| Once a diver has achieved the basic certification | | | | Decompression Procedures course offers more |
| course and gained experience with various dive sites | | | | advanced and in-depth information than you receive in |
| and situations a technical scuba diving course can | | | | other classes. The theory, methodology, and |
| offer more in depth information. These courses allow | | | | techniques of planned stage decompression diving are |
| one to change the mixture of oxygen, dive in more | | | | all covered in detail in this course. The goal of this class |
| difficult terrains, and learn more decompression | | | | is to help the diver plan and perform a standard |
| techniques for after diving. Some of the numerous | | | | staged decompression dive without diving to depths |
| technical scuba diving classes that are offered include: | | | | over 150fsw/45msw unless it is being taught along |
| Nitrox, Decompression Procedures, Entry Trimix, | | | | with Advanced Nitrox, Advanced Wreck Courses, or |
| Extended Range, Advanced Wreck, Overhead | | | | Extended Range. Mostly, this course teaches which |
| Environment/Cavern to name a few. And though we | | | | equipment required, the best techniques of |
| can't go into all of the courses, here are a few of | | | | decompression in addition to mixtures of |
| them described in more detail. | | | | decompression like oxygen and nitrox. |
| The various technical scuba diving courses are | | | | * Extended Range For Going Further Divers wishing to |
| significantly different. | | | | gain knowledge for dives requiring staged |
| * Nitrox For Mixed Oxygen Usage This entry level | | | | decompression by breathing nitrox mixtures in addition |
| certification course teaches the recreational diver how | | | | to oxygen during decompression should sign up for the |
| to breathe enriched air nitrox (EAN). The goal of this | | | | Extended Range course. This will teach the methods |
| class is to educate scuba divers about the proper | | | | needed to efficiently use air to depths of 180fsw |
| procedures, advantages and dangers in using nitrox | | | | 55msw. Other dives needing staged decompression |
| mixes ranging from 22-40% oxygen content. | | | | with helium, nitrox and/or oxygen mixtures down to |
| The Nitrox course covers the basics and is a required | | | | 200fsw/60msw are covered in an Entry Level Trimix |
| prerequisite for the Advanced Nitrox course. The | | | | class. Finally the Advanced Level Trimix diving class |
| Advanced Nitrox course covers breathing enriched air | | | | goes further for dives down to 300fsw/100msw. |
| nitrox 21 up to 100% oxygen mixes for diving depths | | | | Taking a technical scuba diving course can greatly |
| of 130fsw/40msw for dives that do not require staged | | | | enhance your understanding, ability and confidence on |
| decompression. The advanced course also teaches | | | | deep sea dives. While experience is the best teacher, |
| her or him about advantages and drawbacks of using | | | | diving is a sport that requires a lot of knowledge |
| these techniques during these deeper dives. | | | | before you can safely acquire the information to gain |
| * Decompression For Deeper Dives While | | | | the experience. |
| decompression is a familiar term to all scuba divers the | | | | |