What's the deal with the "Advanced Nitrox" certification?

[Blackwood]

Heck, I carry one or multiple bottles on most of my NLD dives, at times I even sling 3-4.....it is for the shear continued practice and skill work. Do I need them on these profiles-NO, do I benefit from the practice of bottle handling-YES.

Any time you want to come out to redondo and carry 4 bottles down and up the stairs for me, I'm in

 

[texdiveguy]

Any time you want to come out to redondo and carry 4 bottles down and up the stairs for me, I'm in

I would love to come to Redondo!..... I have never been to CA. :depressed:. From my house it is a short 21+ hour drive due west.

As to carrying bottles.....I carry mine and you carry yours.

 

[Reg Braithwaite]

Any time you want to come out to redondo and carry 4 bottles down and up the stairs for me, I'm in

That reminds me...

Back when the USA put its first "Dream Team" together for the 1992 Olympics, Charles Barkley was asked about Christian Laettner, the lone college player on the team.

"Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he's been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys."

 

[Rhone Man]

That reminds me...

Back when the USA put its first "Dream Team" together for the 1992 Olympics, Charles Barkley was asked about Christian Laettner, the lone college player on the team.

"Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he's been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys."

 

[Blackwood]

I would love to come to Redondo!

Any time, I'll dive wit'cha.

"Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he's been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys."

Nice.

 

[Reg Braithwaite]

Nice.

Just trying to give a little back to the community. And yeah, if you guys make it up to the Thousand Islands or Tobermory, I'll happily become "The Strongest Diver on ScubaBoard." Mind you, if your rebreather or a nice set of Apeks back regs go missing... It wasn't me!

Getting back to the original point, I am going to buy the manual for recreational trimix and think it over between now and Spring. In one sense it is a waste of money, so perhaps I won't take it. But I am almost certainly not taking advanced nitrox until I have a lot more experience.

 

[Captain CaveMan]

I don't recall my TDI Decompression card saying I am limited to the use of only 1 deco gas at that level of training, at the end of my training at that level I was fully able to make 2 deco gas switches.

For most of the dives that you do when you complete adv Nitrox and Deco, your going to be doing about 1 gas switch. But as time goes on your going to expanding your limits. This is why they wanted me to carry two bottles, it was to get the idea of how to carry them safely and do the switches correctly. So when I practice doing it I'm going to do them correctly. I have tried to carry 3 bottles in the quarry.

On all of my non class deco dives, I do not carry more than I need too. This is why on some of my dives I carry a A80 with 50% and run a profile that might have me say at 20ft longer than if I were to switch gases to 100%. The question is. Do I want to have to carry / overload a dive that I can make simpler by staying at 20ft a couple min's longer.

 

[texdiveguy]

For most of the dives that you do when you complete adv Nitrox and Deco, your going to be doing about 1 gas switch. But as time goes on your going to expanding your limits. This is why they wanted me to carry two bottles, it was to get the idea of how to carry them safely and do the switches correctly. So when I practice doing it I'm going to do them correctly. I have tried to carry 3 bottles in the quarry.

On all of my non class deco dives, I do not carry more than I need too. This is why on some of my dives I carry a A80 with 50% and run a profile that might have me say at 20ft longer than if I were to switch gases to 100%. The question is. Do I want to have to carry / overload a dive that I can make simpler by staying at 20ft a couple min's longer.

When conducting actual planned decompression//extended range type dives you will do your gas planning and carry those tanks required (1-2-3-4). I do find it of great benefit to my overall skills base to try and always sling at 'least' one bottle even on training NLD dives, this will make you a better diver and much more confident in bottle handeling, and you can practice simulated deco at shallow stops.

 

[Blackwood]

Getting back to the original point, I am going to buy the manual for recreational trimix and think it over between now and Spring. In one sense it is a waste of money, so perhaps I won't take it. But I am almost certainly not taking advanced nitrox until I have a lot more experience.

From which agency?

 

[Reg Braithwaite]

From which agency?

I have only found two agencies offering a trimix certification for recreational (non-deco) divers: IANTD offers Recreational Trimix, and GUE offers Recreational Triox.

IANTD also has an Advanced Recreational Trimix course which includes some deco and dives to 160', and then of course full trimix. GUE has its Tech 1 and Tech 2 progression. Steve Lewis can comment on TDI's courses, my understanding is they are technical courses and not for the recreational diver.

I am open to other suggestions.