TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver

From NZD $700.00
  • Duration: 1 Days (approx.)
  • Location: Auckland, Auckland
  • Product code: TDIADVNitrox

Are you looking to expand your dive time? Maybe you’re a scientific diver or photographer looking to stay in the water a little longer?The TDI Advanced Nitrox Course qualifies divers to use enriched air nitrox from EAN 21 through EAN 100 percent within your current certification level to a maximum depth of 40 metres/130 feet during dives that do not require staged decompression. TDI Advanced Nitrox is also a must for SCR or CCR divers.

Who this course is for:

  • The certified nitrox diver looking to expand their understanding of nitrox mixtures containing more than 40% oxygen 
  • The certified nitrox diver looking to expand their in-water skills 
  • The certified diver who has interest in moving forward with technical diving education

Course prerequisites

  • Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent 
  • Minimum certification of TDI Nitrox Diver or equivalent 
  • Proof of 25 logged open water dives

What you can expect to learn: 

Advanced Nitrox picks up where TDI Nitrox leaves off and offers a more in-depth look at diving with nitrox including:

  • Physics and physiology relating to diving with gas mixes containing more than 40% oxygen 
  • Gas planning, dive tables, dive computers, oxygen limitations, nitrogen limitations 
  • Equipment considerations, cylinder labeling, analyzing nitrox mixtures, gas blending procedures, and oxygen service ratings for using gases with more than 40% oxygen
Some of the skills you will complete in this course include:
  • Demonstrate buoyancy control; ability to hover at fixed position in water column without moving hands or feet 
  • Show good awareness of buddy and other team members through communication, proximity, and team oriented dive practices 
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage free flow from primary regulator in controlled fashion, shut down cycle, and switch to back up regulator 
  • Conduct appropriate safety stop while maintaining neutral buoyancy 

The TDI Advanced Nitrox course can be taken on its own or in conjunction with the TDI Decompression Procedures course, which can be considered the foundation of your technical diving career. Available as an Online Course: Start eLearning today!