Southern Skin Divers Supply

CLASSES

Class Includes

Our open water diver course begins with an orientation in the classroom and showroom with one of our experienced instructors.  Confined water training will be in our on site 50′ foot long, 14′ deep heated indoor pool & includes:

  • All class & pool sessions
  • Complete set of textbooks including
  • Open water dive manual
  • Diver skills records
  • Student workbook
  • Complete audio/visual presentations
  • Having fun in class training gear with your own mouthpiece
  • All air fills for pool & open water training
  • All fees for open water checkout dive
  • SDI Certification card
  • SSDS T-Shirt or tag & patch
  • Fun & adventure for everybody!

Class Details

BASIC OPEN WATER

We have an option for starting your new Open Water Dive Course any day, Tuesdays through Saturdays during our regular business hours of 9am-6pm Tue-Fri and 9am-4pm on Saturdays. We are closed on Sundays and Mondays

ADVANCED OPEN WATER

After completion of Open Water Certification, most students start working towards their Advanced Openwater Certification. Once a student completes 4 Specialties and has 25 dives, an Advanced Openwater Certification is earned. We offer these Courses with Certification dives often. Some of the popular ones are Nitrox, Wreck, Boat, Deep, Rescue, Solo and Gulf Coast Spearfishing. These are all through Scuba Diving International

STRESS & RESCUE

12 hour course with one day in class training in O2 admin, CPR and First Aid, plus afternoon rescue in pool scenarios. Second day at local quarry completing the Rescue Dives

ENRICHED AIR NITROX COURSE

This is commonly the first Specialty taken after Open Water. Topics covered will be assembly and use of the oxygen analyzers, how to analyze Nitrox cylinders, planning Nitrox dives, using Nitrox computers, Nitrox regulators and dive tables. Once Nitrox Certification is earned, divers usually take Wreck, Boat and Deep with certification dive options in Panama City or Pensacola or Orange Beach.

Gulf Coast Spearfishing

The objective of this course is to enhance the experience for divers interested in learning to spear fish safely along the upper Gulf Coast of the United States. Course taught by Spearfishing Champion and Commercial Spearfisher, Forrest Phillips. Training is at Southern Skin Divers Supply followed by certification dives in Panama City.

A'La Carte SCUBA Course

For those that do not purchase the complete life support package from SSDS. Complete audio visual presentations - Unlimited use of pool & air while a student - Use of SCUBA gear for pool sessions (personal gear must be purchased from SSDS, this includes mask, snorkel, fins, booties, & weight system)

Complete Set of Textbooks

Open water dive manual - Diver skills records - Student workbook - SSDS T-shirt and car tag or patch - Zippered deluxe logbook. Required for each student (no sharing)

  • Textbooks $125

Checkout dives in Florida

Includes 2 days of diving with 5 instructor-supervised dives in all - Worldwide recognized SCUBA certification card.
$50 penalty fee if cancelled or re-schedule.

  • Checkout Dives in Florida $250

SCUBA gear rental

Includes regulator, octopus, gauge, buoyancy compensator jacket & SCUBA tanks.
(Life support must be rented from SSDS for checkout dives)

  • Scuba Gear Rental $60 per day

Refresher Course

Includes pool sessions & tanks while using facility