Sport Diver wrote a wonderful article about us during the summer.
Instructors are dedicated to excellence in diving and upholding the highest industry standards. There are many options when it comes to training. Your safety should always be your first concern. With a combined experience of over 50 years, our staff is among the most skilled in the world. They have taught thousands of people just like you how safe to dive underwater. Our philosophy of Only The Best Training is to work with you and ensure that you have a great experience.
You may not know that PCB, the Wreck Capital in the South, is home to over 50 wrecks. You can find over 150 dive locations in our interactive map for scuba diving Panama City Beach. It also includes eight feature dive sites and more than 50 wrecks. This interactive map will give you the inside scoop on why scuba divers need to visit the Florida Panhandle.
In 1985, a Navy hovercraft that measured 100 feet fell apart. The twin aluminum pontoons still stand 10 feet off the ocean floor and are in excellent condition. The hovercraft is quite unusual and would not be considered a dive site unless it was so close to Black Bart. You can still swim laps and glide up and down the stairs.
The Black Bart (180') is an artificial reef that was built in 1993. Vulcano del Golfo is a memorial to Charles' Black Bart’ Bartholomew. He was the Navy Supervisor of Salvage captain who drowned in a dive off Panama City Beach in 90. His contributions include the rescue of the Space Shuttle Challenger as well as leading the Navy’s cleanup of Exxon Valdez, an oil rig supply vessel.
At Scuba Dive Panama City Beach we limit dive trips to just 14 scuba divers to ensure comfort and space for everyone. All of our charters are open to the public if there is space and we usually run 2 trips a day during the season.
This place is very good for the first time diver, and has a good selection of diving equipment. Their staff is knowledgeable and helpful. Great diving classes for beginners and those who have dived before.
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.