South Ari Atoll divers do multiple dives a day chasing whale sharks and manta cleaning stations, which is exactly where PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) helps - longer bottom times and shorter surface intervals. Most of this specialty is knowledge-based, so you can be Nitrox-ready before you even get wet.
PADI Enriched Air Diver is largely eLearning-based, counts toward Master Scuba Diver, and issues a PADI specialty card.
Nitrox shines on South Ari's multi-dive days across channel drifts and the Maamigili whale-shark area, where extra no-decompression time means more chances at a sighting. There are no required training dives, though many divers immediately use Nitrox on the atoll's 18-30m reef and wall sites.
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