Learn to dive the Gulf Coast
Scuba lessons, certifications and underwater photography built around four things: education, safety, photography and fun.
Courses
From your first breath underwater to advanced training. Small classes, patient instructors and real Gulf Coast diving.
Passport Diver: Intro to Scuba
Breathe underwater for the first time in the pool, with an instructor at your side.
Scuba Diver Certification
The full NAUI entry-level certification: knowledge, pool skills and open water dives.
Enriched Air Nitrox
Longer bottom times and shorter surface intervals on enriched air.
Advanced Scuba Diver
Deeper, darker and farther: build skills and confidence with guided training dives.
Scuba Refresher
Out of the water for a while? Review your skills in the pool before your next dive.
Why we teach NAUI
NAUI is known around the world for high-quality dive training built on one idea: safety through education. We trained as instructors with two of the biggest scuba agencies and chose NAUI because its standards put real skills and understanding first.
In practice that means more time in the water, more time with your instructor, and divers who leave confident enough to plan their own dives.
Every course includes
- A NAUI instructor, not a video
- Small groups
- Pool training before open water
- Digital waivers and medical forms
- A certification card recognized worldwide
Dive trips with Edward Teach Charters
Put your training to work on Gulf reefs, ledges and wrecks aboard our sister charter company.
2-Tank Shallow Dive
Two relaxed dives on shallow reefs and ledges. Open Water divers welcome.
2-Tank Deep Dive
Two dives on deeper wrecks and artificial reefs for experienced divers.
3-Tank Deep Dive
A full day offshore with three dives on the Gulf’s best deep sites.
Learn to shoot underwater
Small-group workshops with Black Flag Media covering camera setup, strobes, composition and working with marine life. Past trips have included whale sharks and mantas in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Next workshop: [DATES AND LOCATION].
Born in Florida water
I have loved the water since my first swimming lesson. I grew up in Florida snorkeling, fishing, swimming and surfing, then got certified as a diver in California, where I went on through Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster training and started shooting underwater as a commercial photographer.
Coming home to Florida, I earned my NAUI instructor credentials and started The Pirate Diving Company around the things I care about most: education, safety, photography and fun.
Dalton Hamm, founder and NAUI instructor [confirm]
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Questions about a course, gear or which class to take first? Get in touch.
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Clearwater, Florida
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