Course overview

Get more out of Pondicherry's reefs with the SSI Enriched Air Nitrox specialty, gaining longer no-decompression limits on the Bay of Bengal's deeper sites. Extra bottom time means more minutes among the moray eels and reef fish around structures like the Aravind Wall.

What you’ll learn

• Grasp enriched-air principles and benefits
• Analyse cylinder oxygen content
• Program nitrox into a dive computer
• Determine maximum operating depth
• Apply oxygen-exposure limits

Prerequisites

• 12 years or older
• SSI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)

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 gas analysis

   Study enriched-air theory and practise analysing and labelling cylinders.
2. Day2
   Optional nitrox dives

   Enjoy extended bottom times on Bay of Bengal reef dives using enriched air.

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