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If you do the TDI on line version I charge an additional 35.00 to come to me and do the hands on. That basically covers what it costs me to get the card and a couple tanks of nitrox for the diver to analyze. I also like the TDI course as it goes into much more detail and actually goes over calculating MODs, best mix, END's, etc. The set your computer for 32 or 36 and go is BS and waste of time and money.
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If you come to me for the whole TDI course in person it's 135.00 and no dives. If we do the SEI version that covers the same academics it's 185 and that includes two dives.
I have been diving for quite some time now and would like to get nitrox cert, but I would like to know why it costs so much and why there are dives required?
A few LDS' will add on the Nitrox for $100 if I am doing a separate specialty, but charge $250-$300 if I am not.
I have looked into the TDI online course and it costs $129.00, just need to find a TDI shop here in Miami. The majority are PADI, SSI.
Yeah... cause throwing people in without a basic grasp of how the gas in their tank can affect them tend to be a good idea...
What dive agency advocates throwing people in? There is zero reason why a certified diver cannot read a Nitrox pamphlet (what the dive agencies call a Nitrox book) and the directions for what ever tester they may opt to use on their own, and dive Nitrox very safely.
What dive agency advocates throwing people in? There is zero reason why a certified diver cannot read a Nitrox pamphlet (what the dive agencies call a Nitrox book) and the directions for what ever tester they may opt to use on their own, and dive Nitrox very safely.
Might it not be a good idea to require them to take an exam to verify that they actually read the pamphlet?
Yeah, I know this has been the subject of other threads.