Become an Enriched Air Diver and maximise your bottom time.

Enjoy longer dives due to extended bottom time with the PADI Enriched Air Diver course.

Enriched Air allows you to:

Stay underwater longer

Get back into the water sooner

Get your certification while simultaneously completing dives for other PADI courses

Plus, you may find that by diving with Enriched Air you feel less tired after multiple dives.

Course outline

The course consists of independent academic study, video presentation and academic discussion, an exam and practical application session plus two optional open water training dives. The course normally runs over one day, plus independent learning.

During the academic and presentation sections of the course topics covered will include;-

Advantages and Disadvantages of Diving with Enriched Air.

Equipment for Enriched Air Diving.

Using the RDP with Enriched Air.

Managing Oxygen Exposure.

Special Applications in Enriched Air Diving.

Diving Emergencies and Enriched Air.

During the practical Application session students will cover verification procedures, use of Oxygen analysis for Enriched Air Cylinders, maximum allowable variants in blends and administrative record keeping.

These sessions are followed by two optional Open Water Dives for which students will be required to demonstrate practical application of all aspects of the knowledge and skills covered in the Theory part of the course, plus demonstrate correct diving protocols and skills commensurate with holding an Enriched Air Qualification.

Course timetable

The course is completed over a single day. If you wish to do the optional two dives then one full day for the diving is required as well as an afternoon or morning before the dives to complete the academic portion of the course.

Peformance requirements

You will be required to answer all Knowledge Reviews and also complete a multiple choice exam