{"id":14187,"date":"2026-03-01T22:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punkfish-academy.com\/deco-theory-gases\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:04:13","slug":"deco-theory-gases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/punkfish-academy.com\/en\/deco-theory-gases\/","title":{"rendered":"Decompression Gases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-course-preview\">\n<div class=\"pf-course-preview-image\">\n    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/punkfish-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stage-im-Sonnenaufgang.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gases in diving\">\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-course-preview-content\">\n<p class=\"pf-course-preview-kicker\">\n Deco theory \u2013 Chapter\n    <\/p>\n<h3>More than just air: Nitrox as a Deco gas and Trimix<\/h3>\n<p>\n This chapter covers Deco gases and how they change the dive. 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