Course overview

The SSI Enriched Air Nitrox course in Bohol Panglao certifies you to dive enriched air and enjoy longer no-decompression limits on the reef. It is a quick, high-value specialty here, paying dividends on the deeper walls of Balicasag and the back-to-back dives of Panglao's island day trips.

What you’ll learn

• Understand how enriched air extends no-decompression time
• Analyse a nitrox cylinder and confirm the mix
• Configure a dive computer for enriched-air diving
• Determine maximum operating depth and track oxygen exposure
• Plan repetitive nitrox dives safely

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10 (with SSI Scuba Diver) or 12+
• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent certification
• No training dives required to complete the 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 and analysis

   Work through the SSI digital theory, practise analysing cylinders and setting computers, with optional enriched-air dives on a Panglao reef.

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