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PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Course

Stay down for longer or become a safer diver by diving on Enriched Air Nitrox!

About the Course

$169 – Standard Course Price

$159 – Bring 1 friend – SAVE $10 per person!

$149 – Bring 2 friends – SAVE $20 per person!

$139 – Bring 3 friends – SAVE $30 per person!

Are you just like us in that a dive can never be long enough? No decompression limits seem to always limit your dives and you just want that extra bit of time to photograph that nudibranch or explore that other part of a shipwreck? Then the PADI Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) Diver Course is the perfect course for you!

The Diving Adelaide Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Course will prepare you to safely and confidently dive on enriched air (up to 40%) and will teach you how to take full advantage of the many advantages that diving on Nitrox has to offer!

You will learn important things about diving on enriched gas mixes, such as the facts that mixes with a higher oxygen percentage get toxic at certain depths and that because there is less nitrogen in your mix, your body absorbs less nitrogen and your no decompression limits increase! Scary terms like CNS Convulsion and PPO2 will be explained, so you will get a good understanding of how to make longer dives or dive safer on enriched air!

Before you start the Course

Course Schedule

We run the course regularly, so you can simply check our calendar for the next upcoming course and book in for the course today!

Alternatively,  we’re happy to run this course for your privately during opening hours from Tuesday to Friday! Simply contact us via email or call on (08) 8122 5003 to book in your time slot, so we can make sure there is an instructor available on your preferred date and time for your practical!

During the practical, you will fill out the course paperwork, do a quick review of your PADI eLearning theory with your instructor, analyse 2 cylinders to check the oxygen percentage of the enriched air in the cylinder and plan your dives with use of a dive computer! If you don’t have your own dive computer, one will be provided for use during the course.

Things to bring:

  • Your PADI elearning results..
  • Optional: Your dive computer. If you have a dive computer, please bring it to the practical session. If you’re not sure how to set it to nitrox, please also bring (or download) the manual.

ONLINE TRAINING

PADI eLearning®

Where some dive schools still choose to teach the theory side of the learn to dive course in a traditional classroom setting, Diving Adelaide has chosen for the faster, cost-effective way of teaching the theory via online training. To us, the advantages of e-learning are clear:

 

  • E-learning provides a single experience that accomodates the three disctinct styles of auditory learners, visual learners and kinesthetic learners, allowing for more efficient training.

  • E-learning is self-paced. Advanced learners are allowed to speed through the theory, while others slow their own progress through content, eliminating frustration with themselves, their fellow learners and the course.

  • E-learning has on-demand availability, which allows the student to complete the training conveniently at off-hours or from home (as a student you can log on and off to do parts of the theory as many times as you want) and doesn’t require the student to travel to training location.

  • E-Learning reduces the learning time on average by 40 to 60 percent, which means the overall time that you will be spending on the theory will most likely be only half of the time you would have spent in a classroom setting.

Frequently Asked Questions

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You can collect a physical gift voucher from the store or simply purchase one through our online store from the comfort of your home.


The online gift voucher will be delivered via email and can be redeemed online.

Online Gift Vouchers

To sign up for the PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course, you need a minimum of PADI Open Water Diver Course (or equivalent).

Have you completed your Open Water Diver certification with a different agency? PADI recognise most other training agencies, such as SSI or RAID, so you can simply cross over to the PADI system by booking onto this course. If in doubt, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

The minimum number of participants for us to run the PADI Drysuit Diver Specialty Course is just one, as this course can be taught privately during business hours at no extra charge!

The minimum age to do this course with us is just 12 years old.

Whether you’re sick, got COVID19, need to isolate, haven’t completed the PADI eLearning in time or can’t make the proposed course dates anymore, you can reschedule at any time before or during the course for any reason.

To reschedule, we will charge a small rescheduling fee of $25. As soon as a course spot is booked, we book in an instructor for your course. The rescheduling fee will be used to cover the costs.

The theory for the PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver Course is delivered through PADI eLearning. The eLearning for this course is included in the course fee.

The theory for this course takes approximately 2 – 4 hours to complete. 

The PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver Specialty Course is a theory only specialty course, without dives, so the time commitment is minimal.

The majority of your time will be invested in completing the PADI eLearning component of this course.

The practical session usually won’t take longer than an hour.

Any dive centre around the world will recognise your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course certification card. PADI is the largest certification agency in the world with more than 6000 dive centres worldwide.

 

Even if you end up diving somewhere in the world with a non-PADI dive centre, they will recognise your certification.

All equipment for this course, including the 2 enriched air nitrox cylinders and nitrox analyser will be provided.

No dives are included in this specialty course, so dive gear will be needed.

Once you have succesfully completed the PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver Specialty Course, you can benefit from the advantages of diving on Enriched Air Nitrox anywhere in the world!

You will be added to the Diving Adelaide newsletter, where we announce our (free) social shore dives for ex-students and our weekends away, interstate and international dive trips and so much more!

You can join any of the dive clubs in Adelaide as well. Many dive clubs run boat dives for just $25 for a single dive or $35 for 2 dives!

Keen to take the next step?
You’re now one step closer to achieving the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating! This rating is achieved by completing your core courses (open water, advanced open water and rescue diver) as well as 5 specialty and completing a minimum of 50 dives!

Booking Terms & Conditions

No shows, cancellations and transfers

  1. If you cancel your course on or within 7 days of the start date of the course, no refund will be given.
  2. If you cancel your course 7+ days before the start date, a cancellation fee of $25 will apply. Please note the PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver eLearning ($125) of this course is non-refundable.
  3. If you fail to attend your course without notification, no refund will be given.
  4. You may reschedule your course before the course starts at any time and for any reason (including sickness, not completing eLearning in time and  COVID-19 related issues such as isolation). A $25 rescheduling fee will apply.
  5. You may transfer the course to someone else at no charge before the start of the course. Please note the PADI eLearning portion of this course ($125) may be transferrable, but if already redeemed, will need to be purchased again.
  6. All instructions are provided in English only. You are required to be proficient in English. Other students cannot translate on behalf of your instructor (no translation services can be used).
  7. If you fail to complete the course during the scheduled times, a $25 rescheduling fee will be payable to complete the course at a later date.
  8. Failure to adhere to all of the pre-course requirements found on the course overview page (including completion of any online training) will result in cancellation of the course. No refund will be given and rebooking will be at full cost.
  9. Courses must be completed within 90 days of the original start date.
  10. Under 18’s must have a parental waiver signed by parent/guardian on or before the start day of the course.
  11. All fees are per person.
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