Course overview

Get more bottom time with the PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Specialty on Bangaram Island, learning to dive with oxygen-enriched air on the reefs of remote Lakshadweep. Longer no-decompression limits mean more time among the manta rays, reef sharks and turtles of this tropical atoll. The course earns you the PADI Enriched Air Diver certification, one of the most popular specialties worldwide.

What you’ll learn

• Understand the benefits and risks of enriched air diving
• Analyse a cylinder's oxygen content and label it correctly
• Set maximum operating depth based on oxygen exposure
• Plan enriched-air dives using tables or a Nitrox-capable computer
• Manage oxygen exposure across multiple dives
• Identify equipment considerations for enriched air

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12 (Junior) or 15
• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher
• 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
   Enriched air training

   Complete the theory and exam, practise oxygen analysis and dive planning, and learn to use enriched air on Bangaram's reefs to earn your certification.

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