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Nitrox arrives at the Underwater Centre & Dive Seychelles
Nitrox Arrives in Seychelles

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We are pleased to announce the launch of a fully functional technical diving facility at the Underwater Centre and Dive Seychelles. Nitrox enriched air fills and certification courses are available and our experienced PADI trained staff look forward to introducing you to the ‘Silent World’!

Nitrox enriched air fills

Nitrox blends from 21-40% are available:

21-32% 80 cu.ft           Eu10 per fill additional to dive price

21-32% 100 cu.ft         Eu12 per fill additional to dive price

36-40% 80 cu.ft           Eu12 per fill additional to dive price

36-40% 100 cu.ft         Eu14 per fill additional to dive price

 

 

PADI Discover Enriched Air NITROX          1 day introductory course   Cost: Eu 105

Now you can see for yourself the advantages of using Nitrox without committing to a full specialty course. This course will introduce you to the basic theory of enriched air dives and the practical considerations of its use.

Divers must:

Be a certified PADI Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.

The Course includes:

Knowledge Development of enriched air dive planning, care for equipment, hazard management, use and application of enriched air. Practical Application using an oxygen analyzer to determine oxygen content in an enriched air blend, verification of cylinder content, use of fill log.

 

One dive using 32% Nitrox

 

Certification with PADI as a DISCOVER Enriched Air NITROX diver.

 

This course can be upgraded to the PADI enriched air specialty certification by the completion of a second theory and practical session and the final examination (no second dive is necessary) at a cost of Eu 80 (inclusive of Manual and certification).

 

PADI Enriched Air Dive in the Advance Open Water Diver Course

A single enriched air dive is now available as one of the elective dives of the Advanced / Adventures in Diving Course using the same programme outlined in the Discover Enriched Air Nitrox above, for the additional cost of Eu10 for the Nitrox fill only. This can be upgraded to the PADI enriched air specialty certification by the completion of a second theory and practical session and the final examination (no second dive is necessary) at a cost of Eu 80 (inclusive of Manual and certification).


PADI Enriched Air Specialty       1 day specialty course                  

Cost: Eu 150

 

This is the full PADI specialty course. This course will introduce you to the basic theory of enriched air dives and the practical considerations of its use, the planning of dives and the use of the Enriched air dive tables and Equivalent Air Depth tables.

 

Divers must:

Be a certified PADI Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.

The Course includes:

Two Knowledge Development sessions covering enriched air dive planning, care for equipment, hazard management, use and application of enriched air and procedures for obtaining enriched air.

 

Practical Application using an oxygen analyzer to determine oxygen content in an enriched air blend, verification of cylinder content, use of fill log.

 

One dive using 32% nitrox

 

Certification with PADI as an Enriched Air specialty diver.

 

The course costs are inclusive of the PADI Manual, Nitrox fill and certification.

 

    Last updated July 29, 2008

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