PADI Enriched Air Diver
Develop the procedures, planning methods, and operational discipline required for safe recreational diving using enriched air nitrox
Duration
1 day, 2 dives
Max Depth
40 metres / 130 feet
Level
Continuing Education Speciality Course
Next Step
PADI Self-Reliant Diver / PADI Deep Diver
Overview
The PADI Enriched Air Diver speciality course develops the knowledge and operational procedures required to safely plan and conduct dives using enriched air nitrox.
This programme focuses on:
- gas analysis,
- oxygen exposure management,
- dive planning,
- and nitrox operational procedures within recreational diving limits.
Training emphasises:
- conservative dive planning,
- gas verification,
- operational discipline,
- and understanding how reduced nitrogen exposure can support longer no-stop limits and shorter surface intervals.
At N9BO℠, Enriched Air Diver training develops confident and disciplined divers capable of safely integrating nitrox procedures into real-world recreational and advanced diving environments.
Course Facts
- Course name: PADI Enriched Air Diver
- Level: Continuing Education Speciality Course
- Minimum prerequisites: Minimum age 12, Certified as (Junior) PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
- Ratio: Maximum 8 students per Instructor
- Configuration: standard recreational scuba equipment plus nitrox operational systems, including oxygen analyser, nitrox-compatible cylinders, enriched air identification systems, dive computers capable of nitrox programming, and nitrox dive-planning materials
- Depth / environment: 30 metres / 100 feet, Classroom, Dive-centre operational environments, Open water recreational dive sites, Boat-diving environments
- Format: Knowledge development + gas-analysis workshops + nitrox planning exercises + optional enriched air dives
- Duration: Typically completed in 1 day
What You’ll Learn
- Analyse enriched air nitrox mixtures using oxygen-analysis procedures
- Configure dive computers and operational systems for nitrox diving
- Apply nitrox dive-planning and oxygen-exposure management procedures
- Improve gas-management awareness, operational discipline, and dive-planning confidence
- Develop practical capability for safe recreational enriched air diving
Prerequisites
- Be at least 12 years old
- Certified as PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
- Be medically fit for diving
FAQ
Enriched air nitrox is breathing gas containing:
- more oxygen,
- and less nitrogen than normal air.
Nitrox may provide:
- longer no-stop limits,
- reduced nitrogen exposure,
- and shorter surface intervals when used appropriately.
Yes.
Nitrox procedures form a foundational part of:
- technical diving,
- decompression procedures,
- advanced wreck diving,
- and expedition-style diving pathways.
Yes.
Training includes:
- oxygen-analysis procedures,
- cylinder verification,
- gas labelling,
- and operational confirmation protocols.
Many divers continue into:
- Deep Diver,
- Self-Reliant Diver,
- TecRec pathways,
- decompression procedures,
- or advanced technical-diving environments.
Ready to Extend Your Diving Capability with Nitrox?
Whether you want longer no-stop limits, improved repetitive-dive efficiency, or preparation for more advanced diving environments, our team will help you develop safe and disciplined enriched air operational capability.
Go Pro with the PADI Speciality Instructor Training Programme
Expand your professional teaching capability through speciality instructor development programmes delivered by experienced PADI Course Directors at N9BO℠. Build the instructional versatility, real-world teaching confidence, and continuing-education capability required to teach a broader range of diver-training programmes and progress further within the recreational diving industry.
