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Company description We are a DAN Partners in Dive Safety Boat (only one in Chicago) we urge our competitors to get with the program!
We are now taking reservations on our new custom built boat designed by Captain Bob Schak and Mike Tucker.
One of the first things a diver learns is that there are many exciting dive environments that can be enjoyed under the right conditions and with the appropriate training. To help guide you in the right direction, we`ve listed the PADI programs offered by Dive Chicagoâ„¢ and dive professionals worldwide.
Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! This is your ticket to a lifetime of intense adventure with PADI, the dive company that got its start right here in Chicago and sets the standards in the global diving community.
As a certified PADI Open Water Diver, the most widely recognized and respected rating in the world, you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. If you already tried a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience or are PADI Scuba Diver certified, check with your us to see how credit from these courses may apply to the open water program.
Virtually anyone who is in good health, reasonably fit, and comfortable in the water can earn a PADI Open Water Diver certification. If you are between 10 and 14 or have a child between these ages, there is a PADI Junior Open Water Diver program available.
A PADI Jr. Open Water Diver between the ages of 10 and 12 years may only dive with a PADI Professional, a certified parent or certified guardian to a maximum depth of 12 meters/40 feet.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You earn this rating by completing five pool dives (done in 1 to 4 trips to pool) and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water (ocean or lake) dives.
PADI programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you.
PADI Deluxe Open Water Crew-Pak Retail $77.86 sale price $54.99
PADI Open Water DVD Retail $34.27 sale price $30.00
PADI Deluxe Open Water Crew-Pak without manual sale Price $39.99.
Mask, boots, set of fins and snorkel $175.00.
Course fee: Semi-private lessons $280.00 (includes rental gear for pool)
Course fee: Group lessons $260.00 (includes open water diver manual) (Boat charter fees quarry entry fees and rental gear is not included)
Boat Charter fee includes rental tanks and cold water rental gear (Great Lakes Explorer) Special Training rate $200.00
Specialty Courses include:
Equipment Specialist,
AWARE Fish Identification,
Night Diver,
Boat Diver,
Peak Performance Buoyancy,
Dive Propulsion Vehicle,
Search & Recovery,
Drift Diver,
Dry Suit Diver,
Enriched Air Diver,
Multilevel Diver,
Underwater Naturalist,
Underwater Navigator,
Underwater Photographer,
Underwater Videographer,
Cavern Diver,
Ice Diver,
Deep Diver,
Wreck Diver,
Distinctive Specialty Diver.
Pleasure Cruises - Rates
(2 hour minimum charge):
up to 10 guests $175.00 per hour +tax*.
11 to 20 guests $250.00 per hour +tax*.
Saturday nights $300.00 per hour +tax*.
Special Events i.e.. Venetian Night, Air and Water Show, July 3rd etc. $350.00 per hour +tax*.
Beverages per person:
Beer, Wine, Wine Coolers and Soda up to 3 hour open bar $12.00**.
$250.00 deposit required at time of booking balance due 10 days prior to charter.
*8% city amusement tax applies to charters.
**9.75% tax applies to food and beverages.
Location description: Our physical address from April 1st to November 15th is at Chicago`s Burnham Harbor 601 East Waldron Drive.
Our Dive Sites:
STRAITS OF MACKINAC: A 200 foot steam powered steel passenger/car ferry. Intentionally sank as a dive site at a depth of 73 feet in an upright position. The wreck is intact and penetration by experienced divers is possible.
WINGS OF WIND: A 130 foot wooden schooner sank on May 12th, 1866 when she collided with the H. P. Baldwin. Today she sits at a depth of 49 feet in an upright position. The bow of the wreck offers some great photo opportunities, because it is intact along with bowsprit, chains and windlass.
TACOMA: A 72 foot steam powered wooden tug sank on November 4th, 1929 when her bow split open during a tow. Today she sits at a depth of 37 feet in an upright position. The pilot house is gone but much of the remaining wreck is intent. The propeller offers great photo opportunities and the decking around the steam engine is open offering a good view without penetration. Lately many salamanders have been living inside the engine.
DAVID DOWS: A 270 foot five masted schooner waterlogged and sank on November 29th, 1889. Today she sits at a depth of 45 feet in an upright position. Parts of her hull are still intact.
LOUISVILLE: A 140 foot steamer sank September 29th, 1857. Today she sits at a depth of 58 feet with engine, boilers, and propeller among twisted wreckage.
CHARLES W. PARKER: A steam powered tug sank on October 4th, 1891 when her boiler exploded. Today she sits scattered at a depth of 40 feet.
ILLINOIS/DECK BARGE: Two sites in one. A hydraulic dredge sank on December 9th, 1907. Today she sits at a depth of 36 feet with crane, bucket and tool lockers. A 120’ Holly Marine deck barge relocated from the Calumet River on May 6, 2000.
MIKE’S SCHOONER: A 140 foot unknown schooner, named after a Charter Captain who passed away attempting to rescue a diver in trouble. Today she sits at a depth of 40 feet and is moderately intact. This is an excellent night dive site especially on fireworks nights every Wednesday and Saturday.
IOWA: A 202 foot wooden steamer crushed by ice and sank on February 4th, 1915. Today she sits scattered at a depth of 35 feet with a lot to see.
LUCILLE: A wooden steamer sank February 2nd, 1893. Today she sits broken up at a depth of 31 feet.
CHINA WRECK: A 70 foot unknown wreck. Today she sits at a depth of 40 feet. She is scattered with a lot of debris.
CAISSONS: Though not a wreck a very popular site scattered with bottles and relics dating back to the Great Chicago Fire and prior.
PRINS WILLEM V: (Milwaukee area) A 250 foot Dutch freighter rammed and sank October 14th, 1954. Today she lists to starboard at a depth of 93 feet and is intact. Milwaukee’s most popular wreck has been nicknamed the “Willie” by divers. The wreck is intact and penetration by experienced divers is possible.

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Contact information:

Phone: 312-922-5090
Street Address:
829 S. Loomis Ave.
Chicago
Illinois
United States
60607
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT - 6 Mexico, Monterrey, Guadalajara
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