© Nottingham Adventure Centre Ltd 2011 site home | about us | contact us | calendar | location maps Requirements for an applicant to Ice Diver PADI Course Minimum age: 18 years Minimum certification level: Advanced PADI Open Wter Diver or equivalent. Dry Suite Diver PADI or equivalent, or confirmed experience of dry suit dives (minimum 4 logged dives). Otherwise, there are no age restrictions, but all participants must be in good health. If the spirit of adventure and unusual, challenging diving appeals to you, try diving under the ice.  During the course, you dive with a PADI Professional in one of the most extreme adventure specialties recreational diving offers. The Fun Part Explore the unique aquascape found only under ice. You can be one of the few that have ever dived under a solid ceiling of ice. You will complete a minimum of three ice dives for your certification. Dives are typically done as a group working with support personnel, divers, tenders, and safety divers. You are under the ice to learn to control buoyancy, navigate under the ice, and keep in contact with the lead diver and surface support via line pulls.