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 »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,…
Find out more »June 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…
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Diver Stress & Rescue
The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to identify stress, how to prevent accidents and be taught practical techniques to conduct rescues and provide emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water practice sessions, you will become well prepared and confident at handling emergency and rescue situations. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification. Must…
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,…
Find out more »Dive Land Park Quarry – Deep/Wreck Certification Dives
Certification dives for the Deep and/or Wreck Specialties will be offered at Dive Land Park in Glencoe, Alabama. The quarry is located about 2 hours away from Chattanooga. Certification dives completed at the quarry are included in the original cost of certification. Address: 401 Webster Chapel Rd., Glencoe, Alabama 35905 Entrance Fee: $30 (cash recommended)
Find out more »React Right
React Right is SSI’s emergency first response course and provides you with the training and knowledge you need to act as a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible dive program, you can choose which subjects you want to learn about, including primary assessment, first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about oxygen administration in diving emergencies and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) basics. Using a combination of academic sessions and practical training scenarios, this…
Find out more »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 »Diver Stress & Rescue
The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to identify stress, how to prevent accidents and be taught practical techniques to conduct rescues and provide emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water practice sessions, you will become well prepared and confident at handling emergency and rescue situations. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification. Must…
Find out more »July 2025
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,…
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 »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 »Search & Recovery
In this fascinating program, you will learn all the skills you need to safely and confidently conduct search and recovery dives. You will be taught how to use search patterns, specialized dive plans and equipment such as lift bags, lines and reels. By developing your search and communication techniques and practicing searches in a dive team, you will become a confident search and rescue diver in no time. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Search & Recovery specialty certification.…
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,…
Find out more »Search & Recovery
In this fascinating program, you will learn all the skills you need to safely and confidently conduct search and recovery dives. You will be taught how to use search patterns, specialized dive plans and equipment such as lift bags, lines and reels. By developing your search and communication techniques and practicing searches in a dive team, you will become a confident search and rescue diver in no time. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Search & Recovery specialty certification.…
Find out more »August 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 »React Right
React Right is SSI’s emergency first response course and provides you with the training and knowledge you need to act as a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible dive program, you can choose which subjects you want to learn about, including primary assessment, first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about oxygen administration in diving emergencies and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) basics. Using a combination of academic sessions and practical training scenarios, 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 »Diver Stress & Rescue
The SSI Diver Stress and Rescue specialty program teaches you the skills you need to protect yourself and other divers. You will learn how to identify stress, how to prevent accidents and be taught practical techniques to conduct rescues and provide emergency care. With a combination of pool and open water practice sessions, you will become well prepared and confident at handling emergency and rescue situations. Upon completion, you will earn the SSI Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty certification. Must…
Find out more »Drysuit Diving
Drysuit diving opens up a world of opportunities, including diving remote Arctic destinations and exploring cold-water dive sites teeming with life. Dry suit diving also keeps you warm on multi-dive days when you do not want to spend your time getting in and out of a cold wetsuit. The SSI Dry Suit Diving specialty program is the best way to become a dry suit diver and teaches you all the knowledge and techniques you need to dive safely and comfortably…
Find out more »September 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 »Recreational Sidemount Diving
In this sidemount diving course, you’ll learn all you need to go single or two-cylinder recreational sidemount diving up to a maximum depth of 100 feet (30 meters) or to your certification depth, whichever is deeper. Sidemount diving is already common practice for wreck, mine, and cave divers, but now the benefits are being discovered by more recreational divers. With no heavy tank on your back, you’ll be more comfortable in the water and find your streamlining and trim improve…
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 »October 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…
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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 »Photo & Video Course
This program teaches you the skills needed to dive with an underwater camera and provides the in-depth knowledge and experience required to properly use, maintain, and store your equipment. Maintaining proper buoyancy is also key in order to snap that perfect shot. Our goal is help you capture your amazing underwater experiences! You will earn the SSI Photo & Video Specialty certification, which can be applied towards your Advanced or Master Diver rating. Course includes both classroom and in-water, pool…
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