ENRICHED AIR Diver

Knowledge Review –
Enriched Air Diver
1. What is the primary benefit of using enriched air nitrox? What advantages does this provide?
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2. How does using EANx affect narcosis while diving?

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3. What is the primary concern regarding enriched air nitrox and equipment? What are recommendations for using
equipment, other than cylinders, with enriched air with up to 40% oxygen? (Consider local regulations in your
response, if appropriate.)
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4. What is the potential hazard of improper enriched air filling procedures?

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5. List the markings that, according to broadly accepted dive community practices, you should have on a scuba cylinder
used for enriched air nitrox. Are these markings used everywhere?
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6. What are the oxygen partial pressures of the maximum and contingency depth limits for a given enriched air blend?
What is the primary hazard of exceeding oxygen limits? How do you avoid the hazard?
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7. What signs and symptoms may precede a CNS convulsion? Do these always precede a convulsion?
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8. Describe how to use an EANx compatible dive computer to remain within accepted oxygen exposure limits. What
should you do if you accidentally exceed the oxygen limits of your computer?
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9. Who must personally verify the oxygen analysis of a cylinder of enriched air? What is the procedure for doing this?
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10. What should you do if your enriched air computer fails during a dive?
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11. What should you do if a diver convulses underwater?

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12. What should you do for a diver suspected of having decompression illness after an enriched air dive?
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Student Statement: I’ve reviewed the questions and answers, and for any I answered incorrectly or incompletely,
I now understand what I missed.

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