Enriched Air Nitrox

Intent:
The SSI Enriched Air Nitrox specialty provide students with basic knowledge and skills needed to safely dive using breathing gas with enriched gas mixtures.
There are two possible certifications for this program: Enriched Air Nitrox 32, Enriched Air Nitrox 40.

Requirements for Completion:
Enriched Air Nitrox 32%
- Complete Academic Sessions 1-3 .
- Complete the practical application session.
Enriched Air Nitrox 40%
- Complete all Academic Sessions.
- Complete an final exam with a passing score of at least 80%.
- Complete the practical application session.
- Complete all academic sessions and practice sessions.

Certification:
- Upon completion of all academic requirements, the SSI Professional may issue the program’s digital certification card.
- Certified SSI divers can dive with an equally or more qualified buddy in environments equivalent to their training and within the recommended depth limits of their certifications.
- Students younger than 15 years old will be certified as an SSI Junior Diver in the applicable program and can dive under the direct supervision of a dive professional, or with a certified adult, in environments equivalent to their training and within the recommended depth limits.

NOTE:
SSI Referral Divers may enroll in SSI Specialty programs and complete all academic and pool/confined water sessions. Open water training dives for all specialties cannot be combined with open water training dives for entry-level programs, and must be conducted after completion of all in-water training for the Open Water Diver program.

Requisites:
- Have the following SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognized training agency:
Referral Diver or Diving Knowledge Specialty programs may be combined with an Open Water Diver program.
- Medical Clearance for any pre-existing conditions (read, fill and sign the standard Medical Statement).