PADI/SSI Nitrox Diver Specialty Course in Phuket
Theory only - 3900 baht
1 day / 3 boat dives (one with Nitrox) - 7900 baht
The Nitrox course is the one of the most useful specialty certifications. It teaches divers how to safely plan and execute dives using enriched air nitrox, which is a blend of nitrogen and oxygen with a higher oxygen content than standard compressed air.
Use of Nitrox offers several benefits for scuba divers compared to traditional compressed air. Here are some of the key advantages:
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Extended No-Decompression Limits.
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Shorter Surface Intervals.
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Reduced Risk of Decompression Sickness.
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Faster Post-Dive Recovery.
Here in Phuket we recommend to use Nitrox when we dive King Cruiser wreck and some dive sites at Racha islands. We also offer to combine SSI Nitrox and Deep or Nitrox and Wreck specialities.
The Andaman Sea is ideal for diving using oxygen-enriched mixtures (Enriched Air , NITROX ). Warm water throughout the dive profile up to 30 meters, the average depth of most dives is 15-18 m, the normal duration of a dive is almost an hour - these are the conditions under which the use of Nitrox is most beneficial.
Nitrox is especially beneficial when diving on wrecks, such as the King Cruiser ferry , where all the interesting things are at depths of 20-25 meters.
The PADI / SSI NITROX DIVER special course will be of interest to those who want to spend more time underwater. It is intended for divers aged 12 years and older who have achieved the PADI Open Water Diver certification.
As part of the special course, the features of planning a dive with enriched air, the use of a gas analyzer and a dive computer are studied.
After completing this course, you will be able to use Nitrox for diving with an oxygen content of up to 40%.
As part of the PADI Enriched Air Diver course, which is conducted by our dive center in Phuket, you will make three dives from a dive boat at such dive sites as Koh Dok Mai Island , King Cruiser Ferry and Shark Point .