Dry Suit Diver Specialty Course

Why take this course?

Wanna stay warm and toasty on a dive? Would you like to see the spectacular and prolific aquatic life often found in cooler water climates? If so, you’ll need to stay warm and that means a dry suit. Yes! Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water and that keeps you warm! Even in surprisingly cold water.

Drysuits let you dive into more challenging dive sites, and extend your dive season. When you have the right cold water attire, you can stand up to the elements and take advantage of the generally better visibility offered by winter months—especially at inland dive sites such as quarries, lakes, sinkholes, and caves, etc. As a dry suit diver, you’re equipped to scuba dive some of the world’s incredible dive sites in the world’s cooler regions that are best enjoyed in a dry suit, even in their warmer months.

What will I do?

  • Complete a pool dive (required for those who have never used a dry suit). During the pool session, you’ll learn a number of skills including putting on and removing a dry suit, various buoyancy control skills, proper ways to ascend/descend, scuba and weight system adjustments, and more.
  • Complete two open water dives.
  • During your open water dives you will learn:
    • The planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, and hazards of dry suit diving
    • Dry Suit buoyancy control skills
    • Ascent and descent technique training
    • Preventative maintenance and performance checks on dry suits

  • Show proof of being an SSI Referral diver, Open Water diver or hold an equivalent certification from another recognized training agency.
    • Unfortunately, you will not be able to participate in the program without showing the A-1 professional proof of certification and presenting the following (completed and signed) documents.
    • While you may register for the specialty course as a Referral Diver, you must complete your open water certification dives before you can complete any specialty course dives.
  • Be at least 12 years old
  • Have a MySSI account.  Be sure to upload a digital photo to your account and enter a complete address. (You’ll need this in order to access your online learning material.)

Be sure to download, print, complete all required areas on each form (name, date, initials, etc.) and hand the completed documents to the instructor, when you arrive for your class.

View the Required Course Documents

VERY IMPORTANT:
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARTICIPANT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER THE WATER UNTIL THE PROPER DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, SIGNED, AND REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR.

Course Includes:

  • (1) Pool dive and skills review in the A-1 pool
  • Use of scuba equipment for the pool session and open water dives (except dry suit)
  • Use of snorkeling equipment for the pool session (we recommend you use your own)
  • (2) open water dives
  • (1) day pass to the aquarium to be used that day only

Does not include:

  • Must provide your own dry suit.
  • Snorkeling equipment (mask, snorkel, fins, booties) for the open water dives.
  • Parking at the Downtown Aquarium.
  • Swimsuit, towel, and personal hygiene items.

Course Includes:

  • (1) Pool dive and skills review in the A-1 pool
  • (2) Open Water training dives
  • Use of scuba equipment for pool session (except dry suit)
  • Use of snorkeling equipment for pool session (we recommend you use your own if you have it)
  • Tanks and weights for open water dives

Does not include:

  • Must provide your own dry suit
  • Scuba Equipment (BCD, Regulator, Gauges). These items can be rented at A-1.
  • Snorkeling equipment (mask, snorkel, fins, booties) for open water dives.
  • Swimsuit, towel, and personal hygiene items.
  • Park permit and transportation.

Course Includes:

  • (1) Pool dive and skills review in the A-1 pool
  • (2) Open Water training dives
  • Use of scuba equipment for pool session (except dry suit)
  • Use of snorkeling equipment for pool session (we recommend you use your own if you have it)
  • Tanks and weights for open water dives

Does not include:

  • Must provide your own dry suit
  • Scuba Equipment (BCD, Regulator, Gauges). These items can be rented at A-1.
  • Snorkeling equipment (mask, snorkel, fins, booties) for open water dives.
  • Swimsuit, towel, and personal hygiene items

Payment in full was required to reserve your space in the class.

  • Once the e-Kit IS issued there is no refund for the digital e-Kit.
  • Should you cancel or transfer, FOR ANY REASON, less than 48 hours before the starting date of the course, all fees will be forfeited.
  • Should you transfer less than seven days, but more than 48 hours before the starting date of the class, there will be a 50% transfer/cancellation fee.
  • MAKING UP MISSED SESSIONS AND OPEN WATER DIVES requires us to hire professional staff, schedule time in the pool, the aquarium, or at another open water site.  The minimum fee for pool make-up session(s) is $125 per hour (one hour minimum) and $175 per hour (one hour minimum) at the Denver Downtown Aquarium.  Fees for other open water locations are higher.  
  • Though rare, should A-1 need to cancel the open water dives, A-1 will provide a full refund for the cost of the open water dives and your rental equipment rented though A-1.

Course Fee

AQUARIUM
Private Request
$550
At the Denver Downtown Aquarium
$550 Course fee for private instruction. $495 each for 3+ people
CALL TO SCHEDULE
303-789-2450
CHATFIELD or BLUE HOLE
Private Request
$350
Close and convenient at the Chatfield gravel pond or at the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, NM
*Please Note: Blue Hole Open Water Dives will be scheduled during our standard Scheduled Trips to Blue Hole. Additional Fees will be assessed and applied if out side of our standard Scheduled Trips
CALL TO SCHEDULE
303-789-2450
E-KIT ONLY
$75
Digital Online Materials
  • Dry Suit Course digital online manual
  • Free updates for life
  • Free digital online Snorkel Diver manual
  • Free digital online Try Freediving manual
  • Free digital online Try Scuba manual
  • Free digital Blue Oceans program
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