SDI Dry Suit
Specialty Course · Cold-Water Diving · For Certified Divers
Stay warm, dive longer, dive more. A dry suit keeps you comfortable in cold water, so you can extend your season and reach the marine-life-rich sites that happen to be a little chilly. The SDI Dry Suit course teaches you to dive one properly, from donning and buoyancy to care and emergencies, and it counts as a specialty toward your Advanced Diver and Master Scuba Diver ratings. You'll need your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel, plus neck and wrist seals (purchased separately), and we provide the dry suit as a training rental.
Veterans can put their GI Bill toward their training, and families can use ESA or ClassWallet funds. See if you qualify.
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SDI Dry Suit Diver Course
Some of the best diving in the world is a little colder, and a dry suit is how you enjoy it in comfort. Instead of a wetsuit that floods and chills you, a dry suit keeps you warm and dry, so you can extend your season, spend more time in cooler water, and stay cozy on tropical trips in the off-months. The SDI Dry Suit course teaches you to use one properly: the types and seals, buoyancy control, care and minor repairs, and how to handle a dry suit emergency. It counts as a specialty toward your Advanced Diver and Master Scuba Diver ratings.
What a dry suit opens up
A dry suit changes where and when you can dive:
- Extend your dive season into the cooler months
- Stay warm and comfortable in cold water
- Reach colder, marine-life-rich sites others skip
- Dive tropical destinations in their cooler season
What you'll learn
It's hands-on, in a dry suit, with the knowledge to keep you safe and comfortable.
- Dry suit types and seals, and how to choose them
- Inflator and deflator valves, and buoyancy control
- Undergarments and staying warm
- Maintenance, care, minor repairs, and dry suit emergencies
Who it's for
This one is for certified divers who want to keep diving when the water turns cold, or who are heading somewhere chilly.
- Certified Open Water divers (or Junior Open Water, or equivalent)
- Minimum age 18, or 12 with parental consent
- Divers who want to extend their season
- Anyone planning a cold-water trip
✓ What's included
- Instruction and your dry suit training dives
- A dry suit rental for training
- The rest of your rental gear: BCD, regulator, tank, and weights
- Your SDI Dry Suit certification, plus a credit toward your Advanced Diver and Master Scuba Diver ratings
What to bring
- Your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel (required, we don't rent these)
- Neck and wrist seals (required, purchased separately for this course)
- Your Open Water certification card
- Warm undergarments to wear under the suit, and a towel
Frequently Asked Questions
What extra gear do I need to buy?
What extra gear do I need to buy?
Does it include real dives?
Does it include real dives?
What are the prerequisites?
What are the prerequisites?
What will I learn?
What will I learn?
Do you provide the dry suit?
Do you provide the dry suit?
Does it count toward anything bigger?
Does it count toward anything bigger?
Let's. Go. Diving.
Don't let cold water end your season. Call the shop and we'll get you scheduled for your dry suit dives.
📞 Call the shop (480) 881-4013A specialty course that counts toward the SDI Advanced Diver and Master Scuba Diver ratings. Neck and wrist seals are required and purchased separately. Prerequisite: an SDI Open Water certification (or equivalent).
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