Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver Speciality Course

So, you’ve heard about Nitrox. But what is it and how do you use it?

Well, in simple terms diving with enriched air (nitrox) gives you more no decompression time than diving on air (due to slower nitrogen build-up), allowing you to stay down longer at the same depth without going into decompression. So, it’s great if you’re doing a series of repetitive dives, for example on a liveaboard holiday. For this reason, the Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular speciality course.

The path to becoming a PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver consists of two steps:

1. PADI eLearning: 2-4 hours
2. Participate in 2 open water over 1day: (optional)

PADI eLearning® on your own, from the comfort of your home, read, watch videos, and take quizzes at your own pace to develop knowledge of scuba rescue procedures, before you work with one of our PADI Instructors. 

Complete 2 open water dives using Nitrox gas with Go Dive training, this takes place at the National Diving Centre at Stoney Cove in Leicestershire.

These dives usually take place over a single day at the weekend.

During the course you will 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 cylinder and how to set your dive computer correctly.
• Dive with nitrox.
• Set your dive computer.
• Use an oxygen air analyzer.

As well as these dives being an opportunity for you to show your instructor your mastery of the skills and procedures, you will also gain more experience diving and the basics of how to look after other divers . 

On successful completion of these dives, you will be a PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver.

We will provide all the equipment you need for the training.

To enrol on a  course you need PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level-certification) 12 years or older.

 eLearning Course - See Price List.

This is the PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver course offered by Go Dive Training. It typically takes place over a single weekend, the open water dives are held at Stoney Cove.