What is enriched air?

Enriched Air is just that, normal air, enriched with more oxygen. By reducing the amount of nitrogen in our cylinders and replacing it with oxygen, you can sometimes more than double your bottom-time underwater!

Enriched air is for deep technical diving... isn't it?

There are many misconceptions about Enriched Air (sometimes called Nitrox). Some people think it is a deep diving gas or that you need to take a big technical course to use it. Others believe it doesn't benefit the typical kiwi diver and you need heaps of special gear - The truth is very different!

The Facts about Enriched Air.

A lot of people diving Enriched Air use it to feel safer. If you do a dive to 18 metres, and spend 40 minutes of the 56 minute maximum, you are fairly close to the limits. But if you use 36% Enriched Air and do the same dive, you will have used only 40 minutes of a 2 hour and 5 minute maximum! Another benefit of Enriched Air, is that you can feel much better after a day's diving.

With our new Enriched Air Course you can start enjoying the benefits of Enriched Air today! No big course, no special gear! There are of course a couple of new rules, like different depth limits, but after our program you will know everything you need to dive safely with enriched air.

How long does it take?

The program runs over just one evening, and a short sesssion learning how to check your fills at our main store. Then you can choose your days diving (2 dives) from any on our normal course schedule.

Click here for the full Enriched Air course schedule!

What do I need to supply?

• PADI Openwater Diver (or equivalent) with 10 logged dives 
• A divers medical completed in the last 12 months
• 2 Passport Photos

Do I need special equipment?

You can dive with Enriched Air using the same equipment you normally use. No special equipment is needed at all! Usually cylinders have to be specially cleaned for Enriched Air, but thanks to our new advanced filling system this is no longer required!

Just a simple inspection, some new stickers and your cylinders are ready! For those of you who don't own them yet, hire cylinders are included instead.

Your Regulator, BCD, and the rest of your equipment does not have to be specially cleaned or altered!

How much does it cost?

The Enriched Air speciality costs $199.00 including your PADI manual, certification fees, two sets of cylinder Decals and your first two Enriched Air fills (or 2 hire cylinders if you don't own tanks yet). You will do two dives on the Leigh Coast with one of our Instructors, and all this is included!

Dive Longer, Dive Safer and Feel Better with Enriched Air and Dive Centre.

Phone us on (09) 444 7698 or email us now and get into Enriched Air Diving!

Enriched Air Schedule

June 2011: THEORY - Mon 7th (6.30pm-9.30pm) - 2x Free Dives - Sat 18th

August 2011: THEORY - Wed 17th  (6.30pm-9.30pm) - 2x Free Dives - Sat 20th

October 2011: THEORY - Thurs 13th  (6.30pm-9.30pm) - 2x Free Dives - Sun 16th

November 2011: THEORY - Weds 16th  (6.30pm-9.30pm) - 2x Free Dives - Sat 19th

December 2011: THEORY - Thurs 8th  (6.30pm-9.30pm) - 2x Free Dives - Sun 11th

January 2012: THEORY - Thurs 19th  (6.30pm-9.30pm) - 2x Free Dives - Sat 22nd

February 2012: THEORY - Wed 22nd  (6.30pm-9.30pm) - 2x Free Dives - Sat 25th

March 2012: THEORY - Thurs 22nd   (6.30pm-9.30pm) - 2x Free Dives - Sat 24th