Dry Suit Course

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.

The Fun Part

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.

Get College Credit

You may be able to earn college credit for the PADI Dry Suit Diver course.

What You Learn

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 learn:

• 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

Fin Pivot Hover Excess gas in feet emergency roll drill

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

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use cold water scuba diving equipment including a dry suit.

The Learning Materials You Need

The PADI Dry Suit Diving crewpak (DVD and manual) 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

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.

 

Prerequisites

You must be

 

• A PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another training organization)
• At least 10 years old

Your Next Adventure

Scuba diving with a dry suit is useful when diving many types of dive sites. A dry suit is necessary when ice diving and sometimes while altitude diving.