PADI Dry Suit Specialty

The Course

Drysuits are one of the most essential pieces of diving equipment any diver could possess for UK diving. They ensure comfort & warmth in temperate waters, extending dive times and the diving season.

The PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course is a great way to introduce you to drysuit diving techniques under the guidance of a PADI instructor. During the course you will be taught various skills including; how to respond to a free flowing inflator valve, how to achieve neutral buoyancy, what to do if your suit floods & how to determine your correct weighting.

A dry suit is your ticket to a wider variety of dive sites, different marine life, longer dives and a year round dive season.

Course Content

The course consists of knowledge development, 1 confined water session and 2 open water dives which will cover:

• The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of dry suit diving
• Proper procedures for buoyancy control
• Ascent & descent technique training
• Routine, user-level, preventative maintenance and performance checks on dry suits

Knowledge Development

Knowledge Development is based on a self-study method, allowing you to study in your own time, at your own pace. Home study is backed up by an academic session with a PADI Instructor, to ensure full understanding of dry-suit diving theory.

Confined Water Session

If you have never experienced dry suit diving or if it has been a while since your last dive you will be required to complete a confined water session. During this session you will learn how to use a dry-suit in the safe confines of a swimming pool prior to participating in the open water dives.

Open Water Dives

Students must complete 2 Open Water dives to certify as a PADI Dry Suit Diver.  Each dive has specific tasks designed to help students master buoyancy control and use of the dry suit whilst diving.

Course prerequisites

Students must be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.

Minimum age is 12.

All students must fill in a PADI Medical Questionnaire prior to participation.