BSAC sport Diver doing PADI Nitrox

[stewybear]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to get a late deal for egypt soon and Explorer Tours are offering a free Nitrox course if you get a 5 day dive package.

As far as I can think, the only problem will be that I don't immediately know how to use the PADI dive wheel so that I can understand the PADI nitrox tables. I know a padi advanved instructor who said he would help me with this.

The question is, am I going to have any other difficulties that I have overlooked or is there anyone out there who has gone this route or would it be better to do the BSAC one at a later date.

Thanks in advance.

[Ferg3333]

In my opinion padi dive tables are much simplier to use than bsac 88 dont worry about it, the wheel is a little more involved but as far as I understand you wont need to use the wheel for padi nitrox cert just the table rdp and use equivalent air depth and obviously the T-sum thats it, oh the stuff on cns toxicity etc

[Keiron]

Also, you cannot use EAD on BSAC 88 tables.

[Ferg3333]

good point sorry if I was unclear

[TerryH]

Padi RDP is a doddle, just think basic 88's with slight tweak.

You can download from the net or get your own copy from your LDS,
but they come like the 88's with full Instructions. I wouldnt worry too much
though, as on a dive holiday there will be plenty of helpful bods to go over
it with you.

As for doing this course instead of BSAC, I'd still do it anyway as not only
is it free, but you learn a few concepts not part of the BSAC course.

On your return it counts as BSAC Basic and you can go onto Advanced Nx
or even do TDI etc. All depends where you wnat to go with it and
PADI EaNx is as good as any on that first rung on the gas ladder.

HTH
TerryH





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[Beardy]

Originally Posted by stewybear

Hi everyone,

I am trying to get a late deal for egypt soon and Explorer Tours are offering a free Nitrox course if you get a 5 day dive package.

And the big bonus is that a PADI nitrox ticket entitles you to FREE nitox at the Nitrox for Free participants dive site. IF i understood JBs report in Diver correctly that is

[purple vonny]

I have just done the PADI nitrox level 2 on a liveaboard. It was a doddle. You can even look at the book for the answers. No wheels required just a simple table to work stuff out. People with fairly serious learning difficulties would pass. Go for it.

[purple vonny]

Oh and the course for the free Nitrox is with the NRC (Nitrox and rebreather college i believe) - nice easy study book full of pictures of happy smiling divers in turquoise water with lovely pink and lime green flippers and goggles.
Obviously DIFF divers

[Narked@50]

Originally Posted by stewybear

Hi everyone,
I know a padi advanved instructor who said he would help me with this.

Hmm?

Did you explain the situation to him or has he no idea about the PADI nitrox cert?

Hope he was doing it free.

James

[purple vonny]

mmmm. I was stung 174 big buckaroos