Written by PADI
Regional Training Consultant, Young Hee Simpson.
As PADI Professionals, we’re in the business of
transformation. Being able to influence our customer’s lives is a great
privilege and a rewarding responsibility. However, the lifestyle we choose is
sometimes bound by environmental factors that we must adapt to; the location we’re
living, diving and teaching in. Our responsibility is to educate our students
to dive safely while enjoying diving in their local environment.
Luckily, we have equipment readily available that will
help us overcome some environmental challenges, such as diving in colder water.
When the water temperature drops, there is nothing better than donning your dry
suit to help you stay warm underwater. As a PADI Pro, you might be diving more
than three dives a day with potentially longer bottom times. Diving in a dry
suit opens the door for additional dives and a longer dive season. For you as a
dive professional, using a dry suit could be a tool to conduct additional
courses that will create income opportunities while also providing access to
local dive sites, year round, for your customers.
To
teach the PADI Dry Suit
Diver Specialty, you will need to gain the relevant instructor rating. To
become PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty Instructor, there are two ways; it is
recommended you take a Dry Suit Diver Specialty Instructor Course with a PADI Course Director or
you may apply directly to the PADI organisation. In addition to the PADI Dry
Suit Diver Specialty Instructor rating, if you hold five specialty instructor
ratings in total, you can also apply for the PADI Master
Scuba Diver Trainer rating, which denotes one of the highest membership
ratings within the PADI system of diver education.
You can order related materials through the Online
Shopping Cart or you can email your Regional Trainer Consultant at [email protected]
with any questions.
