This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive while using a drysuit. You will learn the special requirements for dry suit diving, how to use your new exposure protection, the benefits of a drysuit, and how to deal with emergency situations that are unique to diving dry. At East Coast Divers our program also emphasizes drysuit and undergarment fitting, equipment care, and donning techniques that will help you get the most out of your investment for years to come.
Why learn drysuit diving?
Learn to laugh at the cold and turn your summer and winter diving into an enjoyable year-round activity by Drysuit Diving. If you enjoy diving but find the water just too cold, a drysuit may be just the thing for you. Many people find that Drysuit diving all year long helps them really enjoy New England underwater. This course is designed for new or experienced divers who want to find out about the joy of staying warm and dry while taking the plunge in our own back yard. Even if you don’t get cold in the middle of summer, many divers find they can comfortably extend their local diving season into the Spring and Fall while many students go on to dive year-round in New England waters. A drysuit is also a must for anyone interested in diving deeper, especially divers interested in Technical Diving.
Why train with ECD?
- Our course is logistically streamlined. You’ll only come to the shop once for a drysuit fitting and do your in water training in a single location.
- Each student gets a pair of wrist and a neck seal fitted to them to keep. When you rent a drysuit after your course you’ll know you’ll have seals that fit you perfectly.
- A personalized drysuit fitting session. Our store team will have dedicated time with just you to ensure you get fitted correctly for a drysuit and accessories.
- ECD has a large fleet of rental drysuits that is updated regularly
- We have multiple types and sizes of undergarments in our fleet to get the best match for each diver
When does the Drysuit Class run?
The Drysuit Diving Course requires a classroom session (via zoom), a drysuit fitting session at the store*, and a confined water session and 2 open water dives conducted on the same day at Hathaway’s Pond.
The course pricing does NOT include the use of the Drysuit ir scuba equipment for the open water dives. If you do not have a Drysuit the entire exposure protection system can be rented for the duration of the open water checkout dives at a 15% discount. Keep an eye on your
* Drysuit Fittings for class can be scheduled at the shop during the week between your zoom session and training day as you complete the booking process.
This course is only scheduled from May – October but can be run all year long for private courses. Contact training@ecdivers.com to arrange Drysuit training outside our normally scheduled courses.
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