PADI Enriched Air Diver Course – Get Longer Bottom Times and More Enjoyable Dives

The PADI Enriched Air Diver course—often called the “Nitrox course”—is the most popular specialty in scuba diving. Enriched air allows you to stay underwater longer, shorten surface intervals, and reduce nitrogen loading so you can enjoy more time exploring reefs, wrecks, and marine life. Whether you're preparing for a dive trip, doing multiple dives in a day, or simply want to feel less tired after diving, nitrox is one of the most valuable upgrades you can make.

This course is fast, convenient, and packed with practical knowledge. You’ll learn how enriched air affects your body, how to plan nitrox dives safely, how to analyze and label cylinders, and how to set up your dive computer for different oxygen mixes. The program can be completed with or without dives, making it an ideal specialty for both new and experienced divers.

Why Take the Enriched Air Course?

• Increase your no-decompression limits
• Reduce nitrogen absorption for added safety margins
• Enjoy longer bottom times—especially on repetitive dives
• Perfect for vacations, liveaboards, quarry diving, and cold-water diving
• Quick and convenient certification with minimal scheduling

What You’ll Learn

• How enriched air nitrox changes your dive planning
• Oxygen exposure limits (MOD, PPO₂, CNS)
• Cylinder analysis and proper labeling
• How to set up and verify your dive computer for nitrox use
• Best practices for safe enriched air diving

Course Includes

• PADI Enriched Air Diver eLearning (issued by us after you make payment). 
• Instructor-led practical session
• PADI Enriched Air certification card

Upgrade your diving with Southern Maryland Divers and enjoy longer, safer, more relaxed dives with enriched air nitrox.