How much does dive training cost?

Start saving your pocket change future divers; taking a scuba diving course can be pretty expensive. Getting your Open Water scuba diving certificate can cost anywhere from $150.00 to $600.00 depending on how you go about deciding to complete your course. The average cost is about $250.00 to $300.00 per student.

How long does it take to do a diving course?

The number of dives needed to complete the course means it can take anywhere between six weeks and six months to attain the certification.

Should I learn to scuba dive?

Safe and easy: With proper skill, training and equipment, scuba diving can be a safe and easy activity to learn. If you can swim and if you can breathe, then you can dive! Bonus: Two $500 PADI dive training grants will be given to youth between the ages of 10 and 17, courtesy of Kids Sea Camp.

Can you get college credit for the wreck diver course?

The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – ask your instructor about earning credit. You may be able to get college credit for the Wreck Diver course – ask your instructor. Spanish, English.

What do you need for a wreck dive?

Spanish, English. For information on other available languages please contact your PADI Dive Center. You’ll need your basic scuba equipment, plus a dive light to see into the wreck, a slate and underwater compass for mapping and navigation, and a line and reel for practicing wreck penetration.

Is it worth it to go on a wreck dive?

Each wreck dive offers a chance for a new discovery. eLearning covers self-study material. Your dive shop will charge training fees. Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past.

Why are shipwrecks so interesting to scuba divers?

Whether purpose-sunk as an artificial reef for scuba divers, or lost as the result of an accident, wrecks are fascinating windows to the past. Ships, airplanes and even cars are fascinating to explore and usually teem with aquatic life.