• Saturday, September 28, 2024
• Thursday, October 24, 2024
• Tuesday, November 12, 2024
• Saturday, February 15, 2025
• Sunday, April 20, 2025
• Sunday, June 8, 2025
• Saturday, August 9, 2025
• Sunday, October 12, 2025

Classes require a minimum of three people to run as scheduled. If fewer than three people sign up, we reserve the right to either cancel the class or impose a $100 surcharge.

Please be aware that, while we make every effort to keep our listings accurate and up to date, you should always call the store to confirm starting dates and times.

■ Be at least 12 years old
■ Open Water Diver certification
■ Completed medical history form

$450/person includes:

• All academic and confined-water instruction
• Self-study materials
• Private instruction available at an additional cost

You must still complete multiple open-water training dives for certification. These4are $100 each.

You supply:

• Swimsuit, towel
• Mask, snorkel, scuba fins, boots
• Weight system, weights
• Adequate exposure protection
• One cylinder
• Buoyancy Control Device (BC)
• Regulator/alternate air source
• Dive light
• SMB with overpressure valve, reel
• Audible surface signal, knife/cutting tool

Items other than mask/snorkel/fins may be available for rental

Students are also responsible for:

• All air or gas fills
• Dive site admission or charter fees
• Transportation to and from dive sites
• Accommodations and meals, as needed

Plastic, photo-ID certification card, if desired (digital card provided at no charge)

In the Gulf South Region , the dive sites we dive are typically wrecks of some sort whether a bridge span, barge, pile of rubble, collapsed rig structure, military tanks, or an actual boat.

This course concentrates on external survey, equipment preparedness, mental attitude and methods of research. Wrecks are often at deeper depths requiring careful planning and proper safety procedures.

Two possible hazards to keep in mind for your introductory, non-penetration external survey activities are sharp edges and loss of bearings. Gloves and a knife are absolute requirements.

It’s easy to become disoriented on a pile of rubble scattered on the bottom. Learn to run a line with your reel and how best to pick it up. Having the proper skills and equipment for the job may even allow you to salvage a valuable find.

Please note: There is an optional Part II for this course which includes actual wreck penetration techniques. Your instructor can tell you more.