PADI Dry Suit Diver

About the PADI Dry Suit Diver Course

Unlike wetsuits, drysuits are filled with air. During your drysuit course, your instructor will teach you how to control the air in your drysuit along with your buoyancy.

You'll also learn about different types of drysuits, basic drysuit repairs and maintenance.

What You'll Learn

• Avoid common drysuit diving problems
• Choose a drysuit and undergarments
• Care for your drysuit

Certification Requirements

• PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
• PADI e-learning: 2-4 hours
• Entire course: 2-3 days
• Good physical health
• 10 years of age or older

How to Start Drysuit Diving

During one pool session and two open water dives, you'll learn how to comfortably and confidently dive in a drysuit. An experienced instructor will help you dial in your buoyancy and shorten the learning curve.

How to Earn Your Scuba Diving Certification

Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology (either offline or online), then learn basic scuba skills in a pool (or pool-like environment) with a highly trained PADI Instructor. When you're ready, make four dives in an open water environment (the ocean, a lake) with your instructor supporting you every step of the way.

Step 1

PADI E-learning

PADI e-learning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it's convenient for you.

It's your course on your time. Study offline, or online using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor whenever you have a question.

• e-learning time commitment: 2-4 hours

Step 2

With Your Instructor

Additional Cost: Your Dive Shop will charge fees for training and gear rental.

You'll practice taking your drysuit on and off, determine how much weight you need, and master basic drysuit skills in a pool before making two open water dives.

• Total time commitment: In as little as 2-3 days

After this Course

As a drysuit diver, you'll have one of the essential skills for working as a public safety diver. If you're interested in challenging but rewarding work, learn more about the Public Safety Diver™ course.

The first dive of the PADI Dry Suit Diver course may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification - ask your instructor about earning credit.

Every specialty you earn brings you one step closer to the prestigious Master Scuba Diver™ rating. Fewer than two percent of divers ever achieve this elite diver rating, which requires:

• PADI specialty certifications
• PADI Rescue Diver certification
• Proof of 50 logged dives

Available Languages

English, Español, Português, اللغة العربية, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, 한국어, 日本語, 中文繁体, 中文简体, Русский язык

Visit the PADI Website

Visit the PADI website for detailed course pricing, more information or to book this course.

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For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course.

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If you plan to be somewhere without internet access, use the PADI Training app to download course content and study offline. Content can be downloaded in small sections with a total file size of approximately 182 MB. When you get back online, upload your progress so you can resume your training right where you left off.

The PADI Training app is available for Android and Apple iOS devices. For the ideal experience, devices should be no more than three models old and running with the most current OS (operating system).

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