SSI Oxygen Provider Course
A diver surfaces feeling off after a deep dive, and the boat is forty-five minutes from the nearest dock.
In that gap, the first response matters more than anything that happens after. Oxygen Provider teaches you to recognize the signs of a dive injury and respond with supplemental oxygen, one of the most important things you can do before professional help arrives.
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When a Dive Injury Is Possible, Oxygen Is One of the First Responses That Matters Most.
For suspected decompression illness or arterial gas embolism, one of the most important initial first-aid responses at the surface is high-concentration oxygen while emergency medical care is activated. Most divers on a boat or at a dive site have never been shown how to open the valve, assemble the mask, and deliver it. This course fixes that gap in one practical session.
Oxygen Provider teaches you to assemble and operate a recreational oxygen unit, recognize when to use it, and deliver it correctly while waiting for emergency services. No diving required. Typically taken alongside First Aid/CPR/AED (React Right, $189) as paired preparation for DSR certification. $149. Minimum age 12. Signup now!!
Oxygen Provider Is for Any Diver Who Wants to Be Genuinely Useful in an Emergency
You dive in groups and want to be able to help if something goes wrong
Oxygen Provider skills are among the most specific and valuable skills a recreational diver can have at the surface.
You dive from charters or liveaboards where an O2 kit is on the boat
Knowing how to use the oxygen unit on the boat is the difference between the kit helping and sitting unused.
You are preparing for Diver Stress and Rescue
Oxygen Provider is a required prerequisite for DSR certification. Take it as the first step in the Dive Ready pathway.
Your dive club has or plans to get an oxygen kit
Someone on every dive needs to know how to use it. Oxygen Provider is a half-day course.
Course at a Glance
| Price | $149 · typically taken alongside First Aid/CPR/AED ($189) · both required before DSR certification ($719 bundle covers all) |
| Format | Classroom and practical · no diving required |
| Time commitment | Half day · classroom plus hands-on equipment practice |
| Location | Tom’s Dive & Swim · 5909 Burnet Rd, Austin TX 78757 |
| Prerequisites | Minimum age 12 · no diving certification required |
| Certification awarded | SSI Oxygen Provider · valid for 2 years · satisfies Diver Stress & Rescue prerequisite |
| CE lane | Dive Ready → |
Choose Your Next Step
You want the single most dive-specific emergency skill in a half day
Teaches you to assemble, calibrate, and deliver supplemental oxygen correctly, the first-response skill that matters most in a dive injury.
You also want CPR, AED, and First Aid in the same week
Both certifications are required for DSR. Taking them together means one preparation period, one set of training dates.
You already hold Oxygen Provider and React Right
DSR is the next step once both prerequisites are satisfied. It adds in-water rescue skills to the emergency response training you have already built.
What Oxygen Provider Actually Covers
"The oxygen kit on a dive boat is someone else's job."
On most recreational charters, no one is designated to manage the kit under pressure. Oxygen Provider ensures that you, specifically, know how to open it, assemble it, and deliver it correctly when it matters.
"I can figure out the kit on my own in an emergency."
Recreational oxygen units have specific valves, regulators, and mask types. Assembly under pressure with an untrained responder takes longer than it should. This course makes the assembly automatic before you need it.
"This is only necessary if I plan to become a Divemaster."
Oxygen Provider is useful to any diver who spends time around injured divers, including anyone who charters or dives in groups. The Divemaster pathway is one reason to take it. Being genuinely useful in an emergency is another.
"Oxygen is a medical device: administering it is beyond a diver’s scope."
Supplemental oxygen delivery as first aid for suspected decompression illness is a standard recommended response in recreational diving. Oxygen Provider certification authorizes you to perform exactly this, correctly and safely.
Ready to be genuinely prepared?
Oxygen Provider: $149 · Austin, TX
Half-day practical course. Call (512) 451-3425 to schedule.
Signup now!!Classroom, Then Hands-On With the Actual Equipment.
Half-day course covering the theory and hands-on operation of a recreational oxygen delivery system.
Decompression illness and AGE: what they are, why oxygen helps, how quickly it should be delivered, and why flow rate and mask type matter. The physiology behind oxygen first aid in plain terms.
Oxygen unit components: cylinder, regulator, demand valve, non-rebreather mask, and bag-valve mask. How to check the kit before a dive day and what to do if components are missing or damaged.
Hands-on assembly of the oxygen unit and practice delivering oxygen using demand valve and non-rebreather mask, including positioning for a conscious and unconscious patient.
Combined scenario: recognize a potential dive injury, assemble and deliver oxygen, and communicate with emergency services. Instructor debrief on execution and decision-making.
The Specific Skill to Use an Oxygen Kit When Someone Needs It
- Ability to recognize when oxygen delivery is indicated after a dive
- Practiced assembly of a recreational oxygen unit under pressure
- Correct mask selection and delivery for conscious and unconscious patients
- Certification satisfying Diver Stress & Rescue and Divemaster prerequisites (valid 2 years)
Oxygen Provider Sits in the Dive Ready Group
Dive Ready is cross-cutting: it supports every pathway lane rather than belonging to one. Oxygen Provider is a required prerequisite for Diver Stress and Rescue and the Divemaster pathway.
Control / Comfort
Buoyancy and other core skills that make rescue scenarios easier to manage if they ever arise.
Dive Ready
Safety and readiness skills that support every pathway lane, including Oxygen Provider and Diver Stress & Rescue.
Lead
Divemaster, instructor training, and other professional pathways, all of which require this course first.
We Build Divers We Would Trust With Our Own Families.
Tom’s teaches Oxygen Provider as a practical skill course, not a certification checkbox. The scenario-based final assessment means you leave having actually assembled and delivered oxygen under a realistic situation, not just described how you would. That difference matters if you ever need to use it.
Tom’s has been Austin’s only SSI Dive Center since 1982, open longer than any other Austin dive shop still in business. Over 18,000 certified divers and over 400 five-star Google reviews.
Pair With First Aid/CPR/AED for Complete DSR Prep
Oxygen Provider ($149) and First Aid/CPR/AED ($189) are separate courses that together satisfy all emergency response prerequisites for DSR certification. Or take both as part of the $719 DSR bundle.
Open Longer Than Any Other Austin Dive Shop Still in Business
Four decades of training divers to handle the situations that most never expect to encounter.
Fast to Complete, Long-Lasting Skill
One half-day session covers everything. Certification is valid for two years and satisfies DSR and Divemaster prerequisites.
30+ Tom’s Instructors
Flexible scheduling for your Oxygen Provider session.
We follow DAN dive safety protocols.
Tom’s follows Divers Alert Network (DAN) safety standards and recommends DAN dive accident insurance for every certified diver. Safety is not a checkbox on our website. It is the foundation of how Tom’s has operated since 1982.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Tom’s provides the equipment for training. If you dive regularly with a club or plan to carry a kit, Tom’s can advise on what to purchase.
Two years. Diver Stress and Rescue prerequisites require current O2 Provider within two years of DSR certification.
Yes. Oxygen Provider is available as a standalone course at $149. Pair it with First Aid/CPR/AED ($189) to satisfy all emergency response prerequisites for DSR.
No. This course has no in-water component.
Ready to be prepared?
Oxygen Provider: $149 · Austin, TX
Call (512) 451-3425 to schedule your half-day session.
Signup now!!