NITROX PLUS

SSI Nitrox – up to 40% O2

The one course you really need besides the OWD is the Nitrox course. It’s about the benefits of diving with nitrox – a breathing gas that contains less nitrogen and more oxygen. Because you take up less nitrogen with it, it’s a popular alternative to air and is often offered for free. However, in order to use it, you must have a Nitrox certification. You can get this here – online, and still in better quality than the average live Nitrox course.
The first step is the Nitrox 32 certification, for which you really only need to learn the theory. You’ll get it as soon as you’ve completed the exam. Then once you have access to an analyzer, we do a little workshop on how to analyze and mark the cylinder – and you get the 40% unlocked.

To gain your Nitrox certification, you get access to our supplementary material here. Of course, anyone who already has a comparable certification can take a look at our small course. But if you haven’t already, you might want to do it.

You can do the SSI Nitrox course with us almost completely online. Since nothing changes in the water, this is really just about theory. You need to know what benefits you can get from a different breathing gas, but most importantly, know the limitations. This requires a little something in practice: you need to learn how to analyze the contents of your scuba tank yourself.

And even if the course is largely online, you will of course have contact persons with us. If you don’t understand something, you can just ask on different channels and you will surely get a nice answer. And if you don’t get your questions answered there, we’ll just do a webinar tailored to your questions.

Punkfish Special: Nitrox PLUS

Many divers are now crediting nitrox with supernatural properties. They like to claim that nitrox is safer AND you can dive longer AND you can even shorten your surface intervals AND then you’ll be even fitter after diving.

What’s with the rumours?

  1. In the first chapter we look at safety We talk about the dangers of oxygen – because that’s the risk that you accept for more safety on the other side. We discuss the forms of oxygen toxicity; show you how to measure the O2 content of a bottle; and invite you to weigh up the risks yourself using a few examples.
  2. In the second chapter, we take a look at what longer diving is all about. For this we will do a bit of math, choose the best mixtures and get the longest no-stop times allowed. We also look at how nitrogen saturation compares between different gases.
  3. In the third chapter we would like to look at some of the myths that exist around Nitrox: Is it a good idea to take shorter surface intervals when diving Nitrox? Are you fitter after diving than after an air dive?
  4. We then explain what nitrox is really a great gas for in a brief look at XR Nitrox.

Have fun

The Punkfishes Vero and Dominik

 

 

Lava

Chapter 1: Is Nitrox Safer?

O2 poisoning
How do you analyze a mixture?
How does an oxygen sensor work?

Lava at La Palma

Chapter 2: Pushing Boundaries

How deep can you go now? And then how long can I stay with my Nitrox?

OWD certification

Chapter 3: What Can't Nitrox Do?

Why nitrox doesn’t make you more beautiful or smarter

Specialty Certifications

Chapter 4: Extend your range

But stay down a bit longer? Of course it works.

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