AFAIK you need an OW cert to take a nitrox course..
Not true and I already posted the link to prove it.
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AFAIK you need an OW cert to take a nitrox course..
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I missed it. Kind of bizarre. I guess their intent must be so that divers can come out of OW with both OW and nitrox. I wonder though if it's possible for a diver to get the nitrox card without finishing the open water class. I checked, NAUI has the exact same requirements listed, so SDI/TDI aren't the only ones who'll let an uncertified diver take a nitrox class. It doesn't say they'll issue a nitrox card to someone who doesn't complete OW though. I find it hard to believe that any instructor, or either agency wold actually issue the nitrox card in such a situation. Seems reasonable to me to allow a junior ow diver to take nitrox. Heck they're already limited to depths that are safe for 40% in theory, aren't they?Not true and I already posted the link to prove it.
I missed it. Kind of bizarre. I guess their intent must be so that divers can come out of OW with both OW and nitrox. I wonder though if it's possible for a diver to get the nitrox card without finishing the open water class.
AFAIK you need an OW cert to take a nitrox course...
It's definitely a bad practice. I'm disappointed. At least three of the major agencies in the US allow it. I wouldn't be surprised if most or all did.
I guess you're right. If it ever becomes a problem for my buddy I guess he would have to get an aow card or maybe could get buy with one of the lame specialty cards from another agency than naui that would be cheaper.I don't see a problem with it. The only problem I see is if there are shops or operators who are accepting a Nitrox card as proof of anything other than Nitrox certification. They are assuming a person is certified to dive based on a card that requires no dives to get!
It's definitely a bad practice. I'm disappointed. At least three of the major agencies in the US allow it. I wouldn't be surprised if most or all did.
Stuart, you can TAKE the Nitrox course concurrently with the OW course, but the Nitrox card will not be issued until the OW cert is issued.Not true and I already posted the link to prove it.