Dive Certification
Find dive shops and certification courses near you. Start your underwater journey or advance your diving skills with certified instructors.
Find Dive Shops & Courses
Certification Levels
Choose your diving path from beginner to professional instructor
Open Water Diver
Your first certification to explore the underwater world
Requirements
- • Age 10+
- • Swimming ability
- • Medical clearance
Skills Learned
- • Basic diving theory
- • Equipment use
- • Underwater navigation
- • Safety procedures
Advanced Open Water
Expand your diving skills with specialized adventure dives
Requirements
- • Open Water certification
- • Logged dives recommended
Skills Learned
- • Deep diving
- • Navigation
- • Night diving
- • Specialty dives
Rescue Diver
Learn to prevent and manage diving emergencies
Requirements
- • Advanced Open Water
- • Emergency First Aid/CPR
Skills Learned
- • Self-rescue
- • Diver assistance
- • Equipment problem solving
- • Emergency management
Divemaster
Begin your professional diving career
Requirements
- • Rescue Diver
- • 40+ logged dives
- • First Aid/CPR
Skills Learned
- • Leadership
- • Dive planning
- • Group management
- • Teaching assistance
Open Water Scuba Instructor
Teach others the joy of diving
Requirements
- • Divemaster
- • 100+ logged dives
- • Teaching experience
Skills Learned
- • Course delivery
- • Student assessment
- • Dive supervision
- • Professional standards
Technical Diving
Advanced diving beyond recreational limits
Requirements
- • Advanced certifications
- • Extensive experience
Skills Learned
- • Mixed gas diving
- • Decompression
- • Advanced equipment
- • Emergency procedures
Dive Shops Near You
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Pacific Dive Center
Full-service dive shop with experienced instructors and equipment rental.
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Coral Reef Divers
Premier dive center in the Florida Keys with access to amazing coral reefs.
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Deep Blue Adventures
Explore the incredible kelp forests of Monterey Bay with expert guides.
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Tropical Dive School
Learn to dive in the crystal clear waters of Maui with certified instructors.
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Atlantic Scuba Academy
East Coast diving with access to historic wrecks and marine life.
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Rocky Mountain Divers
High-altitude diving specialists with training in mountain lakes.