Diving Speciality

PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver.

Diving Speciality

The most popular diving specialization amongst recreational divers. Using Enriched Air (Nitrox) will enable you to stay on depths for a longer time and enjoy your dives even more.

PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver

Stay at depths for longer

The PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver Specialty is the most popular course among recreational divers. It masters the skills and knowledge necessary to safely extend time underwater (bottom time) at greater depths. This additional time gives opportunities to fully admire unique underwater creatures and amazing wrecks for much longer.

During each dive, the time underwater can depend on our no-decompression limits, especially when going deeper. By increasing the oxygen content and decreasing the nitrogen content of the gas we breathe, we can safely increase these limits. For example, when breathing air (21% oxygen), we can stay at 30 meters / 100 feet for about 20 minutes. This limit can be safely increased to 35 minutes by using the right enriched air mixture.

In the PADI Enriched Air Diver course, you will learn the procedures, pros and cons and the theory of no-decompression diving with enriched air containing up to 40% oxygen.

Essential Information About the PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver

  • Duration of the course: half day

  • Price of the course: 11 900 PHP

    The price includes:
    – PADI Enriched Air Diver eLearning
    – Practical knowledge application: obtaining and analyzing nitrox tanks
    – Rental of the full set of diving equipment for the duration of the course

    Free Log Book and T-Shirt
    – Free coffee, tea and water on the boat and in the dive shop
    – Free WIFI
    – Certification fee

  • Prerequisites before starting the course:

    – 15 years old
    – PADI Open Water Diver

  • Course modules

    – Individual diving theory study using eLearning platform
    – optional open water (ocean) dives

Benefits of Taking the PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Course With Dive Pro Career.

Private Instructor

Whenever you are alone or with a group of friends – you’ll get your private instructor. No groups!

Easy eLearning

Master dive theory at your own pace and in comfortable environment. PADI eLearning platform lets you study from any place in the world.

Best Diving Facilities

Our 5 Star PADI Dive shop is equipped with one of the best facilities to make your diving logistics as easy as possible.

What Will You Learn During the PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver Course?

The training consists of two parts: theoretical and practical.

Theoretical part

Contains sections covering the following enriched air diving topics:

  • Advantages and disadvantages of enriched air diving – the impact of enriched air diving on no-decompression limits, the safety of diving with enriched breathing mixes compared to diving with air, nitrogen narcosis

  • Diving equipment – ​​requirements for diving equipment designed for enriched air diving, procedures for handling enriched air cylinders: marking and filling

  • Oxygen exposure – explaining the concept of oxygen partial pressure, discussing the dangers of oxygen toxicity

  • Breathing mix analysis – procedures for analyzing the percentage of breathing gases in a scuba cylinder

  • Using dive computers – configuring computers for enriched air diving, safety procedures in the event of a dive computer failure

  • Enriched air diving safety procedures – procedures for dealing with enriched air diving emergencies or diving accidents

All the above topics can be studied using PADI eLearning platform. It takes around 5 to 6 hours to go through all the material.

Practical part

The practical part includes analyzing the breathing mixture in a scuba cylinder, properly marking the cylinder and configuring dive computers to nitrox diving.

Taking a dive with enriched air is an optional part of the course. If at the time of the course it is not possible to conduct a training dive, the instructor will create a simulation nitrox dive together with the student, taking into account: no-decompression time, maximum depth and oxygen exposure.

Have any questions?

If you require more details about the course, schedule, prices or you want to sign up – feel free to contact us.