How Long

1 Day

Requirements

Scuba License

Min. Age

15

Max in Group

4

Stay Warm. Dive Longer. Explore More All Year Round

Cold water shouldn’t limit your diving. The SSI Dry Suit Specialty Course with Dive Aran teaches you how to dive safely and comfortably in cooler conditions, extend your diving season throughout the year, and prepare for global cold-water destinations such as Scotland, Norway, Iceland and the Arctic circle.


Dry suit diving is becoming more popular worldwide, this course gives you the confidence, buoyancy control and skills to be part of it.


Open to divers certified by any agency SSI, PADI, RAID, CMAS etc. Recommended for winter divers, traveling cold-water explorers and anyone seeking safer, warmer, longer dives.

  • How to correctly set up, enter & exit a dry suit
  • Weighting strategy and trim adjustments unique to dry suits
  • Managing air in the suit & combined buoyancy with BCD
  • Preventing and recovering from trapped gas issues
  • Cold-water comfort, thermal protection & safe procedures
  • Post-dive care, drying, valve checks & storage
  • SSI digital learning
  • 1 shore/confined skills session
  • 2 open-water boat dives
  • All dive gear except drysuit
  • Certification on completion
  • Dry suit, must be supplied by each diver
  • Undersuit
  • Snacks on board
  • Accommodation or transfers to Inis Mór
  • Swimwear & towel
  • Warm layers, hat and dry clothes for surface intervals
  • Proof of your scuba certification
  • Any personal equipment you prefer to use (e.g. your own BCD, fins, or camera system)
  • If using a drysuit, your suit and undergarments

Check-In

Arrive at Dive Aran by 08:00

Shore Dive

Confined/shore session at 09:00
(skills, buoyancy, weighting)

Boat Dives

A boat will depart from the front of the dive center at 12:30, and 15:30.

Check-Out & Certification

17:00 - 17:30

Popular Questions


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Yes. Dry suit must be provided by the diver. We can assist to buy one if needed.

Yes. Any Open Water (or equivalent) diver from any agency is welcome.

Maximum depth is 30 m (within SSI Dry Suit standards and your certification limits).

The list is long! Divers often encounter grey seals, lobsters, crayfish, wrasse, cuckoo wrasse, and dogfish/cat sharks. With luck, you might also see basking sharks, dolphins, or even whales or a sunfish.

Visibility can range from 5 metres (17 feet) to over 20 metres, depending on conditions.

We use 12L steel tanks with single-valve DIN or Yoke fittings.

No. Dives finish at around 17:30.

Booking is easy. Just use the calendar on this page to select your date and secure your place.

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