You've never tried scuba diving before. You don't have to worry. Panama City Beach is the ideal spot to get your feet and everyone else wet. You can get certified in our dive shops and be on your way to the bubbly depths. Scuba Dive Panama City Beach can help you get started on your new aquatic lifestyle. The shop is a one-stop-shop and offers dive training, equipment rentals, and repairs.
Divers with diverse experience can take a variety classes to earn their scuba diving certification.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach has the best Dive Center and Aquatic Training Facility in Florida. Divers have direct access miles of unbroken white sand beaches, shipwrecks natural reefs, freshwater springs, and more at Scuba Dive Panama City Beach. Our staff will prepare you to swim with sharks, see beautiful aquatic life, and visit hidden treasures deep below.
Warsaw Reef is one of the most popular reef dives. It is a natural hole made of concrete rubble and tire packages. It is a favorite spot for fish and they travel regularly between it and nearby wrecks such as the Black Bart.
Our instructors strive for excellence in diving and are committed to maintaining the highest standards in the field. There are many choices available when it comes time to train, but your safety should always come first. Our staff have combined more than 50+ years experience in teaching others how to safely dive into the ocean. Our philosophy of Only The Best Training means that we work closely with you to reach your goals. You will have an enjoyable experience in the pool and open water.
Inshore diving is defined as less than 8 miles away from St Andrew's Pass. It is generally safe for open water divers. The Red Sea, a tugboat measuring 125 feet, was installed here in 2009. It is also home to the E. E. Simpson Tug, which sank in 1929. Stage 2 (a Navy platform, which was destroyed in 1984), Fontainebleau Boxcars (2 boxcars with associated reef material) and a pair Voodoo Jets anchoring in Seltzer Reef are other interesting locations. Below is a table listing inshore dive spots in Panama City Beach and their associated bottom depths.
Its extraordinary structure is what makes this site so special. Divers can inspect the wheelhouse at 40 feet down. The deck can be found at 66ft below the surface. There are also accesses to the cargo holdings. The ship's head, or toilet, is found outside the wreck on the sand. There is also a smiling skull. A lot of sea life visits the Warsaw Reef nearby.
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.