A scuba diving shop will offer all you need for your scuba diving needs both for sale and for rent. You should know that everyone who show up at a scuba diving shop to rent gear or book a chartered dive will be asked to flash their scuba certificate cards.
If you’re browsing for almost any type of scuba gear, the best prices are attainable in late autumn when dive shops are trying to cut back on old stock inventory and are busy stocking new products which are normally introduced in early winter.For divers on the go you can purchase from an broad selection of dive bags, duffles, scuba gear travel systems, regulator bags, and roller travel bags to make traveling with scuba diving equipment easy and comfortable.
Scuba Lessons
Whenever you embark on a scuba diving adventure you ought to take onsite scuba instruction. A scuba diving shop should furnish open water training courses that allow for a few good dives for as little as $200 or so. Responsible associations like PADI and NAUI advise a all-inclusive training and certification before diving in the ocean. You can take a crash training course and scuba dive with an instructor in just a few hours to a maximum depth of 30 feet. If you live in a area that does not lend itself to doing open water dives you can take your classes in a pool that includes a pool familiarization session and two ocean dives in the open water.
Normally there are no greater than 4 student divers per teacher. Choose teachers and dive masters who are dedicated PADI professionals with advanced training and competence. Most boats go out for three tank dives a day. Every day training is completed off the dive boats, as beginners finish the scuba session and students complete their open water training programs. Normally all PADI diving courses up to Dive Instructor are provided in reclusive courses, by seasoned, flexible and multilingual dive instructors.
Classes Offered By Most Scuba Diving Shops:
- 4 day ocean, rescue diver
- 2 day advanced open water
- dive master
- advanced plus
- four-hour introductory course.
If you are with a law enforcement group, search & rescue group, or other special organization that requires training and certification on a regular basis, most diving schools offer contract and group rates.
A good scuba diving shop will provide high quality equipment sales and rentals, equipment servicing and travel preparation for their customers. Although renting scuba gear on a travel excursion may prevent you from appreciating the dive as you will be adjusting and learning to use the unfamiliar equipment during the dive.
The surest way to ensure that your scuba equipment fits correctly and comfortably is to wear your own.
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