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DRY SUIT DIVER The PADI Dry Suit Diver Course

The PADI Dry Suit Diver course with Blue Water Divers

Want to 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 put on, dive with, take off 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

For all your learning materials and equipment, contact Blue Water Divers.


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. 


Considering Advanced Open Water?

Are you considering participating in one of our Advanced Open Water Courses and have an interest in getting Dry Suit Certified? If so you can do both at the same time. For an additional fee of $150 Advanced Open Water students can elect to get Dry Suit Certified at the same time!


What Gear You Will Need

Students are expected to furnish their own Mask, Fins, and Snorkel for the class. Dry Suits, Rock Boots, Additional Low Pressure Hose, and Bag rental fee is $75. Undergarment rental is additional $25. All additional SCUBA Gear can be either purchased or rented through Blue Water Divers.  Cost on the rentals will depend on the gear you will need and for how long the rental will be. The Dry Suit Diver crewpak or eLearning is also required to complete the course and is available to purchase at the shop. Please call or email for itemized pricing. 

For more information about this or other PADI courses have a chat with one of the Blue Water Divers Team members.

    Start Date Course Type End Date   Price    
22 Apr 2024 Dry Suit Diver 27 Apr 2024 US$ 220.00

Lecture & Pool
Mon 22 Apr 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Bwd Rochelle Park Pool
Dive 1
Sat 27 Apr 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes
Dive 2
Sat 27 Apr 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes

Multilevel weekend: April 27/28

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13 May 2024 Dry Suit Diver 18 May 2024 US$ 220.00

Lecture & Pool
Mon 13 May 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Bwd Rochelle Park Pool
Dive 1
Sat 18 May 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes
Dive 2
Sat 18 May 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes

Multilevel weekend: May 18/19

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03 Jun 2024 Dry Suit Diver 08 Jun 2024 US$ 220.00

Lecture & Pool
Mon 03 Jun 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Bwd Rochelle Park Pool
Dive 1
Sat 08 Jun 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes
Dive 2
Sat 08 Jun 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes

Multilevel weekend: June 8/9

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08 Jul 2024 Dry Suit Diver 13 Jul 2024 US$ 220.00

Lecture & Pool
Mon 08 Jul 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Bwd Rochelle Park Pool
Dive 1
Sat 13 Jul 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes
Dive 2
Sat 13 Jul 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes

Multilevel weekend: July 13/14

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05 Aug 2024 Dry Suit Diver 10 Aug 2024 US$ 220.00

Lecture & Pool
Mon 05 Aug 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Bwd Rochelle Park Pool
Dive 1
Sat 10 Aug 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes
Dive 2
Sat 10 Aug 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes

Multilevel weekend: Aug 10/11

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09 Sep 2024 Dry Suit Diver 14 Sep 2024 US$ 220.00

Lecture & Pool
Mon 09 Sep 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Bwd Rochelle Park Pool
Dive 1
Sat 14 Sep 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes
Dive 2
Sat 14 Sep 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes

Multilevel weekend: Sept 14/15

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07 Oct 2024 Dry Suit Diver 12 Oct 2024 US$ 220.00

Lecture & Pool
Mon 07 Oct 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Bwd Rochelle Park Pool
Dive 1
Sat 12 Oct 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes
Dive 2
Sat 12 Oct 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes

Multilevel weekend: Oct 12/13

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04 Nov 2024 Dry Suit Diver 09 Nov 2024 US$ 220.00

Lecture & Pool
Mon 04 Nov 2024
07:00 PM
02 hours 00 minutes
Bwd Rochelle Park Pool
Dive 1
Sat 09 Nov 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes
Dive 2
Sat 09 Nov 2024
08:00 AM
09 hours 00 minutes

Multilevel weekend: Nov 9/10

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