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Slick6:Is anyone going to deny you a nitrox fill with either a PADI or IANTD card?
No but you may be denied a deco procedure course with a PADI nitrox card. Sorry to say but I don't feel the PADI course focuses on the formulas enough and cause divers to rely on the little green RDPsSlick6:Is anyone going to deny you a nitrox fill with either a PADI or IANTD card?
wedivebc:No but you may be denied a deco procedure course with a PADI nitrox card. Sorry to say but I don't feel the PADI course focuses on the formulas enough and cause divers to rely on the little green RDPs
BigboyDan:You argue fact and opinion: you say, "... but you may be denied a deco procedure course with a PADI nitrox card." Where? In fact? And you say, " ... but I don't feel the PADI course focuses on the formulas enough." That's an opinion. I took IANTD Nitrox Diver (Oceanic Ventures, Houston) and have assissted in PADI Enriched Air instruction (Oak Hill Scuba, Austin), both courses offer basic intro for rec-divers and are all but the same.