TDI Technical Diving

TDI Nitrox Diver Course

Learn to select and use enriched air nitrox deliberately. The course develops the knowledge needed to analyse and label a cylinder, establish maximum operating depth, manage oxygen exposure and plan nitrox dives within your existing certification limits.

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Course at a Glance

Minimum age15 years
PrerequisiteOpen Water Diver or current enrolment
Dives requiredNone; 2 dives recommended
Gas rangeEAN22 to EAN40

Who This Course Is For

  • Open-water divers who want to use enriched air nitrox.
  • Divers planning repetitive, multi-day or travel diving.
  • Divers preparing for Advanced Nitrox or rebreather training.

Prerequisites and Readiness

  • Minimum age 18, or 15 with parental consent.
  • SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, current enrolment in an Open Water course, or equivalent.
  • No previous nitrox experience is required.

How Training Works

Academic development and practical gas-analysis exercises cover the planning and use of EAN22 through EAN40. No dives are required for certification, although two nitrox dives are recommended and may be arranged when appropriate.

Course duration is performance-based. Meeting minimum attendance or dive numbers does not guarantee certification; all required knowledge and skills must be demonstrated consistently.

Skills and Knowledge

Calculate oxygen partial pressure and maximum operating depth.
Track CNS and oxygen exposure within recognised limits.
Analyse a cylinder and confirm the measured oxygen percentage.
Label and record nitrox mixtures correctly.
Configure a dive computer for the selected gas.
Plan a nitrox dive without exceeding depth, gas or certification limits.

Continue Your Development

Technical capability is developed through deliberate practice and experience between formal courses. Your next step should reflect your recent diving, equipment configuration and objectives.

The Blue Water Ascent approach

Competence Before Certification

We coach understanding, judgement and repeatable performance—not minimum-standard completion. Training is adapted to the diver while every certification requirement and course limit is preserved.

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