enriched air diver course

The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba diving course, and it’s easy to see why. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater taking underwater photography to a higher limit, especially on repetitive scuba dives.

To scuba divers this would not seem a concern, as theEnriched Air- Aviox in their scuba tanks is just that, pure fresh clean air.

To enriched Aviox+ divers the above formula will tell the diver how the mixture of Aviox in the scuba cylinders can be enriched by up to 40% and sometimes more with pure Oxygen.

Enriched Air diving involves specialised training that must take place before divers can obtain enriched air refills or purchase certain pieces of equipment used for enriched air. Nitrox training is a prerequisite before Rebreather training or purchase.

Enriched Air Diving allows divers the safety they are looking for with the added benefits of extended bottom times without the need for lengthy decompression stops.

You can typically stay down longer discovering more about wreck diving, extend your time during deeper dives and get back into the water sooner. No wonder many divers choose this as their very first specialty, then opt for Wreck Diving and Underwater Photography.

What You Learn

Techniques for getting more dive time by using Enriched air- Nitrox
Enriched air scuba diving equipment considerations
Enriched air considerations, including managing oxygen exposure, how to tell what’s in your scuba tank and how to set your dive omputor.

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all the basic scuba gear.
Your dive regulator is probably already Enriched Air compatible.

Prerequisites

To enrol in the PADI Enriched Air Diver course, you must

Be 15 years or older
Have a PADI Open water diver certification

The Learning Materials You Need

The Enriched Air Diver crew pak includes all required materials to complete PADI’s Enriched Air Diver specialty. The Enriched Air Diver Manual covers the procedures for diving with Enriched Air (up to 40%) and the Enriched Air Diving video on DVD demonstrates step-by-step how to plan a dive using multiple dive tables.

The crew pak also includes the 32%, 36% and the DSAT Oxygen Exposure tables.

Your Next Adventure

Diving with enriched air- Nitrox benefits all types of diving, but it goes especially well with these specialties:

PADI Wreck Diver course – Popular wrecks tend to be deeper, so enriched air nitrox maximizes your exploration time.
PADI Deep diver course – The deeper you dive, the shorter your no stop time – but enriched air nitrox increases it, giving your more time at depth
PADI Digital Underwater Photographer – Photographers usually like to make several dives so they can get lots of pictures. Enriched air nitrox reduces the amount of residual nitrogen you accumulate, allowing repetitive dives to be longer.
PADI Master Scuba diver- The PADI Enriched Air Diver course counts toward your Master Scuba Diver rating -- the highest non professional rating in recreational diving.