Course overview

Extend your bottom time across Ambon's reef and muck sites with the PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver specialty on the Banda Sea. You learn to analyse enriched-air cylinders and set your computer for nitrox blends, finishing certified to enjoy longer no-decompression limits on multi-dive days and repetitive critter diving.

What you’ll learn

• Understand the benefits and risks of enriched air nitrox
• Analyse a cylinder's oxygen percentage and log it
• Calculate maximum operating depth and oxygen exposure limits
• Set a dive computer for enriched-air blends
• Manage oxygen and nitrogen exposure across repetitive dives
• Choose the right blend for a planned dive profile

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12 (Junior)
• PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory, analysis & dives

   Complete the nitrox theory and exam, practise cylinder analysis and computer setup, then make optional enriched-air dives on a local site and certify.

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