Basic Certification Courses

Basic Scuba Certification Courses in Louisville

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Skin Diver / Junior Skin Diver (Snorkeling)

Imagine floating on a clear sea of liquid watching fishes, crustaceans, corals - everything from dolphins to Manatees face-to-face. If this sounds like something you would love to do, then the Skin Diver or Junior Skin Diver course is for you! Contact Louisville Dive Center to register for the next class.

LEARN ABOUT SKIN DIVER / JUNIOR SKIN DIVER

Starting from

$150.00

Fun for the whole family, this certification class is for 8 year-olds and older whether you are an accomplished swimmer or someone who has never spent time in the water..


Now that you’ve been introduced to the aquatic environment, no one will blame you for continuing your adventure. Experience the underwater world like never before, floating weightlessly over incredible coral reefs while you comfortably breathe underwater using easy to use modern scuba equipment. Talk with your certified Instructor at Louisville Dive Center today to continue your journey.

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What classes can I take next?

Scuba Diver / Junior Scuba Diver

The open water SCUBA Diver course is the door that leads you to the ADVENTURE of a Lifetime. Just imagine where you will go! This is the first step to take to begin the SCUBA lifestyle.

LEARN ABOUT SCUBA DIVER / JUNIOR SCUBA DIVER

Starting from

$649.00

This is our entry-level certification course where you will learn the fundamental knowledge and skills to safely dive in open water. Diving skills will be taught and practiced first in the comfort and convenience of a confined water environment and finally during your open water training dives with your certified Instructor. Divers must be at least 10 years old and in good physical condition to enroll.


The Open Water Scuba Diver Course will cover all of the necessary skills and knowledge for open water scuba diving, including:

  • The aquatic environment: vision, light, sound, heat loss, tides, currents, waves, surge, etc.
  • Physics and physiology: buoyancy, pressure, air spaces, breathing compressed air, mixed gases, etc.
  • Dive equipment selection, assembly, use and maintenance
  • Dive planning
  • Basic scuba skills including mask and regulator skills, swimming underwater, buoyancy control, basic rescue techniques, and emergency procedures
  • And much more!


Earning your Scuba Diver Certification card is an accomplishment for which you will rightfully feel proud and you will be ready to begin a lifetime of underwater adventures and discovering. Getting started is easy! Individuals ages 15+ and in good physical condition may enroll in a Scuba Diver course. (Junior Open Water SCUBA Diver offered for ages 10-14 years old) Just ask your Louisville Dive Center Instructor how to sign up.

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What classes can I take next?

  • Advanced Scuba Diver
  • Nitrox Diving
  • Rescue Diving
  • First Aid, CPR, & Oxygen Administration
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