Are you eager to extend your underwater exploration? Whether you're a scientific diver, a photographer, or someone looking to deepen your technical diving skills, the TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver Course offers a compelling opportunity.
This course allows divers to safely dive with enriched air nitrox blends ranging from EAN 21 to EAN 100, within their current certification level.
The TDI Advanced Nitrox Course is often paired with the TDI Decompression Procedures Course and serves as a cornerstone for those interested in technical diving.
This course provides the necessary foundation for divers seeking to enhance their skills in the world of technical diving. It is also essential for SCR (Semi-Closed Circuit Rebreather) and CCR (Closed Circuit Rebreather) divers, adding flexibility and versatility to your diving capabilities.
The Course Covers:
- Equipment requirements for advanced nitrox diving
- Dive planning techniques for safer, longer dives
- Oxygen toxicity tracking and exposure management
- Blending methods for preparing the proper nitrox mixture
You'll use the TDI Advanced Nitrox Diving elearning code, which presents complex technical information in an easy-to-understand, practical way to help you excel in the course.
Prerequisites:
- Nitrox Diver certified (or equivalent)
- 25 logged dives (minimum)
Open Water Dives:
- Four dives are required, with a minimum accumulated bottom time of 100 minutes.
- If the Advanced Nitrox course is taught in conjunction with the Decompression Procedures course, only six dives are required, with a maximum depth of 45 meters/150 feet.
- A maximum of two dives from the Advanced Wreck course may be credited towards the open water requirements.
Course Structure:
TDI allows instructors to tailor the course based on the number of students and their skill levels, ensuring personalized and effective training.
Course Materials:
- TDI Advanced Nitrox eLearning
- Required Diver Performance and Requirements
Maximum Training Depth:
- The maximum training depth for this course is 130 fsw (feet of seawater).
Classroom Topics:
- Review of Nitrox theory: Refresh your knowledge on Nitrox fundamentals
- Oxygen analyzer use and calibration: Learn to safely handle equipment and measure oxygen levels
- Pre-dive planning: Calculate personal gas consumption, oxygen exposures, and nitrogen absorption
- CNS Loading: Track central nervous system (CNS) loading for each dive, including cumulative exposure
- Proper gas labeling: Ensure proper identification and management of gas mixtures
- Prep of equipment for Oxygen service: Maintain safety standards for gas handling
- Program nitrox dive computer: Learn to properly program dive computers for the correct oxygen percentage
Pre-Dive Drills:
- S-Drill (OOA) & Bubble Check: Emergency out-of-air drills and equipment checks
- Team/buddy equipment checks: Ensure all team members are ready and equipped
- Air/gas matching: Verify the correct gas mixture for each diver
- Route/entry & exit planning: Discuss dive paths, entry and exit points, and waypoints
- Tables/depth, duration, waypoints & schedule: Dive planning and schedule overview
In-Water Drills & Demonstrations:
- Buoyancy control: Ability to hover in a fixed position without sculling
- Team awareness: Communication and proximity for safe dive practices
- Gas-sharing: Practice sharing gas with a buddy in both recipient and donor roles
- Proper body position: Maintaining a streamlined position during movement
- Free-flow regulator management: Handling free-flow situations and safely switching to a backup regulator
- Conducting appropriate stops: Manage safety stops while maintaining proper buoyancy
The Course Includes:
- TDI eLearning code
- Pool practice
- All required academic sessions
- Gas filling session
- Ocean sessions for practical application
Additional Fees:
- Boat ticket
- Gas fills for dives
Ready to take your diving to the next level? The TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver Course is your gateway to more exciting, longer, and safer underwater adventures!
With world-class technical diving sites and exceptional instruction, you're set to embark on an unforgettable underwater journey. Our offerings include dives to the renowned oil platforms off Long Beach, the stunning pinnacles on the backside of Catalina Island, exhilarating deep drift dives off Anacapa Island, and a conveniently accessible beach site in Redondo Beach that provides an ideal training ground for deep technical diving. Let’s not forget the iconic wrecks off Santa Monica and San Diego, which add even more depth to your diving adventures.
If you’ve already achieved your Nitrox and Deep Diver certifications and are eager to push your limits further, our PADI Tec/Rec and TDI Technical courses are tailored to help you achieve your goals. These programs are meticulously designed to equip you with the advanced skills, knowledge, and procedures necessary for diving safely and effectively beyond recreational limits.
Technical scuba diving is an intensive and rewarding discipline, ideal for those drawn to its challenges and prepared to embrace the associated risks and responsibilities. For those with the passion and commitment to excel, it offers some of the most exhilarating and fulfilling experiences beneath the surface.
Welcome to our Technical Diving School, where our expert instructors are dedicated to guiding you through this transformative journey. Whether you’re looking for information about TDI Technical courses, upcoming dive trips, or specific training details, we’re here to assist you every step of the way.
When you're ready to take the plunge, simply select your course below. One of our experienced TDI/PADI technical instructors will personally reach out to introduce themselves, provide you with your eLearning materials, and get you started. Let’s make it happen—your adventure into the depths awaits!
Equipment: Don't worry about your technical diving equipment costs, we'll make it painless with a secret discount coupon code and/or free certification.
Prerequisites for Technical Diving Courses: Enriched Air Nitrox certification & Deep Diver certification
