| Prerequisites
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Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open
Water Diver or have equivalent ratings.
Be 10 years of age or older.
If a Dry Suit Dive is conducted during the PADI Advanced Open
Water Diver or Advanced Plus Course, it may be counted toward
the certification requirements for this speciality at the
discretion of the instructor conducting the Speciality course.
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 Confined
water training |
Completion
of a confined water dry suit training session is required
of student divers never having used a dry suit prior to enrolling
in a PADI Dry Suit Speciality Course.
This confined water training session must be completed prior
to making the first open water training dive of this Speciality
Course.
Additional confined water training may be added at the discretion
of
the instructor conducting the Speciality Course. It is highly
recommended, but not required, that students use the same
type of dry suit on the open water dive as used during the
confined water session.
Upon completion of this session, students must be able to: |
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don
and doff a dry suit with the aid of another diver.
demonstrate
the procedure for conducting a buoyancy check while wearing
a dry suit.
perform
a feet first descent, without the use of a line.
demonstrate
neutral buoyancy by hovering for 30 seconds while near the
bottom.
demonstrate
the ability to maintain neutral buoyancy, near the bottom,
when both the inflator and deflator mechanisms on the dry
suit are depressed.
demonstrate
an ascent from the bottom, at a rate no faster than 18 m/60
feet per minute.
remove
and replace, on the surface, both the scuba unit
and weight belt. |
| Course
overview |
This
course covers the knowledge and techniques of dry suit diving.
The minimum number of recommended hours is 12 with emphasis
placed on the use of dry suits - operation principles, care
and diving techniques.
To conduct a Dry Suit Diver Course, the following is to be
included:
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. |
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