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Dry Suit Diving

4 hours @ $270.00

This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive while using a dry suit. You will learn the special requirements for dry suit diving, how to use your new equipment, the benefits of a dry suit, and how to deal with emergency situations that are unique to dry suit diving. Price includes cost of drysuit neck and wrist seals (required for each student).

Virtual Night and Limited Visibility

2 hours @ $135.00

Scuba Skills Update

3 hours @ $160.00

A Scuba Skills Update provides you with the opportunity to review and practice necessary scuba skills that you learned in your original Open Water Diver program under the guidance of an SSI Dive Professional. The Scuba Skills Update is often a required for continuing your diving training after a long period of time away from the sport. You will be issued an SSI Scuba Skills Update recognition card.

Enriched Air Nitrox

2 hours 30 minutes @ $195.00

The Enriched Air Nitrox program will teach you how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Diving with enriched air can increase your no-decompression limits, increase your safety, and reduce the required length of your surface intervals when compared to air.

Perfect Buoyancy

3 hours @ $190.00

Fish Identification Virtual Class

1 hour 30 minutes @ $94.00

The ocean is filled with fascinating and beautiful fish of every shape and size. This non-diving specialty program teaches you the skills and concepts required to identify the common families of Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, and Red Sea reef fish.

This class is for kids 6 years old and up, and adults alike, even non-certified divers. It can be taken online as a standalone course, in conjunction with a virtual webinar, or in a classroom seminar with an Ocean First marine biologist.

Coral Identification Virtual Class

1 hour 30 minutes @ $94.00

Coral reefs are the building blocks of many ocean ecosystems. This program teaches you the skills and concepts required to recognize and identify common families of coral species.

This class is for anyone 10 years old and up, even non-certified divers. It can be taken online as a standalone course, in conjunction with a virtual webinar, or in a classroom seminar with an Ocean First marine biologist.

Shark Ecology Virtual Class

1 hour 30 minutes @ $94.00

Many humans fear sharks, but is that reputation deserved? By taking the SSI Shark Ecology program, you will learn how sharks and their behavior are often misunderstood, and how you can safely observe them in their natural habitat.

This class is for kids 6 years old and up, and adults alike, even non-certified divers. It can be taken online as a standalone course, in conjunction with a virtual webinar, or in a classroom seminar with an Ocean First marine biologist.

March Level 1 Freediving

9 hours @ $325.00

Our introductory course, Level 1 Freediving, will introduce you to the world of apnea and through a combination of classroom training and pool-based experiences, you will learn the essential skills needed to dive safely and confidently to 33-66ft on one breath.

Level 1 Freediving includes three sessions of classroom and pool training at our facility, and three open water training sessions, which can be conducted at the Blue Hole, NM or one of our upcoming coastal freediving trips.

April Level 2 Freediving

9 hours @ $325.00

Level 2 Freediving covers intermediate theory, training concepts, stretching, and new skills required for safely diving 66-100ft deep.

Classroom and pool requirements are taught over one weekend and the four required open water dives can be completed on an upcoming Blue Hole trip or on any of our other exciting coastal opportunities.
*Level 1 Freediving certification (or equivalent) is a required prerequisite.

February OW Weekend

18 hours @ $795.00

March OW Weekday

18 hours @ $795.00

March Weekend

18 hours @ $795.00

February Accelerated

18 hours @ $795.00

March Accelerated Open Water

18 hours @ $795.00

Group pool use

1 hour @ $25.00

Pool Use

1 hour @ $25.00

Assistant Instructor Q1

36 hours @ $1,979.00

Dive Guide Q1

28 hours @ $1,060.00

This program gives you the skills and experience required to safely lead groups of certified divers and is the first step towards an exciting career as an SSI Dive Professional without requiring you to complete an instructor program. Professional Dive Guides can work for SSI Dive Centres, guiding dives in a variety of environments and conditions. You will earn the SSI Dive Guide certification after completing this program.

React Right

6 hours @ $185.00

TIDES Explorer Mask Fit Appointment

15 minutes

Gear Fitting Appointment

45 minutes

One of our retail specialists can recommend the appropriate gear for your course.

Open Water Orientation

45 minutes

Complete all the nitty gritty details before your open water class! If you have your own mask, fins, and snorkel please bring them to your orientation. Otherwise, one of our retail specialists can recommend the appropriate gear for your course.

Open Water Phone Orientation

10 minutes

Get all of your questions answered. We will call you at the number you provide, at the time you select below.

Rental Gear Pick Up

30 minutes

Science of Diving January

9 hours @ $290.00

The Science of Diving course is a fantastic way to learn about all of the areas of diving knowledge, including: physics, physiology, decompression theory, aquatic environment, and diving equipment. This course is especially important if you are planning on becoming a dive professional.

Completion Requirements:

Digital materials and a passing score of 80% on the exam

9 hour classroom sessions over three days

Science of Diving March

9 hours @ $290.00

February Stress and Rescue

9 hours @ $290.00

TIDES Direct Explorer Spring

7 hours @ $1,199.00

Full Course Schedule
Wed 3/15 - 6:30p-8:30p (virtual)
Sat 3/18 - 12:30am-6pm (in-person)
Wed 3/22 - 7:30-8:30pm (virtual)
Wed 4/5 - 7-8pm (virtual)
Sun 4/9 - 10:30am-5pm (in-person)
Wed 4/12 - 7-8pm (virtual)
Sat 4/29 - 2:30-8pm (in-person)
Homestead Crater checkout dives: May 5th - May 7th, 2023

TIDES Direct Advanced Explorer Summer Camp

10 hours @ $2,199.00

Full Virtual Course Schedule
Friday, June 30th 6:30-7:30p
Monday July 3rd, 1-2p
Wednesday July 5th, 1-3p
Thursday July 6th, 1-2:30p
Friday July 7th, 1-2:30p
Expedition to Key Largo, FL: July. 10-14th, 2023

TIDES Direct Explorer Summer Camp

3 hours @ $2,375.00

Virtual Orientation: Mon 6/12 - 6:30p-7:30p
Expedition at Key Largo, FL: June 21st - June 27th

TIDES Direct Coral Reefs Summer Camp

7 hours 30 minutes @ $2,199.00

Virtual Course Schedule (MST):
Mon, July 17th 6:00p-7:00p: Orientation
Tues, July 18th 1:00-2:30p: Coral Ecology
Wed, July 19th 1:00-2:00p: Coral Restoration
Thurs, July 20th 1:00-2:00p: Navigation
Fri, July 21st 1:00-2:00p: Night & Limited Visibility
Trip to Key Largo, FL: July 28th - Aug. 1st

Try Scuba

2 hours @ $70.00

The SSI Try Scuba program is your introduction to the underwater world. This entry-level program gives you the opportunity to experience the underwater world, in a confined water setting. You will earn the SSI Try Scuba recognition rating.

For students 8 and up

Altitude Diver Virtual Class

1 hour 30 minutes @ $105.00

Wreck Diving Virtual Class

1 hour 30 minutes @ $135.00

Many of the ocean's best dive sites have artificial reefs, or wrecks that have sunk through the ages. This program gives you the skills and knowledge required to safely scuba dive above and around these underwater treasures. You will earn the SSI Wreck Diving certification after completing this program.

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