PADI Drysuit Diver

Want to stay warm and extend your diving season in Tobermory and other cold water destinations? If so, a drysuit certification is the next step to increasing your comfort while diving in colder conditions.

$349 + HST

Includes: 

• All instruction 
• eLearning 
• 2 Open Water Shore Dives 
• Certification card

Does not include: Drysuit rental or full scuba equipment rental, both available, if needed

Duration: 1/2 day

Minimum age: 10 years old

Prerequisites: Open Water Diver certification

A drysuit can keep you comfortable, even in cold water conditions and will extend your dive season while enhancing your comfort. There is incredible diving in the world’s cooler regions and in some areas, conditions and visibility can be substantially better in colder months. Becoming a drysuit diver expands your dive season and personal comfort zone allowing you to enjoy diving in more places, more often.

When to take the course?
The drysuit diver course can be taken concurrently with the Open Water Diver certification allowing you to experience diving dry, even on your very first dive!
The course is also suitable, for anyone interested in diving dry at any point in your diving career.

What will you learn?
During two open water dives, in addition to a confined water dive, you will practice the following skills:

• Donning and doffing your drysuit with minimal assistance
• Mastering buoyancy control using your drysuit
• Diver safety procedures when using a drysuit

Once you discover is which drysuit style and accompanying undergarments are right for you and the diving you plan to do you may want to invest in a drysuit of your own. It is also important to learn about proper care of your drysuit. 
After completing your course, talk to your PADI Instructor about ordering your own drysuit to take advantage of a one-time student discount on your first drysuit purchase!

What comes next?

The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask your instructor about earning credit.

How can you start learning now?
Book your Dry Suit Diver course today and we will issue your PADI eLearning right away so you can start learning!

What scuba gear will you use?
A dry suit is necessary for this course along with all your basic scuba equipment. Your PADI Instructor will explain other gear or equipment options you may need to dive comfortably with your dry suit. For example, you will be more buoyant in a dry suit than in a wetsuit, therefore you may want a different weight system setup.