PADI Enriched Air Diver
This course is designed to qualify recreational divers to use enriched air (“nitrox ”) for no stop recreational diving. The program addresses the use of enriched air with 22 percent to 40 percent oxygen, with emphasis on enriched air with 32 and 36 percent oxygen. This course uses traditional Recreational Dive Planners and teaches using dive tables and Dive computers.
This course covers the knowledge, skills and techniques for diving with enriched air. The 3 - 4 hour classroom portion is spent on knowledge development and practical operational application, which does not include the enriched air training dives. During this course you will learn: the advantages of Enriched Air Diving, how to analyze, label and properly document your Enriched Air Tank, the hazards and precautions associated with Enriched Air Diving, how to figure the maximum operating depth of any Enriched Air Mix and how to properly plan and execute an Enriched Air Dive