Correct me if I am wrong, but if you have a 60 minutes at 60 feet on air, you will load more nitrogen that if the same dive or 60 minutes at 60 feet on nitrox, right? So reduced nitrogen load = a protective effect.
Or you can use Nitrox to get a longer 'safe' bottom time and NO extra protective effect, right?
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Hi, cvchief!
At last, somebody is speaking my lingo...I was beginning to think that it was time for me to hang up my BC...not really!
I just do not understand what one would use Nitrox for if not to extend UW time whilst keeping out of the yellow/red. And doesn't anyone but my long-time scuba buddies and me use the term, "bottom time" anymore? Sheessshh...I guess I gotta spend sometime with the X-Generation!
joewr...still trying to find a renter for this space...