Course overview

Enriched Air Nitrox lets you stay longer at depth and shorten surface intervals on Sharm El Sheikh's multi-dive boat days, ideal for back-to-back dives at Ras Mohammed. The PADI Enriched Air Diver specialty teaches you to analyse cylinders and set your computer for blends up to 40% oxygen. It is the most popular specialty for divers who want more bottom time.

What you’ll learn

• How enriched air extends no-decompression limits
• Analysing oxygen content in a cylinder
• Setting a dive computer for nitrox
• Managing maximum operating depth
• Oxygen exposure awareness

Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Minimum age 12
• Medically fit to dive

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 and analysis

   Nitrox theory, cylinder analysis and computer setup, with optional nitrox dives and certification.

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