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Scuba Courses
Start your dive journey with expert PADI training in Key West.
Dive Courses
your training pathway
Whether you’re taking your first breath underwater or ready to advance your skills, Southpoint Divers offers PADI courses designed to help you become a confident, capable diver. Learn from experienced instructors and take your diving to the next level in the waters of Key West.
Begin your scuba adventure with a morning pool session, mastering basic skills before venturing to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Dive into clear waters, encountering vibrant coral formations and diverse marine life under expert guidance.
Immerse yourself in the fundamentals of diving through practical pool sessions. Gain confidence as you master essential skills before transitioning to open water dives where you’ll apply your newfound knowledge. Upon completion, receive certification allowing exploration up to 60 feet deep.
Take Your Diving Further with Five Ocean Adventure Dives The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is designed to help certified divers gain experience, improve confidence, and expand their underwater skills through real-world diving. This course is completed entirely in the ocean while exploring some of Key West’s most popular dive sites—including the world-famous USS […]
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PADI Specialty Courses
Take your diving to the next level with PADI Specialty Courses. Whether you’re looking to improve your skills, extend your bottom time, or prepare for more advanced dives, our instructors will help you become a safer, more confident diver while exploring the incredible waters of Key West.
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Master one of the most important skills in scuba diving and learn to achieve excellent buoyancy for better air consumption, greater comfort underwater, and improved protection of fragile coral reefs. Build the control and confidence to become a more skilled, environmentally responsible diver. Perfect for: Every diver, regardless of experience.
Underwater Navigation
Learn to navigate with confidence using a compass and natural underwater references. Build essential navigation skills to reduce stress, improve dive planning, and enjoy safer, more relaxed dives. Perfect for: Divers looking to become more independent and confident underwater.
Deep Diver
Expand your limits safely and discover the confidence that comes with exploring deeper waters. Learn the planning, equipment considerations, and diving techniques required for dives beyond recreational depths while developing the skills and awareness needed to manage deeper underwater environments. Deep Diver training is conducted privately with one instructor to ensure personalized instruction, focused learning, and the highest standards of safety.
Wreck Diver
Discover the skills needed to safely explore artificial reefs and historic shipwrecks. Learn wreck navigation, safety procedures, and proper diving techniques while exploring one of the world’s most iconic wrecks, the USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, when conditions permit. Wreck Diver training is conducted privately with one instructor to provide individualized instruction, focused learning, and the highest standards of safety.
Delve into the world of enriched air diving with a comprehensive workshop. Study nitrox use and safety through interactive e-learning, then join an instructor-led session to refine your skills. Learn to plan dives with or without a computer and practice using gas analyzers and marking tanks for nitrox dives. Gain hands-on experience essential for every future dive using this
As the sun sets over Key West, board a boat for a night dive. Descend into darkness with SCUBAPRO gear, illuminating vibrant corals and bioluminescent creatures that thrive in the nocturnal underwater world.
Engage in a coral health survey with Mission: Iconic Reef. Dive into vibrant underwater environments to identify coral conditions and gather data for NOAA. This two-tank dive offers insights into marine conservation efforts.
Refresh your diving skills in a comprehensive course starting with a pool session. Practice essential techniques before heading to the ocean for an afternoon reef dive, exploring vibrant underwater landscapes.
Private Scuba Charter Dive Beyond the Ordinary Quick Details Your Boat. Your Schedule. Your Adventure. Experience Key West diving your way aboard The Phoenix, Southpoint Divers’ custom Newton dive vessel. Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion, traveling with family, diving with friends, or simply want a more personalized experience, our private charters allow you to customize the day around your group’s interests and experience level. From world-class reef diving and the legendary USS Vandenberg to snorkeling, photography, and combination trips, we’ll work with you to create an unforgettable day on the water. Why Choose a Private Charter? Private charters offer […]
Why Take a Specialty Course?
- Become a safer diver
- Improve confidence underwater
- Develop new diving skills
- Explore more dive opportunities
- Continue your diving education
Whether your goal is better buoyancy, longer dives, or advanced wreck exploration, our instructors will help you choose the specialty that’s right for you.
Become the diver everyone wants as their buddy with the PADI Rescue Diver course, where you’ll learn to recognize and prevent problems before they happen while building the confidence and skills to respond effectively in an emergency. Often described as one of the most rewarding courses in diving, Rescue Diver helps you become a more capable, confident, and prepared diver.
Divemaster Lead the way. Dive deeper. Become a professional. Quick Details Develop the leadership skills to supervise dives and assist instructors in training. Take the first step toward becoming a dive professional. The PADI Divemaster course develops your leadership abilities, expands your dive knowledge, and prepares you to supervise dive activities while assisting instructors with training. Whether your goal is a professional diving career or simply becoming the best diver you can be, Divemaster is an unforgettable experience. Related Items Book Now Book Now