Nitrox Scuba Diving Classes: Nitrox is becoming more popular in recreational diving. You’ll probably see a nitrox tank sitting in the rack on one of your next dive trips. You’ll be asked if you’re planning on diving with nitrox when you purchase your next dive computer. You’ll see courses offered in class schedules.

What IS Nitrox and how can it benefit you? What’s wrong with diving on air?

Air contains two major components, Oxygen (21%) and Nitrogen (79%). As you learned in your scuba diving class, it is the nitrogen that limits your no-stop diving times. Nitrogen in normal air limits your bottom time, the number of dives you can do in a day and requires a longer surface interval between dives. Nitrogen is also the cause of decompression sickness.

Nitrox - also called Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN) or Oxygen Enriched Air (OEA) - is air that has more oxygen in it. Consequently is has less nitrogen. With less nitrogen in the breathing mixture your body will absorb less nitrogen and you will have less of a nitrogen obligation.

Seven Seas offers NAUI’s newest Nitrox course. This 8 hour course will teach you how nitrox works and how to take advantage of its benefits.

Class Fees:

• The $125 course includes: NAUI’s Nitrox text package complete with textbook

• EAN 32 Table

• EAN 36 Table

• Oxygen Calculator for Enriched Air Nitrox

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