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Diving with nitrox provides the diver with an opportunity to reduce the risk of 
decompression illness by reducing the nitrogen content in the breathing gas mix.

However, when the gas mix is altered, the oxygen content of the mix is generally 
increased. This increase exposes the diver to an oxygen toxicity risk not usually 
considered in recreational diving. In order to manage this risk, the dive computer 
tracks the time and intensity of the oxygen exposure and provides the diver with 
information to adjust the dive plan in order to maintain oxygen exposure within 
reasonably safe limits.

In addition to the physiological effects of enriched air on the body there are 
operational considerations to be addressed when handling altered breathing mixes. 
Elevated concentrations of oxygen present a fi re or explosion hazard. Consult with 
the manufacturer of your equipment about its compatibility with nitrox.

Freediving, and particularly freediving in combination with scuba diving, may 
have risks that have not been researched and are not commonly known.

Any person who engages in any form of breathhold diving is in danger of shallow-
water blackout (SWB) i.e. the sudden loss of consciousness caused by oxygen 
starvation.

Any breathhold diving results in some nitrogen build-up in the blood and other 
fast tissues. Due to the short time spent at depth this build-up is generally not 
signifi cant. Therefore, provided the effort involved in freediving has not been