Nitrox Diving

Dive BVI is proud to be the first dive center in the British Virgin Islands to offer membrane-processed Nitrox service to its customers. Joe Giacinto, Dive BVI’s Managing Director, said “adding Nitrox continues our 34-year tradition of giving customers the very best in Caribbean diving.”

What is Nitrox?

Nitrox is actually any combination of nitrogen and oxygen. Regular breathing air is comprised of approximately 21% Oxygen and 79% Nitrogen. Nitrox mixtures with percentages of oxygen greater than 21% are called Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx).

Why become a PADI Enriched Air Diver?

Enriched Air Nitrox offers advantages for all divers, including:
1. Extended bottom times
2. Shorter surface intervals
3. Shorter decompression stops
4. Less post dive fatigue
5. Nitrogen loading declines as per mix

Diving Nitrox is perfect for:
1. Divers wishing to be more conservative
2. Divers who are not as young as they once were
3. Divers who may not be in peak physical fitness

What do I need to start?
1. A current PADI Open Water Student (or qualifying certification from another organization)
2. Minimum age: 15 years

What will I do?
The PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty certification emphasizes the theoretical and operational considerations involved with enriched air diving.

How long will it take?
1. One academic session with an Enriched Air Instructor (about 2 hours if you are prepared)
2. Open Water training: 2 Nitrox dives – can be done in one day! UPDATED: PADI no longer requires open water dives for certification! You can complete this specialty after spending some time with one of our professional instructors.

What will I need?
The PADI Enriched Air crew pack includes all material need to learn and dive with Nitrox. It comes with the PADI Enriched Air manual, 32% table, 36% table, and Equivalent air depth/Oxygen exposure table. The crew pack comes as part of your Enriched Air specialty course.

Avid divers all over the world rely on Nitrox to get the most from their recreational diving. Learning is easy. A quick Discover Nitrox class plus one dive and that’s it. Dive Nitrox with our trained professionals for remainder of your trip or complete the full certification in just one more day.

All Nitrox classes include Nitrox fills. Gear rental, park fees, and fuel surcharge is not included.  For some classes, diving is not included as it is not required.  Prices subject to change.