worth it. I am an TDI tech diver ADv nitrox and Deco.. For vacations with cattle boats nitrox is a waste of money IMO. Nitrox gives divers more bottom time and limits depth, so your on a vacation diving from a cattle boat with everyone else on air 21% and your told to keep together. So when the first diver gets low and has to cut the dive so does everyone else. (remember Buddys) Now if you can plain dives with other nitrox divers when you can plain your dive and depth then yes its well worth it as long as your in the 65-150ft Tech diving range with technical gear. When I go on vacation to Mex I just get 21% on the cattle boats. Now when I did cave and deep dives you bet your as* I got nitrox but that was with a private guide.
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PatW
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Nitrox has advantages and some disadvantages. At 32 percent, you are limited to something like 105'. However, you will take less of a nitrogen load and it is an advantage if you are doing 3 plus dives per day over a week. Nitrox is often standard on live aboards. Most boats will allow you to dive your own plan if they deem you competent to do so. There is usually a set max time for most dives of an hour which you can extend a bit by being the first in and last out.
Kenmx10
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If your diving once a year on vacation, its probably not going to make a difference because your not going to be using it. If its something your want to do a lot of, Its definitley worth it.
A 80' max bottom time on 32% nitrox is 36 min. On regular air its 25min. With 36% its 46 mins. So that gives you an idea on the times.
It also extends your repetitive dives which can drop drastically with short surface intervals on regular air. On shallow dives your probably gonna run out of air before bottom time so its not gonna really matter, I still prefer to up the oxygen and reduce nitrogen.
A 80' max bottom time on 32% nitrox is 36 min. On regular air its 25min. With 36% its 46 mins. So that gives you an idea on the times.
It also extends your repetitive dives which can drop drastically with short surface intervals on regular air. On shallow dives your probably gonna run out of air before bottom time so its not gonna really matter, I still prefer to up the oxygen and reduce nitrogen.
r-balljunkie
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Get the cert.
Its an easy class, a bit of reading, 2 hours of classroom review, quick practical and you are done.
Never have to take it again, and its a good insurance policy to have in your back pocket if you decide to keep diving.
Nobody asks to see your wreck course or deep dive course PADI certification, however they will ask you for your nitrox cert.
I put off nitrox for a long time because i thought it was gimmicky. Now i usually dive 28% which covers the range of recreational diving just fine.
We do wrecks here that are often around 90'-130'. 8 extra minutes of bottom time is worth it.
You also feel a bit better physically afterwards.
Its an easy class, a bit of reading, 2 hours of classroom review, quick practical and you are done.
Never have to take it again, and its a good insurance policy to have in your back pocket if you decide to keep diving.
Nobody asks to see your wreck course or deep dive course PADI certification, however they will ask you for your nitrox cert.
I put off nitrox for a long time because i thought it was gimmicky. Now i usually dive 28% which covers the range of recreational diving just fine.
We do wrecks here that are often around 90'-130'. 8 extra minutes of bottom time is worth it.
You also feel a bit better physically afterwards.
This for me was the primary benefit. Although knowing about oxygen toxicity is a useful thing.
Mr sea water
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Yes I like nitrox 32, yes 34m at po14 but it is safe for 41m at po12, I also use it on the way back if I dive deep. I take comp air 21 and nitrox 32 if I dive 56m I change to nitrox at 28m so I clean up quicker. Yes deco diving it's fun!
Deinonych
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I always dive Nitrox - EAN32 on my first (deep) dive, and EAN36 on the second. I like reef and wall dives, so the depth limit isn't a factor. Pretty much the only times I dive are on vacation, and typically multiple dives over multiple days. I like the safety factor primarily.
daplatapus
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I have to agree with the several guys who experience feeling better after a dive. I don't feel any where near as tired after than when I dive on air.
I may be stating the obvious but this is aimed at new scuba folks. Nitrox is a very useful tool under certain conditions but quite dangerous for general use. If you are diving where the max depth is less than the 120-100 ft range [depending of the Nitrox mix] AND YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY GO DEEPER, as already said, it adds BT and shortens SI or it can add a safety factor by using Nitrox with air deco schedules. This is sometimes done by older divers on multi-day, multi-dive days such on a live aboard. This gives the slow tissues a little leeway. I would not allow a diver into the water with Nitrox on a wall dive or say to the topmost part of a deep wreck dive. The danger of accidentally exceeding the max depth is too great. Now I understand that some dive operators do allow this but I still have a problem with it. In addition Nitrox, should be used in dedicated cylinders that are clearly marked with Nitrox and the mixture. While not current on the most recent standard of practice we always required a tank to be completely emptied if changing mixture. We also would do the same with a visual inspection, surface cleaning and valve overhaul when switching tanks to and from air/ nitrox service.
We also did some mixed gas dives [leading edge back then and this was before recreational use of rebreathers] and used O2 for decompression. Lastly, I have observed fill stations operated by untrained operators with poor maintenance practices offering Nitrox. Of course I have seen questionable air stations as well. We had some very expensive gas testing equipment to test our mixtures. Would like to know what this equipment costs these days? Its been awhile since I was active in the industry but I am sure the basics have not changed much. Good diving!
RJ
We also did some mixed gas dives [leading edge back then and this was before recreational use of rebreathers] and used O2 for decompression. Lastly, I have observed fill stations operated by untrained operators with poor maintenance practices offering Nitrox. Of course I have seen questionable air stations as well. We had some very expensive gas testing equipment to test our mixtures. Would like to know what this equipment costs these days? Its been awhile since I was active in the industry but I am sure the basics have not changed much. Good diving!
RJ
acrohead500ppm
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Thing I always gripe about when going with some operators that make you surface with the rest of the group which really kills the point of it in that situation.
I have noticed though that I too don't feel the "dive hangover" at the end of the day after going through a few tanks.
Helps not feeling so fatigued so when on vacation (when I primarily get to dive), you can still go out and enjoy the night life and what not ,without feeling so exhausted.
I have noticed though that I too don't feel the "dive hangover" at the end of the day after going through a few tanks.
Helps not feeling so fatigued so when on vacation (when I primarily get to dive), you can still go out and enjoy the night life and what not ,without feeling so exhausted.
Mr sea water
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Hi I agree with what you are saying, we have done a lot of diving in Egypt last year, 3 months dived nearly every day and did two to three dives a day. I have a
Analox nitrox analyser, I test all are cycls I ask for nitrox 32, I found some to be nitrox 26, there was for three months a lot of bad feeling at the gas station. We want what we order nothing else. I want to dive where I want when I want a alway pay and go private so it's not asking to much and we buy 80 dive packages at a time to start off. Yes you need plan dives being old I need more air so I always take two bottles. And always dived with Old US navy dive tables I think less conservative for today's use. My computer tells me!
tkeracer619
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Me too, I don't have the cert but it's next on the list.
A reason not to go with operators that enforce group diving?
