Panama City Dive Charters
Learn to dive or further your education with Panama City's top reviewed SCUBA operation.
We offer PADI diving classes and SCUBA specialties.
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.
Core PADI Classes
Open Water Diver $250 (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, including 2 days of pool work (confined water) and 2 days of open water diving. Students need to have their own mask, snorkel and fins before pool work begins. Open Water Diver Flyer
Advanced Open Water Diver $250 (2 student minimum)
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'. Advanced Open Water Diver Flyer
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 - $500 (internship required)
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. 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.
* 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 and Advanced classes at additional cost.
PADI Specialties offered
EANx (nitrox) Diver $125
Learn to extend bottom times by safely adding oxygen to your breathing mix. This is the most diving class gives you the most bang for your buck and time.
Boat Diver $180
Wreck Diver $200
Oxygen Provider $150
Deep Diver $200
Night Diver $200
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.
