TDI Technical Diving

TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver Course

Develop the knowledge and in-water discipline required to use oxygen-rich nitrox mixtures safely and precisely. Advanced Nitrox covers EAN21 through oxygen within each gas’s operating limit on dives that do not require staged decompression.

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Course at a Glance

Minimum age15 years
ExperienceNitrox Diver and 25 logged dives
Training4 dives and 100 minutes bottom time
Course limitNo-decompression; maximum 40 metres

Who This Course Is For

  • Nitrox-certified divers progressing toward technical diving.
  • Divers who need oxygen-rich gases for later decompression training.
  • Divers seeking stronger gas analysis, equipment and oxygen-management skills.

Prerequisites and Readiness

  • Minimum age 18, or 15 with parental consent.
  • TDI Nitrox Diver or equivalent.
  • Proof of at least 25 logged open-water dives.
  • Stable buoyancy, trim and situational awareness appropriate to the planned dives.

How Training Works

The course includes four dives with at least 100 minutes of accumulated bottom time. Training remains within no-decompression limits and does not exceed 40 metres or the diver’s existing certification limit, whichever is shallower.

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

Analyse, label and select gases from EAN21 through oxygen.
Apply partial-pressure, MOD, CNS and OTU calculations.
Prepare equipment suitable for oxygen-rich gases.
Maintain buoyancy and trim while completing gas-sharing and shutdown drills.
Plan and execute dives within gas, depth and no-decompression limits.
Demonstrate disciplined team communication and contingency planning.

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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