It's perfect! This is the best place to be! Scuba Dive Panama City Beach provided a refresher course and we were hooked again on diving. The team was helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. They clearly love diving. Their gear is all brand new and well maintained. They are masters at Customer Service!
Do you want to try something new? In just 3 days, you can get your Open Water Scuba Diving Certificate. Your certification is valid for life. You won't have to worry about scheduling because classes are small. If you have been certified but have not dived in a while, we offer refreshers. We will put you on the schedule if you give us a call.
Scuba Diving Magazine names Scuba Dive Panama City Beach one of the best dive operators! Scuba Diving Magazine has ranked Scuba Dive Panama City Beach among the Top 100 Readers Choices for 2011.
The Black Bart is an 180-foot vessel that was used as an artificial reef in 1993. Vulcano del Golfo was named in 1977 in honor of Charles' Black Bart' Bartholomew (Navy Supervisor of Salvage Captain), who drowned while diving off Panama City Beach, in 1990. His achievements include leading the Navy's cleanup after the Exxon Valdez oil leak.
I love this shop, boat crew and dives! For several years now we have used them and have always had great times and great dives! Lots of gear to rent or buy. Everyone is happy and eager to help!
Did you know that PCB is the Wreck capital of the South? The interactive map of scuba diving Panama City Beach includes almost 150 dive spots with more than 50 wrecks that were sunk as artificial coral reefs. There are also eight featured dive sites that you should try. Scuba enthusiasts all over the world will learn why they need to dive in the Florida Panhandle.
If you have ever been snorkeling and want to take it to the next level, our scuba diving classes are for you! Our Discover Scuba class is perfect for the first timer down on vacation with only so much time to squeeze in everything they want to do. Now is a great time to learn to scuba dive and start a new adventure. If you know you love scuba and want to earn a lifetime certification to dive, we can do that too. The first level of dive training requires 3 days of water training as well as some eLearning.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.