PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty

Extend your dive time with the PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty. Learn how to safely plan and dive with enriched air nitrox, allowing for longer no-decompression limits and shorter surface intervals.

Prerequisites

12 years of age

Minimum PADI Junior Open Water Diver

Duration

Full Time: 4 Hours
Part Time: 2 evening lectures

Level

Advanced

The PADI enriched air diver course is PADI’s most popular speciality scuba course!

What to Expect

We’ll guide you through each step, so you know exactly what’s coming and feel confident before getting in the water.

Learn About Enriched Air Nitrox

Understand how enriched air differs from normal air and how its higher oxygen content affects your dive planning.

Understand Oxygen Exposure

Learn about oxygen limits, maximum operating depth and how to stay within safe exposure limits.

Analyse Your Cylinder

Practise using an oxygen analyser to check the percentage of oxygen in your nitrox cylinder before diving.

Plan & Set Your Dive Computer

Learn how to plan nitrox dives and correctly set your dive computer for the gas mixture you are using.

Certification

Complete the course requirements and earn your PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver Specialty certification.

About This Course

Why is the PADI Enriched Air Diver course PADI’s most popular speciality course? Because scuba diving with enriched air nitrox allows you to stay down longer and get back into the water sooner

What you will learn:

Why diving with air that is higher in oxygen and lower in nitrogen content gives you more bottom time
Equipment considerations for Enriched Air Diving
How to safely manage oxygen exposure.
Practice analyzing oxygen content in your scuba tank
Set your dive computer for diving with enriched air nitrox