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Practically all "touristy dive places" use nitrox today. It lower the risk for the dive center that a accident occur on their boats/shores/guided tours, so they
by belorn 4y ago
Practically all "touristy dive places" use nitrox today. It lower the risk for the dive center that a accident occur on their boats/shores/guided tours, so they have a huge incentive to offer divers to use it. Nitrox is also fairly easy to mark up since divers tend to be willing to pay extra for the reduced risk.
The only places that don't have any benefit of offering nitrox is if the maximum depth of the place is 9 meters, or if people will remain at the surface.
- izacus 4y agoThat really depends where you're going I guess - I've seen most places offer nitrox as option, but most divers (especially recreational and occasional ones) didn't actually pay for it. Less than a third people on most boats I've been to opted for nitrox.
- belorn 4y agoIt could be a cultural thing. On red sea trips I have always paid 0% for it as it been free. It makes the live of the guides easier since everyone will be basically on the same mix and having an accident while out on the sea is bad publicity, bad economically, and bad for the tourist. Dive centers on land tend to ask money for nitrox, but I don't even remember when I last saw someone choosing air unless we knew that the maximum depth will be around 5-15 meters where it becomes almost impossible to reach ndl on a single tank.