PADI DRYSUIT SPECIALTY

Water covers about 70 per cent of the earth and most of that water is either temperate or cold. For scuba divers, that means you have several choices when it comes to diving in most regions; don't dive (never!), cut the dive short due to shivering and blueness of skin (What? And miss all there is to see?), struggle with a thicker than normal, extra bulky wetsuit or scuba dive in a Dry Suit.

Although diving in one is a little different from diving in a wetsuit, it isn't difficult. You'll just need to learn what kind of suit is best for the diving you do and how buoyancy control techniques differ slightly from those you use while scuba diving in a wetsuit.

These 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 one of these suits, even in their warmer months. 

What do I need to start?

Be a minimum of PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) Minimum age: 10 years old 

Confirm you are medically fit to dive

What will I do?

Gain the knowledge and skills to safely don, dive with, and how to store a dry-suit without causing damage to the suit.

You learn:

• Buoyancy control skills
• Maintenance, storage, and basic repair

Course includes:

• Full equipment rental
  
• 2 open water dives
• Online theory (Knowledge Development)
• Certification