Eight Acre Lake

Drysuit diving opens up a world of opportunities, including diving remote Arctic destinations and exploring cold-water dive sites teeming with life. Dry suit diving also keeps you warm on multi-dive days when you do not want to spend your time getting in and out of a cold wetsuit. The SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty program is the best way to become a dry suit diver and teaches you all the knowledge and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably in a dry suit. You will learn how to use specialized equipment, like dry suits and BCs, the benefits of dry suits and how to deal with dry suit emergencies – which are unique to this type of diving. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty certification.

Take the next step in your diving journey with a course designed to build confidence, sharpen your skills, and open the door to new underwater adventures. The Advanced Open Water Diver Course helps you progress beyond the basics, giving you structured experience in deeper diving, navigation, and the types of diving that interest you most.Your Mandatory Adventure DivesYou’ll complete five adventure dives in total, including two core dives:Deep Diving — plan and complete dives beyond 18 metres, understand depth‑related effects, and manage buoyancy, gas use, and awareness at depth.Underwater Navigation — build reliable compass skills, natural navigation techniques, and the confidence to move with purpose underwater.Plus Three Additional Adventure DivesChoose three elective dives based on your interests and goals, such as:Peak Performance BuoyancyWreckSearch & RecoveryNightComputer DivingDry Suit (with certification) …and more.These dives help you refine your technique, expand your comfort zone, and explore new environments safely.Recommended UpgradesTo get the most out of your Advanced training — especially for UK diving — we strongly recommend upgrading to the full specialties for:Enriched Air Nitrox — the elective within Advanced does not qualify you to hire or dive on Nitrox. The full specialty gives you the certification you need, plus deeper understanding of oxygen exposure, gas planning, and computer settings.Dry Suit Diver — essential for UK diving. The full specialty includes digital learning, a pool orientation, and two open water training dives, giving you the skills and confidence to dive dry safely and comfortably.These upgrades ensure you’re fully certified, not just introduced to the skills.What’s IncludedDigital learning materials you can start anytimeFive open water adventure dives (Deep + Navigation + three electives)All required scuba equipment for the training divesInstructor coaching focused on confidence, control, and progressionCertification upon successful completionCertificationOnce certified, you’ll be qualified to dive to 30 metres, opening up a wider range of UK and overseas dive sites. It’s a meaningful step toward specialties like Deep Diver, Wreck Diver, Search & Recovery, and more.