Other Specialty Diver Courses
Dry Suit Diver
Want to extend the dive season? Want to make longer, more comfortable dives? Dry suit diving is the ticket! Dry Suits allow you to maintain your body heat longer, making you more comfortable. You can make dives in cooler water or longer dives at sites you already frequent. You'll learn Dry Suit diving procedures including buoyancy control, proper weighting and making basic repairs to a dry suit.
Includes: Confined water training session, open water training, certification costs
| Dives: | 3 (one confined, two open water) |
| Days diving: | 1 |
| Course hours: | 4-6 |
| Minimum age: | 10 |
| Minimum certification: | Open Water Diver |
| Tuition | |
| Team (3-4 divers): | $200/diver |
| Executive (2 divers): | $300/diver |
| Personal rate(1 diver) | $400/diver |
| Materials | Drysuit Diving Crewpak $50 |
| Rates do not include equipment rental. |
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| Dive | Description |
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| Drysuit Confined Water Dive |
Demonstrate dressing into, purging excess air and dressing out of a dry suit.
Buoyancy check at surface.
Neutral Buoyancy-fin pivot.
Neutral Buoyancy-hover.
Disconnect/reconnect low pressure inflator hose from the drysuit valve.
Excess gas in feet recovery training.
Ascending from the bottom.
Removing/Replacing scuba unit and weight system while on the surface.
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| Drysuit Dive 1 |
Adjust weight needed to be neutrally buoyant at the surface.
Controlled descent, avoiding suit squeeze.
Neutral Buoyancy--fin pivot.
Neutral Buoyancy--hovering.
Neutral Ascent, no faster that 18m/60ft per minute.
Safety Stop at 5m/15ft for at least three minutes.
Remove/replace scuba unit and weight system at the surface.
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| Drysuit Dive 2 |
Controlled descent, avoiding suit squeeze.
Disconnect & reconnect low-pressure inflator hose from dry suit valve while underwater, wearing gloves.
Maintain neutral buoyancy during the dive, avoiding kicking up silt.
Neutral ascent, no faster that 18m/60ft per minute.
Safety Stop at 5m/15ft for at least three minutes.
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Check out the photos from last fall's drysuit class. Click Here
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