Technical Diving

Whether you're a fairly experienced diver looking for something more or a very experienced diver about to embark on a new branch of the sport, New Horizons Dive Centre are now offering IANTD technical diving courses, and trips specifically designed for the technical diver.

IANTD Advanced Nitrox

 The IANTD Advanced Nitrox course is your first step into the world of technical diving. If you enjoy exploring dive sites, including many wrecks around our coasts, between 25 and 42 metres and want to spend more time down there then this is the course for you. This course teaches you how to do this safely covering the use of twinsets, stage cylinders and decompression diving using higher percentage mixes to reduce stop times.

COURSE OUTLINE:

The goal of the IANTD Advanced Nitrox course is to enable the experienced diver to safely have longer in-water exposures and plan the resultant decompression profiles. Using Nitrox as your bottom gas and up to 50% Nitrox as a decompression gas you will accelerate your decompression stops as well as increasing your available bottom time. The course covers equipment considerations, oxygen tracking, decompression dive planning along with practical experience using twinsets and stage cylinders.

MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR COURSE:

You will need to purchase the following package:

• Study Materials Pack

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED FOR COURSE:

• Stage cylinder and regulator

EQUIPMENT YOU SHOULD BRING:

• Full SCUBA gear, including wing, harness and twinset.
• (Rental of the wing, harness, twinset and one regulator is available)

DURATION:

• 1 day - theory review and exam
• 1 pool session - practise using a twinset and learn new skills
• 2 days - Open Water diving where you will practise:-
  • Gas shut downs
  • Gas sharing ascent
  • Stage cylinder removal and replacement
  • DSMB deployment
  • Deco gas switching
  • Swim techniques

 PRE-REQUISITES:

• Minimum Age: 18 years
• Certification: 30 logged dives, Rescue diver or higher, Nitrox certification, Deep Diver certification (or enough logged experience to satisfy the instructor)

SCHEDULE, COSTS & ENROLMENT:

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