Hi all, newbie here.

[Graeme Fraser]

I can't speak for your dive centre, but if you're doing your OW course in a drysuit anyway, you will already be covering your pool drysuit orientation and most of the core drysuit skills within the OW dives. This may mean you only need to complete knowledge reviews and one additional dive for drysuit certification. It's not uncommon for drysuit specialty to be offered at a significant discount if combined with OW, but again, check with your centre.

 

[Aaron7712]

I can't speak for your dive centre, but if you're doing your OW course in a drysuit anyway, you will already be covering your pool drysuit orientation and most of the core drysuit skills within the OW dives. This may mean you only need to complete knowledge reviews and one additional dive for drysuit certification. It's not uncommon for drysuit specialty to be offered at a significant discount if combined with OW, but again, check with your centre.

That is what I am hoping, I am going to see them before training starts as I’ve bought some gear from them I need to collect and they are going to be checking over and servicing some bits I bought secondhand. Fingers crossed!!

 

[Aaron7712]

Open Water and Drysuit completed this weekend, going to do a peak buoyancy course in the next few weeks then get out there and get diving proper.