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PADI Drysuit Diver
Master the art of dry suit diving and stay warm in cooler waters with The Diving Academy’s PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course. Expand your dive season and discover new underwater experiences across Reading, Swindon, Oxford, Bristol, and beyond.
Course Type: Continuing Education
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£225.00
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PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty – Stay Warm, Dive Longer
At The Diving Academy, the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course prepares you to explore cooler waters in comfort and safety. Using a dry suit allows you to extend your diving season and take advantage of diverse dive sites where standard wetsuits may not suffice.
Why Train with The Diving Academy?
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Expert Guidance: Our instructors bring years of dry suit diving experience to every session.
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Skill-Based Learning: Get hands-on training in buoyancy control and suit management.
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Regional Convenience: We operate across Reading, Swindon, Oxford, Bristol, and nearby areas.
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Flexible Scheduling: Choose a course time that suits your routine.
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Practical Experience: Learn not just the theory, but also the real-world application of dry suit diving.
What You’ll Learn
This course covers essential knowledge and techniques, including:
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How to choose and care for a dry suit and thermal undergarments
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Safe entry, exit, and emergency procedures with a dry suit
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Buoyancy control specific to dry suit systems
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Skills practice in confined water before progressing to two open water dives
Prerequisites
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Minimum age: 10 years
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Certified as a PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
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Basic comfort in the water and good health
Who Should Take This Course?
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Divers seeking to enjoy year-round diving
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Those planning trips to cold water dive destinations
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Anyone interested in improving their comfort and control underwater
Take Your Diving Further
Completing the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course with The Diving Academy empowers you to confidently tackle colder dive conditions. Whether you’re exploring UK waters or preparing for alpine lakes abroad, this specialty gives you the skills to go further, safely and comfortably.
Prerequisites
The PADI Dry Suit Diver Course prerequisites:
- PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- You must be at least 10 years old.
Course Medical Requirements:
Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.
Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).
What’s Included
What’s Included
- Your course tuition fees for the dates you have booked.
- Your PADI eLearning or Manual
- Equipment hire
- Air Fills for the pool. (If required)
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
- Dive site entry from £15- £25 per day. (If required)
- Transportation for you to the dive centre, pools & dive sites.
- Subsequent air fills at Open Water sites payable directly to venue.
Next Steps
Step 1 – PADI eLearning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.
Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.
- eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours
Step 2 – At The Diving Academy With Your Instructor
During two dives with a PADI Instructor, you’ll practice descents, buoyancy and safety stops all while diving in a dry suit.
Course Locations
Dive Centre
Diving Academy – Dive Centre, Sunfield Business Park, New Mill Road, Wokingham, RG40 4QT
Pool Training Sites
Wokingham – The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Yateley – Yateley School, School Lane, GU46 6NW
Hagbourne – Hagbourne School Pool, Main Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LR
Swindon – Halo Highworth Recreation Centre, The Elms, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7DD
Open Water Training Sites:
London – Wraysbury Diving Lake, Station Road, Wraysbury, Berkshire, TW19 5ND
Radstock – Vobster Quay, Upper Vobster, Radstock, BA3 5SD
Leicester – Stoney Cove, Sapcote Road, Stoney Stanton, Leicester, LE9 4DW
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