Specialty · Nitrox
PADI's most popular specialty of all. Learn to dive with enriched-air (nitrox) blends to extend your no-decompression time on almost any dive.
Book this courseNitrox theory and technique, equipment considerations, managing your oxygen exposure, reading tank contents correctly, and setting up a dive computer for enriched air.
Done almost entirely as theory — much of it available as online self-study — so you can add it to virtually any trip without losing water time.
Pairs naturally with Wreck Diver and Deep Diver, and counts toward PADI Master Scuba Diver.
No open-water dives are strictly required to certify. Enriched Air Diver is done almost entirely as theory — much of it available as online self-study — covering nitrox theory and technique, equipment considerations, managing your oxygen exposure, reading tank contents correctly, and setting up a dive computer for enriched air.
You need to be a certified diver to enrol, though there's no minimum certification level beyond that specified on this page — if you're unsure whether your current certification qualifies, contact us to confirm before booking.
It's PADI's most popular specialty because enriched-air (nitrox) blends extend your no-decompression time on almost any dive, meaning more bottom time on the same dive profile. It also pairs naturally with Wreck Diver and Deep Diver, and counts toward PADI Master Scuba Diver.
Yes — since it's largely theory-based, you can complete it before or alongside almost any trip, including coastal trips to Sodwana Bay or Aliwal Shoal, without losing water time to training dives.
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