what is experience enhancement anyway? I thought you didn't want to take LSD when you are diving anyway?
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kwesler:It occurs to me that one way that dives are useful, for those with a bit less experience, is that by diving with an instructor, you can concentrate on the new elements in dive planning. If you are still concentrating on gear setup etc, it is likely the added elements of nitrox diving, as simple as they may be, may be missed...
So far, the consensus seems to be that if you have limited number of dives, there is benefit to ANY supervised dive, and therefore, are valuable as part of ANY course, nitrox included.
However, there equally seems to be consensus that there is no instrinsic value in dives for the nitrox course.
Is that a fair assesement?
Yes
kwesler:However, there equally seems to be consensus that there is no instrinsic value in dives for the nitrox course.
Is that a fair assesement?
kwesler:now THAT'S interesting! Did they teach in water oxtox skills? If so, what agency and what course?
Ken
nauidiver2004:I don't believe that dives are required to be certified thru NAUI, they are optional. You can obtain one of two different cards depending on wether you choose to complete the dives or not. My personal view is that EANx certification does not require dives as the knowledge required is theoritical in nature. I can see why some organizations would require dives. Money aside, demonstrating the skills to properly plan a dive under the perceived added stressor of having to execute the dive moves the theoritical knowledge into the practical relm. Some people are much better practical learners.
As for the trimix question. I don't see where it has any place in his question. His question clearly demonstrates his level of knowledge in the physiology in breathing gasses and adding this information might just confound the answer.
Thats my answer, but only becaused you asked.
Ken