This is a great place to learn diving for both novices and advanced divers. Absolutely perfect! This is the perfect place to go. Dive Locker gave us a refresher and once again we have fallen in love with diving. They were helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. They love diving. All of their gear is brand new and maintained with care. They have perfected the art of customer service. They are great shop and boat crew! Since many years, we have used their services and had great times. There is a wide range of gear available to rent or purchase. Everyone is eager and happy to help. Talk about an amazing experience.
You can also go snorkeling at St. Andrews State Park. High tide allows you to see the amazing rocky jetties of the park, which allow you to get up close and personal with ocean creatures such as redfish or octopus. Dive Locker provides another excellent charter option. They are known for personalizing their trips and can send you with a US Coast Guard-certified captain on the spearfishing or diving trip to your heart's content. You can choose to drop at natural limestone reefs or an artificial, made from fighter jets.
We can provide a fun class with an expert on the field, using only the best gear at fully inclusive prices. Spearfishing can be described as underwater bow hunting. It's not easy or inexpensive to learn, and it's addictive more than crack. This might be the right place for you if you are looking to obtain clean, ethical, non-industrial protein without any pesticides, hormones or antibiotics. Charters are available for experienced spearfishers.
The channel side of St. Andrews State Park's west jetty is 70 feet deep in some spots. The rocks are home to a variety sea life including red snapper, redfish and grouper. It's possible to time your dive to catch the incoming tide. Take a look at our videos.
The wave interval is more important than the absolute size of the waves around Panama City Beach. The waves that create rollers are long interval waves, while the waves that cause rocking make the boat move up and down. Divers can be difficult to see in the water if the waves are short.
Our philosophy of Only The Best Training is to work with you and ensure that you have a great experience.
Also, you can explore our favorite dive spots and learn about historical landmarks that only exist underwater. Dive Locker has the highest quality full-service Dive Center. Divers have direct access miles of unbroken white sand beaches, shipwrecks natural reefs, freshwater springs, and more at Dive Locker.
An Average Diver, at an Average Depth, With an Average Tank
Based on personal experience, an average open-water certified diver using a standard aluminum 80-cubic-foot tank on a 40-foot dive will be able to stay down for about 45 to 60 minutes before surfacing with a safe reserve of air still in the tank.
So just to reiterate: don't grab animals, don't hold them for photo ops, don't go for rides on dolphins or turtles, and don't force puffer fish to inflate (it can be fatal to them).