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The advanced course was an introduction to specialty areas that you may be interested in. Each diver specialty has been designed to allow you to be proficient in different types of diving. Choose from one of 24 courses (location dependent!)

Specialty	Min.Age	No.of Dives
Altitude Diver	12	2
Boat Diver	10	2
AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation	-	-
Deep Diver	15	4
Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)	12	2
Drift Diver	12	2
Enriched Air Nitrox	15	2
Equipment Specialist	10	-
AWARE – Fish Identification	10	2
Multi-Level Diver	12	2
Night Diver	12	3
Peak Performance Buoyancy	10	2
Project AWARE Specialty Program	-	-
Search & Recovery Diver	12	4
Semi-closed Rebreather Course Dolphin/Atlantis	15	1cf/3ow
Semi-closed Rebreather Course Ray	15	1cf/3ow
Underwater Naturalist	10	2
Underwater Navigator	10	3
Underwater Photographer	10	2
Underwater Videographer	12	3
Wreck Diver	4	4

NITROX SPECIALTY

The PADI Enriched Air Diver or Nitrox Diver is an introduction to the theory and practice of diving with different blends of gases. You will be able to plan no decompression dives using enriched air nitrox blends containing 22 to 40 percent oxygen, you will also learn about possible hazards, equipment management and the benefits of diving with enriched air (see our comparison chart)

NITROX & AIR COMPARISON TABLES

Air Dive Profile

Depth	Time	E.P.G	S.I	P.G	DEPTH	TIME	E.P.G
100’	20 min	O	30 min	I	50’, 40’, 35’	45 min	X, S, R
90’	20 min	M	30 min	H	50’, 40’, 35’	45 min	W, S, Q
80’	25 min	M	30 min	H	50’, 40’, 35’	45 min	W, S, Q
70’	30 min	O	30 min	I	50’, 40’, 35’	45 min	W, S, Q
60’	35 min	N	30 min	I	50’, 40’, 35’	45 min	W, S, Q
50’	40 min	M	30 min	H	50’, 40’, 35’	45 min	W, S, Q

Nitrox 32%

Depth	Time	E.P.G	02%	S.I	P.G.	Depth	Time	E.P.G	02%	Total 02 exp
100'	25 min	O	15%	30 min	I	50', 45'	50 min	T, R	15%	30%
90'	30 min	P	15%	31 min	J	50', 45'	50 min	T, R	15%	30%
80'	35 min	P	15%	32 min	J	50', 45'	50 min	T, R	15%	30%
70'	40 min	O	15%	33 min	I	50', 45'	50 min	T, R	15%	30%
60'	45 min	M	15%	34 min	H	50', 45'	50 min	S, Q	15%	30%
50'	50 min	K	15%	35min	F	50', 45'	50 min	R, P	15%	30%

Nitrox 36%

Depth	Time	E.P.G.	02%	S.I	P.G.	Depth	Time	E.P.G.	02%	Total 02 exp
90'	35 min	P	25%	30 min	J	50'	55 min	S	20%	45%
80'	40 min	P	25%	30 min	J	50'	55 min	S	20%	45%
70'	45 min	O	25%	30 min	I	50'	55 min	R	20%	45%
60'	50 min	M	25%	30 min	H	50'	55 min	R	20%	45%
50'	55 min	J	20%	30 min	F	50'	55 min	Q	20%	45%

Time difference between air 32% & 36%

1st Dive	Air	Ean 32%	Ean 36%	Time Diff.	2nd Dive	Air	Ean 32%	Ean 36%	Time Diff.
100'	20 min	25 min		5 min	50'	45 min	50 min	55 min	10 min
90'	20 min	30 min	35 min	15 min	40'	45 min	50 min	55 min	10 min
80'	25 min	35 min	40 min	15 min	35'	45 min	50 min	55 min	10 min
70'	30 min	40 min	45 min	15 min
60'	35 min	45 min	50 min	15 min
50'	40 min	50 min	55 min	15 min

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