Being of an "advancing" age, I wondered about getting nitrox certification and then diving air tables to remain ultra conservative. I understand the depth limitations of nitrox, so that doesn't play into this question.
I asked two experts the same basic question. Both experts have enough certifcations to wallpaper the orange bowl. But, they couldn't disagree more on the answer.
One expert said the extra safety of diving air tables on nitrox isn't worth the expense of getting that level of certification. The reason to get nitrox certification is for "more bottom time". The other said it is an excellent idea that will help reduce the chances of getting DCS.
One also went on to say the PADI dive tables for mutiple dives are among the MOST aggressive (as opposed to conservative) tables there are. He recommended using the DCIEM tables or getting a dive computer that uses the DCIEM model (he liked Suunto).
Any other opinions or thoughts?
I asked two experts the same basic question. Both experts have enough certifcations to wallpaper the orange bowl. But, they couldn't disagree more on the answer.
One expert said the extra safety of diving air tables on nitrox isn't worth the expense of getting that level of certification. The reason to get nitrox certification is for "more bottom time". The other said it is an excellent idea that will help reduce the chances of getting DCS.
One also went on to say the PADI dive tables for mutiple dives are among the MOST aggressive (as opposed to conservative) tables there are. He recommended using the DCIEM tables or getting a dive computer that uses the DCIEM model (he liked Suunto).
Any other opinions or thoughts?