Dry Suit Diver
Cold water, warm diver, all year round.
1 day
PADI Certified
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Course overview
What to expect
Dry Suit Diver
Cold water should never mean the end of your diving season, and this specialty is what turns UK diving into a genuine year-round pursuit. In a single day you'll get to grips with suit types and undergarments, then move into the skill that really matters: managing the air inside your suit alongside your BCD so buoyancy stays controlled. You'll also pick up maintenance knowledge, checking seals and valves and carrying out basic repairs.
In detail
About This Course
Cold water should never mean the end of the diving season, and the PADI Dry Suit Diver specialty is what makes comfortable, confident diving possible all year round in UK waters. Run over a single day at Diving Academy, it takes the mystery out of diving dry for anyone used to a wetsuit.
The course covers the different types of dry suits available, from neoprene to trilaminate, and helps divers understand which style and undergarment combination suits their diving best. Most of the focus, though, is on the skill that makes or breaks a dry suit dive: managing the air inside the suit alongside a BCD to control buoyancy smoothly and avoid uncontrolled ascents.
Divers also pick up practical maintenance knowledge, including how to check seals and valves, spot early signs of wear, and carry out basic repairs to keep a dry suit in good working order between dives.
Open to certified PADI Open Water Divers, Dry Suit Diver is an essential specialty for UK diving and pairs naturally with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, extending the diving season and opening up local wrecks and sites that are best explored dry.
The process
How The Course Works
Step 1
Suit Fitting & Confined Water Dive
You'll start by working out which suit type and undergarments suit the diving you plan to do, then get into a confined water dive to practise the basics - putting the suit on and off with minimal fuss and getting a feel for the extra air space you're now managing.
Step 2
Open Water Dives
With the fundamentals sorted, you take it into open water. Your instructor helps you dial in buoyancy control using your suit's air, run through cold-water safety procedures and cover basic repairs and maintenance - all packed into a single day so you can dive comfortably whatever the temperature.
PADI states: a confined water dive plus open water dives, completed in as little as one day
Course curriculum
What You'll Learn
Learning Outcomes
- Controlling the air in a drysuit along with buoyancy
- Different types of drysuits
- Basic drysuit repairs and maintenance
Getting ready
Before You Start & What's Next
Prerequisites
- PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher, at least 10 years old
Next Steps
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
- PADI Ice Diver Specialty
- PADI Deep Diver Specialty
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Quick facts
Duration
1 day of structured training
Location
Unit 4, Bellman Court, Great Knollys Street, Reading, RG1 7HD
Certification
Recognised PADI qualification on completion
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