PADI - Dry Suit Diver
During one pool session and two open water dives, you'll learn how to comfortably and confidently dive in a drysuit. One of our experienced instructors will help you dial in your buoyancy and shorten the learning curve.
Course Type: Continuing Education
Booking Information: We offer this specialised course tailored to your needs. Get in contact with us to schedule your booking.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
About The Dry Suit Diver Specialist Course
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Becoming a dry suit diver allows you to expand your boundaries and dive more places, more often. A dry suit seals you off from the water and keeps you comfortable, even in surprisingly cold water.
What Your Learn
Unlike wetsuits, drysuits are filled with air. During your drysuit course, your instructor will teach you how to control the air in your drysuit along with your buoyancy.
You'll also learn about different types of drysuits, basic drysuit repairs and maintenance.
Take This Course If You Want To
- Dive in colder water temperatures
- Stay warmer in colder waters
- Learn to dive in a drysuit
- Buy a drysuit
Learn How To
- Avoid common drysuit diving problems
- Choose a drysuit and undergarments
- Care for your drysuit
Next Steps
Study
Step 1 - PADI eLearning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.
Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.
- eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours
At The Uk Diving Academy
Step 2 - With Your Instructor
You'll practice taking your drysuit on and off, determine how much weight you need, and master basic drysuit skills in a pool before making two open water dives.
- Prerequisites: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- Total time commitment: 2-3 days
- Minimum age: 10 years or older
More Information
PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialist Course Prerequisites
- PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level-certification).
- Minimum age: 10 years or older
Course Medical Requirements
Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.
Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).
The Scuba Gear You Will Use During Your Course
We will provide all your core scuba diving equipment during your course including:
- Buoyancy Device
- Regulator
- Scuba Cylinder
- Weight System & Weights
- Scuba Diving Computer
- Scuba Diving Fins
During your course, we will include rental of all of the above core dive gear items only. You will be required to collect your core dive gear prior to the open water training dives from us.
What's Included
- Course Tuition
- PADI eLearning
- Basic Equipment Hire & Drysuit Hire
- Air Fills in the pool. (if required)
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
- Dive site entry from £15- £25 per day
- Transportation for you and your equipment
- Subsequent air fills on open water dives payable directly to site
After This Course
The first dive of the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification - contact us today for finds out more about earning credit.
Your PADI Dry Suit Diver certification gets you one step closer to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver™. Only two percent of divers ever achieve this elite rating.
