Dry Diving & PADI Chamber Awareness Specialty Course

Dry Dives

A diving accident can result from a diver’s inability to handle nitrogen narcosis. If a new diver experiences nitrogen narcosis then they can panic and risk Decompression illness caused by a diving accident. A dry dive in our recompression chamber can prepare a diver mentally for what can happen underwater.

Dry diving is also designed to familiarise divers to the hyperbaric facilities available, the procedures, knowledge, problems and hazards associated with a recompression chamber.

Dry dives are open to any interested qualified diver, dive club and professionals. Dry dives are run as a chamber awareness specialty course, however it is up to each diver whether they wish to receive the PADI certification at an extra cost (see below for full course details).

Ordinary dry dives do not come with any certification. To experience the dry dive and gain certification, please see details of our PADI Chamber Awareness Specialty Course below.

What is a Dry Dive?

Dry diving is a fun and safe way to experience nitrogen narcosis at 40m for the first time. A recompression chamber is the perfect environment to test a diver’s ability at depth and simulate the diving experience in a safe and water-free environment. Tasks are performed by the divers to test the level of their impairment caused by narcosis.

More Information

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PADI Chamber Awareness Specialty Course

This course provides the experience of the ordinary Dry Dive but also comes with certification.

Course Content

The course lasts 3-4 hours. There will be a chamber dive to 40 metres, this will involve a small test at depth; also, other pressure related experiments are shown. After the dive there will be a DCI presentation, and a tour of the facility.

On successful completion of the course a PADI Recompression Chamber Awareness Distinctive Specialty certification card is awarded to those who have selected that option.

Dry-Dives will be undertaken in a modern computer assisted multiplace Therapy Chamber. Model Draeger Hypermed 220.

Pricing, Booking and Further Questions

Dry Dive Costs

A deposit is to be paid when booking with the remainder amount to be paid on the day.

There is a full refund if we have to cancel the course due to an incoming emergency.

  • Dry Dive
    £50
    No certification included.
  • PADI Chamber Awareness Specialty Course
    £75
    Comes with PADI speciality certification

For further details and to make a booking for one of our chamber dives please contact us on 020 8539 1222 or complete the form here:

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