2109 A Main St
Dunedin, FL 34689
P: 727-733-1919
Email
info@heroesdive.com
Group Class
Group
$449.95
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Four to six students
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Conducted over two weekends (see typical schedule below)
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$100 surcharge for students 10-14 years old
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The minimum age for all courses is 10 years old
Group Class Schedule
| Day | Time | Activity | Location |
| Friday | 6:00PM - 10:00PM | Open Water Academics | Classroom |
| Saturday | 8:00AM-11:00am | Open Water Academics | Classroom |
| Saturday | 12:00PM - 4:00PM | Pool Training | Countryside Country Club Pool |
| Sunday | 9:00AM-4:00PM | Pool Training | Countryside Country Club Pool |
| Day | Time | Activity | Location |
| Friday | 6:00PM-10:00PM |
Nitrox Academics | Classroom |
| Saturday | 7:45AM - 12:30PM | Open Water Dives 1-3 | *Varies |
| Sunday | 7:45AM - 12:30PM | Open Water Dives 4-5 | *Varies |
- We will conduct the first day of open water dives at a natural spring, typically either Blue Grotto or Devil’s Den located in Williston, FL.
- We strive to conduct the second day of open water dives on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico. These dives are dependent on weather and boat availability. If a boat is unavailable will conduct the second day at either Blue Grotto or Devils Den.
The locations we visit most often include:
- Blue Grotto and/or Devils Den: Natural springs located in Williston, FL (Typically Day 1's dives are conducted here)
- A local dive boat charter, where you will dive on an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Boynton Beach FL, where you will dive on the east coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Key Largo, FL where you will dive on the beautiful coral reefs just off the coast of the Florida Keys.
Course Structure
- Open Water Diver Academic Review
- Review online academics
- Create a dive plan
- Learn proper equipment assembly
- Complete Final Exam
- Pool Training
- Conducted at Countryside Country Club Pool
- 8-12 hours of in-water scuba skills training
- Additional time can be booked for a fee
- Enriched Air Nitrox Academic Review
- Review online academics
- Plan a nitrox dive
- Analyze a Nitrox cylinder
- Open Water Dives
- Four to five open water dives are conducted over two days
- Location varies based on weather, availability, and student preference
- Certification!
- Issued upon successful completion of training.
- Physical card handed out at the next Heroes Hangout
- Digital card in the MySSI ap
Courses Include:
- SSI Open Water Diver and Enriched Air Nitrox online learning academics
- In-person classroom training
- Pool Fee and 3 pool sessions
- Rental scuba gear including BCD, regulator set with dive computer, wetsuit, and air/nitrox cylinders and weights
- Digital and Plastic certification card (Plastic card is given out at our Monthly Heroes Hangout)
- Access to a digital logbook for two years
Courses Do Not Include:
- Mask, fins, snorkel, booties, and surface marker buoy (all available for purchase at the dive center)
- Entrance fee for all Open Water Check-Out Dives (price depends upon dive site used)
- For an extra fee, you may select a paper logbook
Cancellation Policy
- For cancellations 48 hours before the first day of class: The online learning academics cannot be refunded, those are yours to keep. However, we can refund the rest of the course to you as store credit.
- No refunds will be given for cancellations less than 48 hours before the first day of class or once the class has already started. There will be a $100 surcharge to reschedule.