Description

Becoming a scuba diver is the first step in a journey that will forever change the way you experience the world. You will explore the wonders of a weightless underwater world, interact with incredible marine life and discover ecosystems hidden beneath the surface.  Tri-City SCUBA offers classes from SSI, SDI,TDI, and HSI.

The course is broken up into 5 sections.

1. Course Orientation.  Sign up online or give us a call to register for your class.  We will also set up a one on one meeting with the owner, Mitch Heller, either before your register or after.  During this meet and greet Mitch will go over your goals your want to achieve, talk about the course schedule, and answer any questions you may have.  After this one on one we will email you a training plan bases on your goals.

2. Online Forms and Class. Next, You will set up your SSI profile at Divessi.com and choose Tri-City SCUBA as your Dive Center. Once you have set up your profile, Tri-City Scuba can release the class to you to complete.  Please complete required forms and training course on either a computer, phone or tablet and complete your online exam before coming to the classroom.

3. Classroom.  The classroom is where you get your first hands on learning.  You will be show all the latest equipment used for SCUBA diving as well as learning all about our local diving opportunities.

4. Confined Water Training.  Confined water, often referred to as pool training, is where you will take your first breaths underwater in a controlled shallow water setting.  In this phase you will learn many important skills necessary to dive safely in open water.  You will be given time to practice these skills until you and your instructor feel comfortable with you moving into the final phase of your certification.

5.  Open water checkout dives.  The final phase of the certification process are the open water dives.  Here you will conduct several actual dives over at least two days.  You will demonstrate the skills that you learned in the confined water training and even learn a few more skills prior to finishing your certification.   Sign up for our Premium Diver Certification bundle and save even more.

Cost: $795.00 – Includes digital learning, one classroom session, pool training, digital diver certification card, digital logbook, air fills. Use in all pool and open water dives of the following: Tanks, Regulator with gauges, Buoyancy Control Device (BCD),Shearwater Peregrine Dive Computer, and Weights.

The Student will be responsible for providing the following:

• Personal Dive Gear – Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Boots, 2 Mouthpieces for Regulator set, DSMB safety marker, and admission to the lake/quarry for open water dives (Wetsuit recommended)  You can rent a 5mm wetsuit for $30 to use during your class.
• When you purchase all of your personal dive gear from Tri-City SCUBA you will receive 10% off. Add a wetsuit and receive 15% off all items.

Tri-City Scuba highly recommends a wetsuit even for pool training.

Please Fill out the following medical form as soon as you register, in case you answer “yes” so that you have time to see your doctor before class and and upload to SSI:

1. Check the SSI medical form. If you answer “YES” to any of the medical questions, Please take the medical form to your doctor for a medical evaluation and sign off.  Participation in a diving course requires your doctors approval before the first day of in water class if you answered yes on the medical form.
2. Set up your profile at Divessi.com and choose Tri-City SCUBA as your Dive Center
3. **Private or special group lessons may be arranged. Cost may differ from the regular published prices and schedule.

Be Sure To Check Medical Requirements
SSI Medical Form

Check Out the Online Training
SSI Online Training