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July 2025
Pensacola, Florida
Deep & Wreck Diving Trip Join Choo Choo Dive Center on our summer dive trip to Pensacola, Florida! We are excited to take you on some epic dives to deep wrecks such as the USS Oriskany, a sunken aircraft carrier known as the largest artificial reef in the world! We also have other wreck dives planned, which will be revealed closer to the time of the trip. Earn your Deep/Wreck Certification in the ocean, instead of at the quarry! Minimum…
Find out more »August 2025
September 2025
October 2025
Open Water Certification Dives
Loch Low-Minn is a quarry lake in Athens, TN that provides a unique scuba diving opportunity. This quarry is known for the paddlefish that call these blue waters home. This is the perfect place to complete your Open Water Diver Certification. Ready? Fill out the contact form to get on the list for class and get started with your adventure! Book Now *Classes are scheduled on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Certifications are scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.
Find out more »March 2026
Decompression Diving
The SSI Decompression Diving Specialty will teach you how to dive beyond the no-decompression limits. You will learn to plan and conduct dives to a maximum depth of 130 feet / 40 meters with up to a maximum accumulated decompression time of 15 minutes, using your recreational total diving system and a single decompression cylinder. You will learn and practice how to effectively use your dive computer features, including switching gases, gas integration, time-to-reserve, and time-to-surface. Using these computer functions…
Find out more »May 2026
Cavern Diving Certification Weekend
Must have completed all mandatory class and pool training prior to attending the trip, or must be already certified in Cavern Diving or have higher level equivalent. Please see our list of dates for class/pool sessions. Cavern certification dives will be conducted in Florida at one of the freshwater springs. Location will be discussed with the class at a later date. Students must complete at least 2 cavern training dives for certification. All students must provide their own means of…
Find out more »Extended Range Diving
The SSI Extended Range training program is the core program that all other open-circuit programs build on. This program is the start of your exciting journey to become an accomplished tech diver. Using either a sidemount or twinset configuration, this program prepares you to plan and conduct trimix decompression dives to a maximum depth of 150 feet. You will learn the techniques and procedures for using Nitrox mixtures of up to 100% oxygen for decompression. You will earn the SSI…
Find out more »Extended Range Diving
The SSI Extended Range training program is the core program that all other open-circuit programs build on. This program is the start of your exciting journey to become an accomplished tech diver. Using either a sidemount or twinset configuration, this program prepares you to plan and conduct trimix decompression dives to a maximum depth of 150 feet. You will learn the techniques and procedures for using Nitrox mixtures of up to 100% oxygen for decompression. You will earn the SSI…
Find out more »Open Water Certification Dives
Dives will be held at Loch Low-Minn Quarry in Athens, TN. Minimum 4 dives required for completion of Open Water Diver certification.
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