Course overview

Get more bottom time on Netrani Island's deeper reef with the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox specialty. Through SSI's digital training you learn to plan and dive higher-oxygen blends, extending your no-decompression limits on the boat dives off Karnataka's Murdeshwar coast. You earn the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox certification, ideal for divers who want longer dives among Netrani's fish schools.

What you’ll learn

• Understand the advantages and limits of enriched air nitrox
• Calculate maximum operating depth and manage oxygen exposure
• Analyse cylinder oxygen content and program your dive computer
• Plan nitrox dives for longer no-decompression times
• Handle and label enriched-air cylinders safely

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 12
• SSI Open Water Diver (or a qualifying certification from another agency)
• No additional dives required for the knowledge-only option
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician where required

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 & dive

   Complete the SSI nitrox knowledge sections, practise analysing and labelling cylinders, then apply the skills on an optional enriched-air dive to Netrani Island.

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