Do you really issue scuba certification cards for Nitrox without scuba dives?
This answer came directly from the FAQ on the SDA web site. Yes! Upon completion, fill out the proper paperwork and we will issue a Nitrox Scuba Certification card valid at any scuba facility worldwide. The quality of this course is superior! It’s a good course! We believe that the responsibility for analyzing the oxygen content of the scuba cylinder is the responsibility of the diver, not the instructor or dive shop that conducts the dives. In some areas, it can be very difficult for a diver to complete required dives for a Nitrox certification. Example 1; A certified diver lives in a small town in the mid west. The nearest dive shop is 80 miles away and the nearest water is over 100 miles away. The diver is planning a vacation to Cozumel and wants to dive with Nitrox. The planning and time restrictions required are “out of the question” and the dives required are in a rock quarry that is 50 degrees. With other scuba agencies the chances of this diver becoming Nitrox certified is ZERO
