Nitrox Book
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Do you have the basic nitrox manual? I've flipped through the PADI nitrox manual a couple of times, but I've never really sat down and compared it to the TDI manual; but I thought the [basic] TDI manual was really good...
I did my basic with PADI and only have that manual and accompanying video. The TDI manual has all those wonderful tables and equations and goes over all sorts of dive planning stuff that I don't remember seeing in the PADI book...to be fair I will look at it when I get home and make sure my memory isn't just fading...
The oxygen hackers handbook is prety informative as well.
I have PADI nitrox, TDI nitrox & adv. nitrox.
I thought the TDI books had more detailed info as well (but some of the review questions are very odly phrased). PADI seems to want divers to simply go by the tables and not worry about the math behind them as much.
I suppose PADI is opperating on the theory that, properly used, the tables are reasonably "safe". The assumption being that it's easier to mess up the math equations and hurt yourself.
Kind of a scary thought though with the recent PADI table recall going on due to 'printing errors'. Just heard about it on Saturday at the LDS... I think it only affects recently printed tables and older ones are OK but I'm not 100% sure.
Personaly, I think it's wise to fully understand what you are doing (and breathing) anytime you go under the water.
I have PADI nitrox, TDI nitrox & adv. nitrox.
I thought the TDI books had more detailed info as well (but some of the review questions are very odly phrased). PADI seems to want divers to simply go by the tables and not worry about the math behind them as much.
I suppose PADI is opperating on the theory that, properly used, the tables are reasonably "safe". The assumption being that it's easier to mess up the math equations and hurt yourself.
Kind of a scary thought though with the recent PADI table recall going on due to 'printing errors'. Just heard about it on Saturday at the LDS... I think it only affects recently printed tables and older ones are OK but I'm not 100% sure.
Personaly, I think it's wise to fully understand what you are doing (and breathing) anytime you go under the water.
I also have the Oxygen Hacker's Handbook and that is also an excellent book..
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