Dry Suit Diver

The PADI Dry Suit Diver 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.

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.
You can rent our White's Fusion dry suit for use during this class for $50 or provide you own.

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.

The Dry Suit Diving Crewpak is included in your course fee.

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

Upcoming Dry Suit Diver Classes Full Instruction Schedule here

Class:	Dates & Times:	Instructor	Cost:	Space Available
Dry Suit	Class: TBA Pool: TBA Dive: TBA	TBA	$185 +$50 w/Equip	7

Details

Minimum age	10 years.
Equipment provided by student	Student is responsible for providing their own gear or can rent from Aquatic Safaris.  Use our dry suit during the class for an additional $50.
Services provided by Aquatic Safaris	One charter to Liberty Ship.
Course cost	$185 per student.  A $100 deposit secures your class spot and gets you the learning materials.
Required books & materials	Dry Suit Diver Crewpak - included in course fee.
Additional expenses	NONE.

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.

Many technical divers wear dry suits on almost every dive due to the length of the time spent underwater. The longer the diver is in the water, the more thermal protection is required. If technical diving is something that interests you, check out the Tec Diving experience.