2-Day Decompression Diving Course in Ramrod Key
Extend your dive skills beyond no-decompression limits
Duration
2 Days
Includes
Classroom, pool, 4 training dives
Highlights
Build the skills to plan and conduct limited-decompression dives to depths of 130 feet. Practice using dive-computer functions that support deeper recreational diving.
- Learn to plan limited-decompression dives to 130 feet
- Practice switching gases and using gas-integration features
- Use time-to-reserve and time-to-surface computer functions
- Train with a recreational total diving system and single decompression cylinder
- Earn a Decompression Diving Specialty certification upon completion
- Explore deep sites and larger wrecks beyond traditional no-decompression limits
Itinerary
Day 1
- Upon completion of your academic materials prior to your arrival, we will conduct a classroom academic review of the safety concerns and unique skills required while performing recreational decompression dives after which we will move to the pool for skills review and learn the additional skills necessary for this course. In the afternoon we will conduct 2 training dives at Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary reef.
Day 2
- We will meet for a morning boat trip to complete your final 2 open water training dives.
Important details
- Ages 16+ only
- Requires an Open Water Diver or comparable certification from a recognized training agency
- Requires Deep Diving and Nitrox or comparable certifications from a recognized training agency
- Requires 24 logged dives, verified with your dive log at the start of the course
- Complete all required academic materials before the first day of the course
Cancellation Policy
No refund for cancellations less than 7 days before the course start date. Cancellations more than 7 days before may receive a 50% refund. Reschedule at no cost, subject to boat trip and instructor availability. Complete rescheduled courses within 1 year of the original booking date or they may be canceled without refund. Weather may require alternate training sites.
FAQs
You'll receive a separate email with additional course information and your schedule.
Each student needs a unique, valid email address.
Meeting details
27340 Overseas Highway, Ramrod Key, FL 33042
Related locations
Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary Outstanding Florida Water
Admission included<p>Beneath the turquoise shallows off the lower Florida Keys, Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary Outstanding Florida Water shelters one of the most spectacular stretches of living coral reef in North America. Elkhorn and staghorn corals rise from the seafloor while parrotfish, angelfish, and sea turtles glide past in water so clear you can trace every detail from the surface.</p><p>Whether you arrive by charter boat or guided dive vessel, Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary Outstanding Florida Water rewards every visit with an intimacy that larger reef systems rarely offer. The protected designation keeps the ecosystem remarkably healthy, making each underwater encounter feel genuinely wild.</p>
