Panama City Dive Charters
SCUBA gear, dive classes and diving vacations too!
5512 Thomas Drive
Panama City Beach, Florida 32408
850-588-8077
Open Daily from 9am to 6pm
SCUBA gear, dive classes and diving vacations too!
5512 Thomas Drive
Panama City Beach, Florida 32408
850-588-8077
Open Daily from 9am to 6pm
Learn to dive or further your education with Panama City's top reviewed SCUBA operation.
We offer PADI diving classes and SCUBA specialties.
Why you should learn to dive with us instead of the other guys;
Learning to dive with a knowledgeable instructor is a blast. The classroom, pool, and openwater training sessions should be peppered with humor and laughter (above water anyway) as the basic skills are learned and practiced.
Our PADI certified instructors are consistently the highest reviewed by actual customers because they offer individual attention in a pressure free learning environment making our students happier and better trained.
We include the cost of admissions, rental gear, AND include a free trip on our charter boat (as weather allows) to do the last two openwater training dives for the price you see upfront.
Our prices are $300 for a scheduled 3 day class (Fri-Sun or Mon-Wed) with open enrollment or $500 per person for a private class with a custom schedule.
Philosophically we operate on a customer service centered long term profit business model instead of a volume based short term profit model. This is illustrated perfectly by our boat operation. Our "Big" boat (a custom 36' Newton) can legally run with 20 divers but we limit it to 14 since this is the actual number of divers that can comfortably go on it and about the right number of divers to drop on most of the wrecks offshore. Too many divers can overcrowd a shipwreck, but not on our trips.
Our PADI certified instructors are consistently the highest reviewed by actual customers because they offer individual attention in a pressure free learning environment making our students happier and better trained.
We include the cost of admissions, rental gear, AND include a free trip on our charter boat (as weather allows) to do the last two openwater training dives for the price you see upfront.
Our prices are $300 for a scheduled 3 day class (Fri-Sun or Mon-Wed) with open enrollment or $500 per person for a private class with a custom schedule.
Philosophically we operate on a customer service centered long term profit business model instead of a volume based short term profit model. This is illustrated perfectly by our boat operation. Our "Big" boat (a custom 36' Newton) can legally run with 20 divers but we limit it to 14 since this is the actual number of divers that can comfortably go on it and about the right number of divers to drop on most of the wrecks offshore. Too many divers can overcrowd a shipwreck, but not on our trips.
Core PADI Scuba Diving Classes
Open Water Diver $300 (2 student minimum)
Open water is the basic certification for scuba divers. Certification is for up to 60'. Open Water class takes about 40 hours to complete. Student divers will spend a day in the classroom followed by a day of pool work (confined water) and then 2 days of open water diving. Students need to have their own mask, snorkel and fins before pool work begins.
Adventure Diver $175
Complete any 3 Adventure dives to gain the experience to up your certification to the next level. Adventure divers have gained the experience and training to be certified to 80'.
Advanced Open Water Diver $250
Advanced open water is the next step in dive training. The advanced certification requires additional bookwork and 5 specific open water dives providing introduction to 5 different specialties, deep and navigation dives are required as two of the five. Certification is for dives up to 100'.
Rescue Diver $350- includes CPR/1st Aid certification (2 student minimum )
Rescue divers are trained in various scenarios that they may be encounter and offered introduction into how to best provide assistance to injured, panicked and unconscious divers. At this level students are required to own their own a complete set of gear before class. A minimum of 20 logged dives is required before enrollment of this class.
Master Scuba Diver*
Master scuba diver is the highest recognition of RECREATIONAL training PADI offers. Master scuba divers have completed both Rescue class and 5 or more different specialties.
DiveMaster
Divemasters are rescue divers who have decided to "Go Pro" into the world of diving. Divemasters must demonstrate mastery of dive theory and all core dive skills as well as complete an internship under an active scuba instructor. Divemaster candidates will sit in on charters and classes to pickup and fine tune their skills needed to accept leadership roles in the dive community as part of their internship. Divemasters must have 60 logged dives by the completion of their internship, at a bare minimum.
* Training can take up to as long as several weeks to complete depending on the rate at which students become comfortable in the water and cooperative weather and water conditions.
Private classes are available for Open Water classes at additional cost.
Download the PADI medical Form to make sure you are healthy enough for diving. This is a mandatory form for enrollment in class.
Academics can now be completed via E-learning, at your own pace via
PADI's intuitive teaching software, or by the traditional Books and
homework plus lecture method. Pick which is best for your style of
learning and get started today!
This is a chart of PADI Diving certifications and specialties that can be earned as you go.
**All rates are completely inclusive of all costs. No hidden fees for boat trips, books or processing.
To book a class please email Captain Pat to work out a schedule that best works for your time.
This is a chart of PADI Diving certifications and specialties that can be earned as you go.
**All rates are completely inclusive of all costs. No hidden fees for boat trips, books or processing.
To book a class please email Captain Pat to work out a schedule that best works for your time.
PADI Specialties offered
EANx (nitrox) Diver $125
Learn to extend bottom times by safely adding oxygen to your breathing mix. This diving class gives you the most bang for your buck and time. Duration is 3 hours.
Deep Diver $395
Learn to safely dive to a max of 130'. This is a 2 day class and subject to boat availability due to the deep sites required for training dives.
$250 for "4 dive" specialties
$175 for "2 dive" specialties
With the exception of EANx diver and oxygen provider, which do not require offshore trips, the specialty classes are subject to boat minimums (3 divers) to make the trip a go. They do however include the cost of the boat trip.
Dive Insurance
All of our employees carry DAN insurance and we recommend it to all of our students and customers. With the cost of only $100 dollars per year you can have $250,000 in coverage. Since a chamber ride can cost over $10k per treatment...... its a smart and affordable move. This covers all in water accidents from dive ladders to eel nibbles. (ask Pat about the eels)
Click the DAN logos below to go to their website and get Dive Insurance.
