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American Dive Center

Dive Centre Center (English)

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Company description American Dive Center is a full service PADI 5 Star scuba diving and snorkeling dive center in Boca Raton, Florida. Learn to scuba dive at our PADI Dive Center and get PADI certified.
Book a trip to scuba dive the reefs and wrecks of Palm Beach and Broward County. Visit our dive shop to see what`s new in scuba diving equipment.
American Dive Center offers a full range of PADI training classes, from Open Water certification through instructor. In addition, we provide complete TDI Tech scuba training and education.
American Dive Center features four local dive boats to provide the flexibility of location, schedule and underwater activities that experienced divers expect.
American Dive Center is managed on a day to day basis by Edward Murphy. When you call or when you are in the store, Barbara or one of our staff will be there to help you.
We sell name brand products at prices you can afford and if it’s for snorkeling or diving, we probably have it in stock.
For recreational diving, we feature Atomic, Aqua Lung (US Divers), Scubapro, Sea Quest, Sherwood, Uwatec, and Zeagle dive equipment. For technical diving, we feature technical gear by Dive Rite, Halcyon, and, OMS, and high performance regulators by Apeks, Atomic, and Zeagle. For exposure protection we feature wet suits by Harvey`s and Sea Quest and dry suits by DUI.
An Alternative Approach To Deep Diver Training
by Peter Schulz, ``There is, in my opinion, a better approach to deep diver training than just taking one course after the other. In particular, I think that most experienced divers can make better use of their time and money by a do-it- yourself, learn-as-you go approach. What follows is my recommended approach to mastering the science and art of deep diving.
Step 1. Get a good basic education via self study. The Deep Diver Independent Learning Course is a good starting point. Then, read a few books on the subject. My favorite is Deep Diving by Bret Gilliam.
Step 2. Get the core equipment needed to properly dive double tanks. If you are going to be a deep diver you need the right equipment for diving doubles.
To get started, you do not need to own your own double tanks if you can rent or borrow them. But you should own your own back plate, harness and wings for diving doubles. And, you should own at least two first and second stage regulators that are suitable for deep diving.
Note: You may be tempted to start with less equipment e.g. single tanks with ``H`` valves, a tech ``wanabe`` BC, a rented or borrowed second regulator, and etc. Based on my experience in teaching tech diving this approach just does not work. If, your passion or your finances don`t support doing it right, you will be better served by not doing it at all.
Step 3. Get experience diving doubles. Start with a few dives in a familiar setting. Then do some dives on recreational depth ship wrecks.
While doing these dives you should concentrate on perfecting your diving skills with doubles.
Begin by rigging your equipment properly with the emphasis on simplicity and streamlining. Then, during your dives, develop some of the basic tech diving skills e.g. flawless neutral-buoyant / no-silt swimming, efficient use of breathing gasses, sharing air with a buddy, and the deployment of a lift bag.
And finally, practice, practice, practice, until you are as comfortable and proficient at diving doubles as you are at diving singles.
After you have completed all of the above activities, enroll in an Advanced Nitrox Course. Follow this course with some tech diving on your own to perfect and enjoy your newly acquired skills. And finally, from a formal training standpoint, skip Deep Air and take a Trimix Course.
Location description: Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County 25 miles South of Palm Beach International Airport and 20 miles North of the Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport.
Two coral reefs run parallel to our shore at depths of 40 feet and 60 feet. These reefs lie about one mile off shore. Ship wrecks lie between and beyond the reefs. Inhabitants include just about every fish and critter in Paul Humann`s series of books.
Our favorite reefs: Lynn`s Reef, the Delray Ledges, Finks Grouper Hole with Caribbean Reef Sharks, the Sanctuary, and Mike`s Twin Ledges. On reef dives, we drift dive in small groups, each group with it`s own flag and float. When we surface, the boat is there waiting for us.
Our favorite wrecks: the Captain Tony (85 feet), the Sea Emperor (70 feet) with tame Sting Rays, the Ancient Mariner (72 feet), the Captain Dan (110 feet), the Rodeo 25 (130 feet), and the Mercedes (97 feet). On wreck dives, we follow a line down to the wreck and come up the same line at the end of the dive.
Come into our store or call us to book trips to these and other great dive sites. For details on booking trips with us, see the section on Dive Boats.
The boat diving in our area is world class. However, the reefs are too deep for snorkeling. Fortunately we have some great beach sites for snorkeling and even limited diving. For details see the section on Beach Sites.
Some of our courses:
Discover Scuba Diving Course 1 Day
Price Range $149.00
A safe and fun way to experience scuba diving for the first time. Your instructor will teach you basic theory and familiarize you with the equipment before guiding you on a controlled dive of limited depth, and practice with you in shallow water near the shore. Then you will make two dives under the close supervision of your instructor. The
price includes all diving equipment, and instruction by a certified diving instructor.
PADI Refresher Course 1 Day
Price Range $99
If it`s been a while since your last dive, or you feel that your skills and knowledge are a little ``rusty``, then take this PADI refresher course. Our instructor will review diving theory and skills, making sure that you haven`t forgotten anything! The half-day course includes classroom and shallow water training.
Open Water Diver Course 1-2 Weeks
Price Range $179.00
This internationally recognized training is for the beginner or uncertified diver and will give you the knowledge and skills to safely explore the underwater world. Completion of this course qualifies you for a PADI Open Water Diver Certificate that allows you to dive anywhere in the world. The course is divided in theory and practice sessions. The first two sessions are devoted to academic training and shallow water skill development sessions. During the remaining two sessions you will complete four supervised open water training dives allowing you the freedom to experience the beautiful tropical reefs or wrecks of Daytona Beach.
and other courses.

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Full service 5 Star PADI scuba and snorkeling dive center in Boca Raton, Florida.

Contact information:

Phone: 561-393-0621
Fax: 561-393-0621
Street Address:
176 B Glades Road
Boca Raton
Florida
United States
33432
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 10-00 till 19-00
Local time:  GMT - 6 Mexico, Monterrey, Guadalajara
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