PADI Dry Suit Diver
Stay warm and enjoy year-round UK diving
£299 per person
Dive more sites, more often
Dry-suit rental included
(or bring your own if you have one)
Students must be PADI Open Water diver certified or equivalent. You can also complete this course at the same time as PADI Open Water Diver or PADI Advanced Open Water Diver at a discounted price - to do this go to the linked page and then add PADI Dry Suit speciality at check-out
Price includes:
Dry suit rental, all tuition and PADI Dry suit Diver eLearning via your phone, tablet or computer
Course length:
One full day plus a dry suit orientation in the pool
Make sure you bring:
Full equipment (rental equipment is available if you don't yet have your own, please contact us for details)
Dive more sites, more often
Becoming a dry suit diver allows you to expand your boundaries and dive cooler waters in warmth, comfort and safety.
Year round diving, opened up
We're incredibly lucky in the UK to have so many amazing dive sites with stunning scenery and wildlife and to enjoy these dive sites throughout the year, a dry suit is essential.
On this course you'll discover which dry suit style is right for you and the diving you'll do. You'll learn basic maintenance and care of dry suits so that you can look after your kit and keep it in great condition for years to come.
What you'll do
After completing your eLearning, you'll have a orientation session in our on-site pool, getting used to wearing a dry suit and learning some basic safety techniques.
Then over two open water dives on one day you'll practice:
Putting on and taking off your dry suit with minimal assistanceMastering buoyancy control using your dry suitDiving safety procedures when using a dry suit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need experience with scuba diving?
No prior experience with scuba diving is required to take part in our Discover Scuba or Bubblemaker sessions. You do however need to be comfortable in the water.
What do I need to bring?
All equipment is supplied, just bring your swimwear, a towel and a t-shirt you don't mind wearing in the pool under the jacket.
I have a medical condition, can I participate?
You do need to be in reasonable physical health and comfortable in the water. If you have a medical condition then please review 'Can I dive' below. If you require medical sign-off, please obtain this before booking.
Is this a good family experience?
Learning to dive is a great family experience. Discover Scuba is for participants aged 10 and over only. If you would like to include an 8 or 9 year old within your group, please book all participants in for a Bubblemaker session.
I want to learn to dive, is this for me?
Our Discover Scuba and Bubblemaker experiences are a great introduction to scuba diving and will help you to understand if you like scuba diving before committing to a full course. If you have already decided that you'd like to learn to dive, our PADI Open Water Diver course will allow you to become qualified to dive independently to 18 metres with another qualified diver
What's next?
For those aged twelve and above, our Open Water Diver course is the ideal next step. This will qualify you to dive to eighteen metres with another qualified diver. If you want to complete the course in a short period of time, you can book one of our intensive courses over as little as three days, or you can spread it out over a number of weeks.
For those aged 8-11, we recommend PADI Seal Team as the next step. This five lesson course teaches your child basic scuba skills with other children the same age in a swimming pool. Of course, if you're unsure then please ask your Instructor who will be delighted to advise you further.
Can I dive?
Most people can learn to scuba dive
Most people who are reasonably fit and well can learn to scuba dive. Please check course pages to confirm any specific fitness requirements. For example, to complete the PADI Open Water Diver course you will need to swim 200 metres without stopping and without swimming aids, and also float or tread water for 10 minutes.
Before completing any course or booking dives (even pool dives and experiences), you will need to complete a standard medical form, click the link below to review the form.
If you have any queries please get in touch with the team on 01935 353525 or email [email protected]. We aren't doctors and can't give medical advice but we can point you in the right direction.
Important:
If you require referral to a doctor, please don't book any activities until you have confirmation in writing that you will be signed-off
If you proceed without sign-off and then cannot complete the course or experience due to medical reasons we will not be able to refund your course fee
Your easy three step guide to completing the medical form:
The easiest way to do this is to print the form, and then come back to this page and complete it using the steps below
Step 1
Complete all ten questions on page one
If you checked no on all of the questions, you're good to proceed with booking your experience or course
If you checked yes on questions 3, 5 or 10 go to step 3
If you checked yes on any other question(s) go to step 2
Step 2
In the box(es) where you checked yes, it will tell you to 'go to box' and a letter between A and G - note that letter
On page 2 complete the supplementary questionnaire for the relevant letter
If you checked yes for more than one question complete the supplementary questionnaire for each answer you checked yes
If you checked no to all questions on the supplementary questionaire(s) you're good to proceed with booking your experience or course
If you checked yes to any questions on the supplementary questionaire(s) then proceed to step 3
Step 3
You'll need to gain sign-off from a physician (doctor) before you can participate in scuba diving - do this before you book any experience or course
You can take your form to your GP or if you are seeing a hospital consultant for the relevant condition then you can take the form to them
The doctor may charge you a small fee for completing the form
Please note: some GPs (including as far as we are aware, all Yeovil GPs) refuse to sign any kind of sports forms
If you require clearance and cannot get this from your GP then you can contact a doctor specialising in diving medicine who will discuss your condition with you and may be able to sign the form (they also charge a small fee as your GP would)