Basic Nitrox Course (1 day)

The PSA Nitrox Diver Course is designed for those divers who wish to utilise enriched air (Nitrox) at oxygen concentrations up to and including 40% by volume (EAN40) as a breathing gas to the limit fo their sport diving qualification or 130fsw/40msw. There is no decompression diving on this course, but safety stops are required at 6m for 3mins.

Course Cost

PSA Basic Nitrox - £208 - 1 Day inc 2 Dives. Or £150 Theory based course ONLY.

Course Format

PSA One-day theory based course (2 dives recommended but not required*)

*PSA Instructors may waive the dives if he/she makes a written exception on the diver's record based on diving background and experience to maintain proper buoyancy and recognition of maximum operating depths.

Course content

• History of Enriched Air Diving
• Physical Principles of Enrcihed Air Diving
• Physiological Principles of Enriched Air Diving
• Equipment for Enriched Air Diving
• Dive Planning
• Methods of generating Nitrox
• Using Nitrox

Prerequisites

Open Water Diver, 15yrs old