Hyperbarics International Nitrox Manual: The Use of Nitrogen-Oxygen Mixtures as Divers Breathing Gas Paperback – July 20, 2025

This manual outlines the benefits of using mixed gas (nitrogen and oxygen) for divers, covering its applications in recreational, commercial, and medical settings, including recompression therapy. Additionally, the manual includes the U.S. Navy Standard, Nitrox I, and Nitrox II Air Decompression Tables.Dick Rutkowski has trained divers in mixed gas diving throughout his distinguished 33-year career as the Deputy Diving Coordinator for NOAA. He also created and served as the co-director of NOAA/UHMS' three-week Physicians' Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Training Program. After retiring from NOAA, Rutkowski founded Hyperbarics International, Inc., and has held leadership roles as past president of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society Gulf Coast Chapter. He is also the founder of the American Nitrox Divers, the International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers, the Undersea Research Foundation, Undersea Breathing Systems, and the International Board of Undersea/Hyperbaric Medicine. Rutkowski is a proud member of the International Diving Hall of Fame.. Read more