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March 2025
Vortex Spring
Want to get SCUBA certified before summer? Or are you simply looking for a weekend getaway to do some fun dives? Come along and join Choo Choo Dive Center to Vortex Spring! Vortex Spring is one of the largest recreational diving facilities in the state of Florida. The spring transforms into a family-friendly water adventure park during the summer months. This 520-acre playground produces approximately 28 million gallons of crystal clear spring water every day with a constant temperature of…
Find out more »April 2025
Try Scuba Diving
The SSI Try Scuba program is the best way to try scuba diving for the first time. You will be in confined water and well looked after by your instructor, so you can enjoy those first unforgettable breaths underwater and experience the magic of scuba diving. At the end of this short course, you will have earned your SSI Try Scuba recognition card and undoubtedly want to go diving again. Endless scuba diving adventures are waiting for you and this…
Find out more »Learn to SCUBA
Special Price: $599 with purchase of mask, snorkel, & fins This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI 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…
Find out more »Perfect Buoyancy Class
The SSI Perfect Buoyancy specialty is the best way to improve your buoyancy and get the most from every dive. Buoyancy is an essential dive skill, but any diver will tell you it takes time to perfect. The Perfect Buoyancy specialty will teach you advanced buoyancy skills and techniques, so you can master your buoyancy more quickly and enjoy more relaxed dive adventures. In this fascinating program, you will also learn new skills that protect the environment and work in…
Find out more »May 2025
Learn to SCUBA
Special Price: $599 with purchase of mask, snorkel, & fins This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI 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…
Find out more »Deep/Wreck Diving Class
SSI Deep Diving Course The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will teach how to dive safely at depths between 80 and 130 feet, through a mixture of academic sessions and open water dives. You will learn to plan and safely complete your deep diving adventures and use computers and gas consumption calculations to get the most from your deep dives. Upon completion, you will earn your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore beautiful deep dive sites wherever…
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Science of Diving
Join the SSI Science of Diving specialty and you will develop a complete understanding of the underwater world and its effects on the human body. This specialty is required training for most SSI Professional programs, as well as some Extended Range programs, and is an essential way to expand your dive knowledge. Available online, you can earn your SSI Science of Diving specialty certification from home and get ready to begin your dive professional career. Upon completion, you will be…
Find out more »Learn to SCUBA
Special Price: $599 with purchase of mask, snorkel, & fins This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI 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…
Find out more »Navigation Course
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably navigate underwater during a dive. You will learn how to use a compass and natural navigation techniques, estimate distance, basic navigation patterns and how to leave and return to a designated point. You will earn the SSI Navigation Specialty certification after completing this program. Class will take place at Loch Low-Minn Quarry in Athens, TN.
Find out more »Night & Limited Visibility Course
Night diving requires different skills from diving during the day. The SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty is the best way to learn about night diving and practice the techniques you will need to become a safe and confident night diver. In this program, you will be provided with all the knowledge and skills you need to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. With a combination of online learning and open water training dives,…
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