PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Speciality

Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to familiarise divers with, safety protocols; hazards, risks, benefits and theory of no-decompression diving with oxygen enriched air containing 22% to 44% oxygen.

The course is divided into knowledge development, practical application and open water training. The diver will accomplish the knowledge development portion by watching the PADI Enriched Air Diving video, by reading the PADI Enriched Air Diver manual and by reviewing important information with a certified PADI Enriched Air instructor. The practical application session includes practising analysis of enriched air and going through the protocols required when a diver rents an enriched air cylinder or has one filled, and will be conducted at an actual enriched air filling station. Finally, the diver will make two enriched air dives under the instructors supervision. These allow the diver to put into practice what has been learnt, with an instructor on hand to answer questions, confirm the steps the diver should take and assist should any problems arise.

Prerequisites.
The prerequisite certification level is PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, or equivalent; or PADI Open Water Diver, or equivalent with proof of ten dives logged beyond training dives for certification.

The minimum age for the course is 15 years old.

As this course applies Recreational Dive Planner use and skills extensively, the students should familiarise themselves with it prior to the course. Please ask your instructor prior to the start of the course if a refresher session is needed.