Dry Suit Specialty
Stay warm, comfortable, and confident in cooler waters! Learn to safely use a dry suit, manage buoyancy, and expand your diving adventures with Stuart Scuba’s SDI Dry Suit Diver Specialty.
Why Choose Stuart Scuba? Small groups. Personalized instruction. With a maximum of 4 divers per instructor, Stuart Scuba provides individual attention, practical skills development, and a strong focus on safety and confidence.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
Course Description
Take your diving further! Discover the benefits of dry suit diving through practical, instructor-led training. Learn proper dry suit selection, fitting, operation, buoyancy control, emergency procedures, and maintenance. Build confidence while extending your diving opportunities into cooler waters and earn your SDI Dry Suit Diver Specialty certification.
Price: $295.00 per diver
Prerequisites
- Minimum age: 18, 12 with parental consent
- Certification: SDI Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent
- Minimum logged dives: No additional logged dives required
- Completed SDI paperwork and medical questionnaire
Duration
- Approximately 2 days, including:
- SDI eLearning and instructor review
- 1 Confined water dive
- 1 Open Water Dive
What’s Included
- SDI specialty eLearning
- Professional instructor-led training
- SDI digital certification upon successful completion
- Tanks and weights
Not Included
- Personal mask, snorkel, fins, and boots
- Equipment: BCD, regulator, dive computer
- Dry suit, appropriate thermal undergarments, and dry suit accessories
- Surface Market Buoy (SMB)
- Boat fees unless specifically included
- Transportation and personal expenses
What You’ll Learn
- Dry suit types, selection, and proper fitting
- Correct donning, doffing, and equipment preparation
- Buoyancy control and proper weighting
- Managing air distribution within the suit
- Emergency procedures, including uncontrolled ascents and inverted positions
- Dry suit inspection, cleaning, storage, and maintenance
Certification
Complete the required knowledge development, practical skills, and 2 dives to earn your SDI Dy Suit Diver Specialty certification, meeting current SDI standards.
