Enhanced Air Nitrox, Oxygen Enriched
Air, Nitrox, EANx, Safe Air, Devils Gas, Voodoo Gas… These
are just some of the names it goes by.
Welcome to one of PADI’s most popular specialties –
the PADI Enriched Air Diver Speciality course. Diving with enriched
air nitrox lets you safely extend your no-stop time beyond the no-decompression
limits for air.
Diving with enriched air means more time underwater – but
you need to be certified as an Enriched Air Diver to get enriched
air fills.
Whether you’re into underwater photography or wreck diving,
on vacation in some tropical paradise or just out for a leisurely
day of diving at your local dive site, the PADI Enriched Air Diver
course helps you get more out of diving by giving you more time
underwater.
Please note that there are no dives to complete on this speciality
course.
Duration
Cost
Previous
Experience/ Notes
Dates
1 Day
£79
Minimum age – 15
years old.
Be certified as a PADI
Open Water Diver, or have a qualifying certification from another
training organisation.
Why
DSAT Gas Blender?
More people are diving with enriched air and this means the demand for enriched air fills is also increasing. However, there needs to be someone qualified to administer these fills to meet this demand. This is where the DSAT Gas Blender course comes in. It can result in one of two certifications: DSAT Gas Blender or DSAT Trimix Blender.
What do I need to start? PADI Enriched
Air Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another
organization)
Minimum age: 18 years old
What will I do?
The DSAT Gas Blender course will train you as a qualified gas blender, allowing you to provide gas mixes to appropriately certified consumers. You'll learn the physical properties of oxygen, its associated hazards, handling requirements and what cleaning equipment is necessary. Finally, you will learn the five methods of obtaining the desired enriched air nitrox mix and the various methods used to obtain proper helium mixes.
This Program provides a hands-on insight into the practical elements of the Advanced Nitrox course.
The course uses air for both back-gas and side-slung cylinders.
The course looks at advanced diving procedures including: buoyancy control, propulsion techniques, self sufficiency. Correct use of a twin-sets with (manifold and isolator valve), a single side slung stage cylinder.
This program provides an opportunity for recreational divers to receive professional instruction and coaching on the correct use and selection of suitable technical equipment such as torches, twinsets, side-slung stages, equipment configuration and advanced diving techniques.
This Program is the primary entry level training for Technical Diving.
The course uses Air back-gas and Nitrox mixes up to 100% for accelerated decompression.
The course focuses on advanced diving procedures including: buoyancy control, propulsion techniques, self sufficiency. Correct use of a twin-sets with (manifold and isolator valve), a single side slung stage cylinder, decompression procedures and gas planning and management.
Certification criteria
performance based
Certification depth 45m
This program is the prerequisite to either the PSAI Extended Range Diver program or the PSAI Fundamental Trimix Diver Program
Duration
Cost
Previous
Experience/ Notes
Dates
3-4 Days
£450
Includes Site entrance, course manual & materials, certification upon successful completion, air fills (not Nitrox fills)
This Program is for advanced divers and Introduces divers to the correct use of Helium in the breathing mix to enable depth progression to 60m.
The course looks in detail at:
• Decompression planning
• Limiting the effects of Nitrogen Narcosis and Oxygen toxicity through the correct use of Helium
• Additional physiological considerations associated with deeper, longer mixed gas diving.
• Personal diving skills introduced at the Advanced Nitrox level are revisited where performance requirements are high especially buoyancy control, equipment handling and team awareness.
Separate courses are run for closed circuit (CCR) and open circuit (OC) equipment in both cases Multiple (2) side-slung stage cylinders are used for decompression gasses and gas planning.
Duration
Cost
Previous
Experience/ Notes
Dates
4-5 Days
£550
Includes Site entrance, course manual & materials, certification upon successful completion, air fills (not Nitrox or Trimix fills)
This Program builds on the Fundamental trimix course
The course re-caps on the theory covered in the Fundament trimix course and involves depth progression to 75m
As a stand alone course, advanced diving skills are reviewed before depth progression.
This course may be completed as a bolt-on module to the Fundamental trimix course (60m) for divers with relevant pre-course experience and proficient advanced diver skills.
This course is run with both Open and Closed Circuit Divers diving together
Duration
Cost
Previous
Experience/ Notes
Dates
Standalone course
3 - 4 Days
Bolt–on module
2 extra days
£450
Additional 2 day module £150
Includes Site entrance, course manual & materials, certification upon successful completion, air fills (not nitrox or trimix fills)
PSAI Closed Circuit Rebreather Diver (CCR) Mod 1 (40-45m)
Course
Code NDAC-PSAI-CCRD1
This Program is a Closed Circuit Rebreather Diver (CCR) introductory course for experienced divers moving on to rebreathers.
All training is done using the AP Rebreathers; Inspiration Classic, Inspiration Vision, Evolution and Evolution Plus
The course looks at:
• Assembly and maintenance of the unit, the underlying philosophy and history of rebreathers.
• Diving the unit.
• Safety drills, skills and procedures.
Certification depth
40m NDL air diluent or 45m using helium diluent with limited maximum decompression dependant upon pre-course OC experience and qualification.
Candidates are encouraged to bring their own CCR unit
Duration
Cost
Previous
Experience/ Notes
Dates
6 Days
£650
Includes Site entrance, course manual & materials, certification upon successful completion, air fills (not nitrox, trimix or oxygen)
This Program is a 7 day 100m diving expedition for experienced deep trimix divers (OC or CCR) wishing to explore the limits of today's recreational diving activity.
The course will be organised and run as an expedition with all candidates being active members of the expedition team.
Diving to these depths is about team management and logistics. Two venues are currently being considered for the 2013 program: Spain and Malta (only one will be chosen by the expedition members).
The expedition will select a number of sites in the 100m depth range.
The week will start with a day of 'shake-out diving' to assess, acclimatise and orientate ourselves with the area. The rest of the week will involve daily dives in the100m range.
The team will establish and fulfil all the various roles required to provide adequate support for the planned dives of the day.
Roles will be rotated daily providing all team members the opportunity to experience and appreciate the various challenges of deep expeditionary diving.
Duration
Cost
Previous
Experience/ Notes
Dates
7 Days
£1300 - £1800 Estimated price, to be confirmed
Includes Certification and Instructor fees, flights and transfers, accommodation (B&B only) and dive boat.
This Program provides a hands-on insight into the practical elements of the Advanced Nitrox course.
