PADI Dry suit diver

Duration: 1 Day

Experience Required: PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)

Minimum Age: 10 Years

Features: Online Theory Session, 2 Dry suit Dives

Wanna stay warm and toasty on a dive?

Then dive dry. Yes!

Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water and that keeps you warm! Even in surprisingly cold water.

Dry suits let you dive more challenging dive sites, and extend your dive season. When you have the right cold water scuba diving attire, you can stand up to the elements and take advantage of the generally better visibility offered by winter months, especially at inland dive sites such as quarries, lakes, sinkholes and caves etc. As a dry suit diver, you’re equipped to scuba dive some of the world’s incredible dive sites in the world’s cooler regions that are best enjoyed in a dry suit even in their warmer months.

During this course you will gain the knowledge and skills to safely don, dive with, doff and store a dry-suit. Get introduced to the different types of suits so you can make a very informed decision if considering purchasing a dry suit.

You will also learn about:
Dry suit buoyancy control skills
Dry suit maintenance, storage and basic repair
Undergarment (fleece or overall-type garments worn under the dry suit) options

Practical skills you’ll master in this course:
Dry Suit Familiarization
Safety Checks
Entry Techniques
Bubble Check
Buoyancy Check
Descent techniques
Hover
Excess gas in feet emergency roll drill

Fin Pivot
Stuck inflator emergency drill
Stuck exhaust valve emergency drill
Ascent procedure
Remove and replace scuba unit and weight belt on the surface
Exit techniques
Removal of dry suit, storage and maintenance

Additionally, the course materials preview skills and activities you’ll practice in the PADI Dry Suit Specialty course including
Handling and avoiding potential problems
Buoyancy control.

The learning materials you need:
The PADI Dry Suit Diver e-Learning is the owner’s guide you didn’t get with your dry suit. Topics include:

Basic dry suit repairs,
How to pack a dry suit to prevent damage
Maintenance tips