Drysuit
Thermal protection as buoyancy control - suit and wing gas managed as one system.
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Who is this for
Drysuit suits divers who need to stay dry and isolated from the elements - and who refuse to let the suit rewrite buoyancy or trim. They want suit and wing to feel like one system so exposure protection never becomes an excuse for losing control or composure with the team.
They will own venting, double-inflation habits, and emergency calm in the suit as craft for the diving they actually do. If you want a specialty card for its own sake, look elsewhere; if you want dry-suit discipline that holds when the water is hostile, Drysuit is for you.
Who Is This Not For
It is not for a weak mind, for those who want a quick result, or for divers who cannot cope with failure. Drysuit digs where the challenge is sharpest - double-inflation under load, venting on ascent, and the suit as backup when the wing fails - and it will find those fault lines. If you are not fit for that work, stay away. Standards are the filter - not scarcity theatre.
Where Drysuit sits
Drysuit is a specialty of XPLORE. It assumes everything confirmed in Genesis through Velocis - mentality through propulsion and team positioning - and confirms suit-and-wing buoyancy, venting, backup lift, and drysuit emergencies on that base. It does not require Driftar or Furian. Guideline is a separate specialty: it needs the full XBASE chain and XPERIENCE through Velmora; completing Drysuit does not open it. Nothing later in the catalogue lists Drysuit as a prerequisite.
Later training adds complexity; it does not replace what is built here. Skip it only through an assessment day that proves the same gates.
Drysuit · questions
Frequently asked questions
XBASE Genesis through Velocis with a FlowState Divers mentor. Open Water certification from any recognised agency and valid scuba insurance still apply. Online learning material is sold separately and is not included with in-person training. Online coaching opens by application after you have purchased and studied the materials. In-water skills are confirmed with your mentor. If you trained elsewhere, your mentor schedules an assessment day covering every missing module before training days begin.
XPLORE modules are not sequential. Guideline does not require Drysuit - it needs the full XBASE chain and XPERIENCE through Velmora. Completing Drysuit confirms the eleven skills and does not open another module. Nothing later in the catalogue lists Drysuit as a prerequisite.
Choose the specialty you will dive and confirm you hold its entry standard. Drysuit requires Open Water certification, valid scuba insurance, and XBASE Genesis through Velocis. Guideline requires the full XBASE chain and XPERIENCE through Velmora.
Then choose a FlowState Divers mentor (see available options here). Online learning material is sold separately and is not included with in-person training. Online coaching opens by application after you have purchased and studied the materials. In-water skills are confirmed with your mentor in the water. If you trained elsewhere, your mentor schedules an assessment day covering every missing prerequisite module before training days begin.
No. Drysuit and Guideline are not sequential with each other - start with the specialty your diving calls for. Each has its own cross-bundle prerequisites, though: Drysuit needs XBASE Genesis through Velocis; Guideline needs the full XBASE chain and XPERIENCE through Velmora. Your mentor confirms you meet them before training days are scheduled.
Yes, as two separate steps. Each XPLORE module's online learning material is purchasable with lifetime access; buying it does not enroll you in coaching. After you have studied the materials, you apply for online coaching. In-person training does not include online learning material. The in-water skills - suit buoyancy and venting, weight checks, line laying, lost-line and entanglement procedures - are confirmed with your mentor in the water.
FlowState Divers requires a minimum equipment set that must adhere to our standards. Some programmes have special equipment requirements that you need to verify on that programme's page before you start training. For the generic equipment list, check out our standards.
To train with FlowState Divers, you are required to be a certified diver. The minimum certification accepted is the Open Water Diver certification from any recognised agency.
In order to train with FlowState Divers, it is necessary to have valid scuba diving insurance that is recognised in the country where you will be completing your in-person training. If you do not currently possess insurance, it is advisable to contact your mentor prior to booking your training to explore your options. Your mentor may be able to assist in arranging suitable insurance, or they may provide guidance on the specific insurance requirements for the country in which your training will take place.