Panama City Beach offers one of the most beautiful drives and diving weekends in the South. You can drive back to bed on Sunday night and dive Sunday morning without worrying about your no-fly schedule.
Our instructors are committed to diving excellence and maintain the highest standards in the industry. You have many choices when it comes to your training, and your first consideration should be the same as ours, your safety. Our staff are some of the best in the world with a combined total of more than 50 years spent teaching folks just like you how to safely experience the underwater world. Our philosophy of Only The Best in Training means working with you towards your goals, and ensuring a top end experience, from our heated pool to the open water, leaving you a confident and comfortable diver.
Our scuba diving classes can be a great way to improve your snorkeling skills. Our Discover Scuba class makes it easy for vacationers with limited time to squeeze in all the activities they desire. Learn to scuba diver and start a new adventure. We can also help you get a lifetime certification to scuba dive if you already love it. The first level requires three days of water training, as well some eLearning.
Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association members and Florida Wildlife Commission produced a report that assessed the impact on the reefs. They found that the Varmar reef, which isn't shown on our dive map as it's off Mexico Beach), had suffered the most damage since it was in 25 feet of water. Only 35% of original reef material was left. The artificial reefs in shallow and medium water remained unaffected. Below is an illustration from that report which shows the path the hurricane took through the wrecks, reefs, and beaches of Panama City Beach.
SCUBA diving is serious fun and we want you to enjoy it as much as we do. Our entry-level SCUBA programs, available through NAUI, PADI & SSI, are designed to get you, your family and friends into the water as quickly as possible, while at the same time, satisfying your individual training needs.
Visibility can be expected between 30'-50ft with water temperatures of 60 to 80 degrees in winter and summer. For boat trips, you should bring gloves to protect your hands from the sharp edges of the wrecks and a diving knife in case you get into fishing line.
Divers with diverse experience can take a variety classes to earn their scuba diving certification.
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.