When staying warm in cold water is important, get with the program - the PADI
Dry Suit Diver program. To enter the Dry Suit Diver program, you'll require a
PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent)
and be at least 12 years old.
During the Dry Suit Diver program, you'll go on one confined water dive and
two open water dives. You will learn the techniques of dry suit diving with emphasis
placed on the use of dry suits, specifically operation principles, care and diving
techniques.
The following topics are included in your PADI Dry Suit Diver program:
the planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards of
dry suit diving
proper procedures for buoyancy control
ascent and descent technique training
routine, user-level, preventative maintenance and performance checks on dry
suits
If a Dry Suit elective dive is conducted during the Adventures In Diving, it
may count toward the certification requirements
for this specialty at the discretion of
the instructor.
