| Course Name |
Dry Suit Speciality |
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| Overview |
If you want to dive in colder water you'll need to stay warm and that means a dry suit. This course trains you in the proper techniques for safe dry suit use and helps perfect your buoyancy in a dry suit. You'll also learn about dry suit repair and maintenance. |
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| General Content |
The course is made up of confined and open water sessions. You will learn:
- How to safely ascend and descend in a dry suit
- How to safely use a dry suit, considerations, potential problems and how to overcome them
- How to manage your buoyancy in a dry suit
- How to look after your dry suit.
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| Requirements |
- You must be a PADI Open Water Diver (or have an equivalent qualifying certification).
- Minimum age is 10.
- A PADI Medical Questionnaire must be filled in prior to the first confined water session.
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| Knowledge Development |
Similar to many PADI courses, the dry suit specialty course is a self-study course. You'll receive quality training materials from PADI, specifically designed to teach you what you need to know. Classroom sessions with a qualified PADI Instructor will ensure that you fully understand the information. Knowledge Reviews and a short test at the end of your theory session will confirm your understanding of the material. |
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| Confined Water |
You'll complete a Confined Water session, in order to learn how to use a dry-suit safely and properly, ready for your Open Water dives. |
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| Open Water |
You'll complete 2 Open Water dives in one day. |
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| Included |
PADI Certification fee
Full Equipment hire including drysuit
All pool and theory sessions
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| Cost |
£125, or £75 if combined with another course. |
