Scuba Diving Magazine has named Scuba Dive Panama City Beach the top dive operation! Scuba Diving Magazine lists Scuba Dive Panama City Beach in the Readers Choice Top 100 for 2011.
Panama City Beach boasts a vast array of artificial coral material. Material options include old piers, bridge pilings and custom-designed reef habitat. While these sites are unlikely to attract divers by themselves most of them will attract divers if they are surrounded by reef module-enclosed ships.
Scuba diving is a great way to make your vacation memorable in Panama City Beach. Under the turquoise waters lies a second universe, a paradise like no other. The region is home to many historical shipwrecks and sea turtles as well as goliath grouper, bottlenose dolphins and other marine life.
You will find many historic wrecks scattered all over the area. These wrecks and many other artificial reefs make Panama City Beach the "Wreck Diving Capital of the South".
Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association members and Florida Wildlife Commission produced a report that assessed the impact on the reefs. They found that the Varmar reef, which isn't shown on our dive map as it's off Mexico Beach), had suffered the most damage since it was in 25 feet of water. Only 35% of original reef material was left. The artificial reefs in shallow and medium water remained unaffected. Below is an illustration from that report which shows the path the hurricane took through the wrecks, reefs, and beaches of Panama City Beach.
Divers with varying levels of experience can choose from a range of classes to obtain their certification.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach is the premier PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Training Center on the Gulf Coast. If you’re ready for more fun in your life, come to Panama City Beach, join the Scuba Dive Panama City Beach family, and become a certified scuba diver. Panama City Beach has long been known as the most popular place for diving in North Florida. It’s second only to the Florida Keys as the most visited dive destination in the state.
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.