Dry Suit Diving

Discover how to correctly use and maintain a dry suit. You’ll practice your body positioning, buoyancy, and managing the air in your suit. This way, you’ll learn to dive with stability and control, expanding your possibilities to colder conditions.

What can you expect?

Dry Suit Diving is a specialty program developed for divers who want to learn to dive safely and comfortably with a dry suit. This program provides the necessary knowledge and skills for the correct use of this specific equipment configuration.

Diving with a dry suit requires adapted techniques for buoyancy, trim, and gas management. During this training, you’ll learn how to use the dry suit efficiently and how to maintain control under various conditions.

The focus is on comfort, stability, and safety.

  • 23-26°C

    heated water

  • 10m

    maximum depth

  • 5.000

    tropical fish

  • SSI

    certified dive center

Practical info

Participation requirements

  • Minimum Open Water Diver or equivalent
  • Comfortable basic diving skills
  • Valid medical statement required
  • Own diving insurance mandatory!
  • Minimum age: 15 years

Duration

10–15 hours

Price

In a group
€ 249
Private
$499

Included in the price:

  • Digital learning materials
  • Theory training
  • Practical skills
  • Training dives
  • Guidance by an SSI Professional Specialty Instructor
  • Certification registration
  • Insurance
  • Admission ticket

What's included & what to bring

We provide the basics – you bring your personal gear or rent it on-site.

Included

  • Buoyancy Compensator / BCD
  • Dive tank
  • Weights

Rent or bring your own

  • Wetsuit
  • Regulator set
  • Computer
  • Mask
  • Snorkel

How your dive proceeds

Check-in

Check in at the counter 15 minutes beforehand. You’ll receive a colored wristband – always wear it visibly, it grants access to the Experience Zone. Your 2-hour dive session starts now.

Change clothes

  • Put on your swimwear
  • Store your belongings in a locker (opened with your wristband)
  • Go barefoot to the fourth floor (stairs or elevator)
  • Bring your own dive gear with you

Disinfect gear & shower

  • Go through the foot bath and take a shower
  • Pick up rented gear
  • Disinfect it in the sink and rinse.
  • Shower again before entering the water

After your dive

  • Disinfect your gear
  • Return the gear
  • Change clothes
  • Deposit your wristband in the box – within 2 hours.

Certification and follow-up opportunities

After completing the program:

  • The participant receives the Dry Suit Diving certification
  • The diver may dive with a dry suit within their certification limits
  • The diver possesses knowledge of relevant techniques and procedures

After Dry Suit Diving, you can continue with other SSI Specialty programs. These next steps build further on control, comfort, and diving experience.

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