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Don,
My understanding per discussions with Tim O'Leary, Director of
Operations for NAUI's Technical Division, Trimix instructors are being
permitted to ignore the deep air requirements. I suspect the next standards
update will reflect that fact. NAUI does not currently offer a program that
even allows a training depth of 160 fsw using O2/N2 mixes, the acception
being the Extended Range course which virtually would take an act of God to
get approval to run. I'm not a trimix instructor, can't give a definative
answer as such. I'd suggest clicking on the email link at the nauitec.com
website and asking Tim what the deal is.
BD
In a message dated 10/4/00 3:27:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Don.Mcinnis@in*.co* writes:
> Bob,
>
> I looked into the trimix level 1 & 2 certifications and something jumped
out
> at me. The following is a direct copy and paste from the NAUITEC website:
>
> <Copy>
> PREREQUISITES FOR ENTERING THE COURSE
>
> Minimum age of 21.
> Minimum certification as a NAUI Decompression Techniques, and Technical
EANx
> Diver or equivalent.
> Minimum of 250 logged dives 75 of which must have been deeper than 130 fsw
> (40 msw) and 10 of which must have been deeper than 160 fsw (49 msw)
> COURSE POLICIES
>
> Classroom hours- 18 are estimated
> Open water dives - six for level I and eight for level II
> For Level I at least two dives must be deeper than 190 fsw (58 msw)
> For level II the additional two dives must exceed 225 fsw (69 msw)
> <End Copy>
>
> You need to have 10 dives DEEPER than 160'. Since the diver is not
certified
> for using trimix of any sort yet then these dives MUST be on AIR (or a very
> light EANx, but with O2 probably being narcotic, you still have the same
> effective END and are playing roullette with high ppO2's as well). NAUI is
> still at the "if you are lucky enough to survive at least 10 deep air dives
> then we will teach you a better way". I thought the whole point was to do
> away with deep air, not make it a pre-requisite for advanced training.
>
> Don
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RDecker388@ao*.co* [mailto:RDecker388@ao*.co*]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 1:40 PM
> To: Don.Mcinnis@in*.co*
> Subject: Re: clarification was: An the beat goes on and on
>
>
> In a message dated 10/4/00 7:23:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Don.Mcinnis@in*.co* writes:
>
> > What's the prerequisite in shingles needed to get into it?
>
> Don,
>
> All I know is that the course is available. I don't have a copy
of
> the standards on it, nor an outline for it. I suspect the prerequisites
are
>
> more than you guys are really looking for and that the course limits go
> beyond traditional recreational diving. To my knowledge no one is
offering
> that type of program YET. I'd be very surprised if someone didn't
introduce
> something along those lines in the next few months to a year.
>
> For details on the NAUI Helitrox course I'd suggest emailing Tim
> O'Leary.
> You can reach him via the nauitec.com website. He and Wenike put the
> program together, so he'll know the specifics.
>
> BD
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