Mikel's Art

Neither the Board of Directors, Board of Advisors, or any other party associated with the International Association of Nitrox Divers, International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers, Inc., Omni Divers Underwater Services, L.L.C. will accept responibilty for accidents or injuries resulting from the use of material contained herein or the activity of SCUBA diving utilizing open, closed and/or semi-closed curcuit equipment or breathing compressed air or alternative breathing mixtures, including combinations of Oxygen, Nitrogen and/or Helium and/or Neon.

SCUBA diving, including the use of compressed air and any gas mixture underwater, is an activity that has inherrent risks. An individual may experience injury that can result in disability or death. Variations in individual physiology and mental fitness can lead to serious injury or death even with adherence to accepted standards of performance, specified oxygen limits and the correct use of dive tables and computers. All persons who wish to engage in SCUBA diving must receive instruction from a certified instructor and complete nationally recognized requirements in order to be certified as a SCUBA Diver. The use of alternate breathing mixtures, such as combinations of Oxygen, Nitrogen and/or Helium and/or Neon, requires additional instruction beyond that offered in traditional SCUBA diving courses.

Trained and certified Scuba Divers, using compressed air or alternative breathing mixtures as described, are informed of the risks associated with SCUBA diving and utilizing alternate mixtures as described and ultimately bear responsibity for their own actions. Persons must not engage in SCUBA diving and the use of compressed air or alternate breathing mixtures as described, if they are unwilling to complete a course of instruction, pass certifying examinations and evaluations, maintain their skill knowledge through active participation in diving activities and accept responsibility for any injury or death that may occur when participating in SCUBA diving activities.