Discover Scuba Diving Classes
Product ID: 73317
Supplied by: Panama City Diving
If you have always wanted to check out scuba without committing to a whole weekend of training this is the class for you. There is an online academic component and a medical questionaire that need to be completed before you come in for the dive, followed by a closely supervised dive in the Gulf of Mexico with all gear included. We will assign an eLearning code to your email after booking. No Experience required.
Highlights
- No Experience required.
- Ages 12 and up.
Additional Information
If you do not know how to swim or are in poor health and are unable to comfortably or safely (as determined by us) complete the experience you will not receive a refund. Please take a second and do a self evaluation before proceeding.
Cancellation policy
84-hour notice of cancelation is required for a refund.
Know before you go
Bring your swimsuit and sunscreen.
A confirmation text message will be sent out and it will have a link for important information and e-learning to do before their reservation.
Overview
If you know how to swim and want to explore the undersea realm we’d be happy to take you! The dives will be done at the St Andrews State Park in the shelter of the rock jetties, after you have completed the brief online academic portion and reviewed the medical questionnaire. Divers come here to dive from all over the Southeast. There are Rays, mullet, groupers, sheepshead, flounder, urchins anemones, spadefish, redfish, crabs, snails and more.
This is a great experience for people without the 3 days to dedicate to a full certification class. Many of our DSD students enjoy it so much they plan their next visit around getting Openwater certified! This class is fairly contingent upon good weather and tides, please call in advance to schedule it! Ages 12 and up only due to the size of the dive gear. We typically run these classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday but we are pretty flexible and can set something up with a day’s notice if you want to go diving. To reserve your class all you need to do is call the shop (or email) and confirm that we have the availability on the day you want to go. If inclement weather forces us to cancel the class we’ll give you a full refund on the spot!
About Panama City Diving
The driving idea behind Panama City Diving is essentially to be a clubhouse-- the central hub of a community of divers and place for them to meet up, plan their next adventure, and be a resource to further the knowledge and safety of that community. All are welcome. The origin of our Dive Shop started as a simple boat charter in 2008. It consisted of Capt Pat, a Divemaster, a boat, a cell phone and a website. Pat, a Panama City Beach native, believed that since none of the other dive boats in town were run by their owners or the owners weren’t active divers, there was a gap in customer service being provided. Since then, the fundamental idea that has driven our expansion has been that the status quo is not good enough. We have continuously looked at the systems at work in the business of diving and questioned if they are safe, efficient and FUN for the customer and the diving community.
That idea seems to work. The boat grew a dive shop to support the gear needs of its patrons. The shop has in tern grown into a full retail and training facility. Thanks to the investment of Capt James, the shop finally owns the ground it sits on. and will continue to grow and offer new services as we develop our new land to better serve the dive community. So if you want to learn to dive for the first time or plan your next diving adventure our shop can be your base of operations.
