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SCUBA Travel
Learn to Dive
Learn to Dive
Whether it's cruising into tropical locations, diving some of the unique sites in Texas or flying to the Florida Keys, Belize, Mexico, Roatan or the Red Sea, there is an underwater world to explore.
Learn to Dive
Learn to Dive
Learn to Dive
Learn to explore the beauty of the underwater world. From lakes to the ocean, a whole new world awaits.
SCUBA Refresher and Discover SCUBA Diving, Open Water, Advanced Open Water and specialty courses available.
Want to go professional? Call Jay to discuss Divemaster and Assistant Instructor options.
SCUBA Gear
About the Owner
About the Owner
MidTex SCUBA is your go to source for all your dive gear needs.
New gear from Cressi, Sherwood, Akona, Genesis, Catalina Cylinders, Ist, OTS, Henderson, OrcaTorch, SeaLife, Ratio, and more. Don't have what you want? We can special order for you. Whether upgrading, maintaining, or buying brand new gear, let us know how we can help.
About the Owner
About the Owner
About the Owner
Jay is a Master SCUBA Diver Trainer and has been diving since 1989. He is certified through PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) as well as PSS (Professional SCUBA Schools).
He is a certified technician for Cressi, Sherwood, Genesis, and OTS.
Jay has experience diving in various lakes in Texas and the oceans and seas of P
Jay is a Master SCUBA Diver Trainer and has been diving since 1989. He is certified through PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) as well as PSS (Professional SCUBA Schools).
He is a certified technician for Cressi, Sherwood, Genesis, and OTS.
Jay has experience diving in various lakes in Texas and the oceans and seas of Panama, Jamaica, Belize, Roatan, Mexico, Florida, the Red Sea and many more places. He would love to help you experience the beauty of God's creation in the underwater world around you.
PADI or PSS
Which Training Agency is best for you?
We offer courses through PADI and PSS. Contact the shop to see which training agency best fits your needs! Both PADI and PSS are proud members of the WRSTC or World Recreational Scuba Training Council and follow all national and international training standards for SCUBA training.
P.A.D.I.
Professional Association of Diving Instructors
PADI was founded in 1966 and since then has certified more than 30,000,000 divers world wide. They are arguably the most widely known diver training agency in the world.
P.S.S.
Professional Scuba Schools
PSS is one of the most innovative diver training agencies in the world, they were the visionaries that led the way to the modern online training platforms. Born from the passion of dive training professionals in Italy in 1990, today, PSS is a worldwide leader in dive training.
More about the Courses
Discover Scuba Diving
Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction into what it takes to explore the underwater world. Although this is not a scuba certification course, you'll learn steps to become a certified diver.
Have you always wondered what it's like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren't quite ready to take the plu
Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction into what it takes to explore the underwater world. Although this is not a scuba certification course, you'll learn steps to become a certified diver.
Have you always wondered what it's like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren't quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. MidTex SCUBA offers this program in a local pool. While not a scuba certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. To sign up for a Discover Scuba Diving experience, you must be at least 10 years old. No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonable physical health.
Re-Activate SCUBA / Refresher / Review
Are you certified, but it's been a while since you last dove? Life happens sometimes... don't let that prevent you from getting back in the water. Jay learned to dive in 1989 and didn't dive for 20 years, then took a Refresher course and is now a Dive Instructor!
Re-Activate is the engaging, efficient way to refresh your scuba skills, esp
Are you certified, but it's been a while since you last dove? Life happens sometimes... don't let that prevent you from getting back in the water. Jay learned to dive in 1989 and didn't dive for 20 years, then took a Refresher course and is now a Dive Instructor!
Re-Activate is the engaging, efficient way to refresh your scuba skills, especially after a long break from diving. Move quickly through topics you know well, dive deeper on topics where your knowledge may have lapsed. Pool work takes place in a local pool. The "ReActivate" course can be followed up with a lake dive to further refresh skills and get back into diving.
Open Water Diver
Advanced Open Water
Your adventure begins here! Once you successfully complete this course, you are ready to dive with a buddy to the limit of your learning. This is where you begin to explore God's magnificent underwater world!
The Open Water SCUBA Diver is the first scuba certification level. An Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, sup
Your adventure begins here! Once you successfully complete this course, you are ready to dive with a buddy to the limit of your learning. This is where you begin to explore God's magnificent underwater world!
The Open Water SCUBA Diver is the first scuba certification level. An Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment. By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.
Materials and SCUBA gear is included in the course, but it is recommended that you purchase your own SCUBA Quality mask, fins, snorkel, and boots.
Learning will take place both online and in person. You will then proceed to the pool where you will practice the skills you learned in the course. Finally, you will spend 2 days in Open Water sessions covering all entry level aspects of SCUBA diving.
Advanced Open Water
Advanced Open Water
Advanced Open Water
The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about advancing your skills.
This course will teach you more about navigation, buoyancy, and deep diving. You will make specific dives to experience and practice what you have learned. You will then move on to additional skills and dives designed to make you a better diver. You can also try a
The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about advancing your skills.
This course will teach you more about navigation, buoyancy, and deep diving. You will make specific dives to experience and practice what you have learned. You will then move on to additional skills and dives designed to make you a better diver. You can also try a couple of specialty dives of your choosing (it's like a specialty sampler). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward the specialty certifications.
Here are a few of the many options: Deep, Digital Underwater Photography, Dive Against Debris, Enriched Air Nitrox, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search & Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigation, Full Facemask, and Wreck Diver - to name a few.
Rescue Diver
Advanced Open Water
Specialty Courses
The Rescue Diver course will change the way you dive – in the best possible way.
Learn to identify and fix minor issues before they become big problems, gain a lot of confidence and have serious fun along the way.
Discover why countless divers say Rescue Diver is their favorite scuba course.
Included in the course is Emergency First Aid, CP
The Rescue Diver course will change the way you dive – in the best possible way.
Learn to identify and fix minor issues before they become big problems, gain a lot of confidence and have serious fun along the way.
Discover why countless divers say Rescue Diver is their favorite scuba course.
Included in the course is Emergency First Aid, CPR, and Oxygen Provider certifications required for the Rescue Diver and Dive Master program.
Take This Course If You Want to
- Be a better dive buddy
- Improve your navigation skills
- Enroll in a divemaster course
Learn How to
- Help other divers
- Fix minor gear issues
- Use an emergency oxygen kit
Specialty Courses
Advanced Open Water
Specialty Courses
Focus your attention on a specific diving specialty, or work toward the Master Scuba Diver recognition!
MidTex SCUBA offers a wide variety of specialty courses for your diving pleasure. Equipment Maintenance, Enriched Air/Nitrox, O2 Provider, First Aid, Emergency First Response, and AED are dry courses (meaning there are no required dives
Focus your attention on a specific diving specialty, or work toward the Master Scuba Diver recognition!
MidTex SCUBA offers a wide variety of specialty courses for your diving pleasure. Equipment Maintenance, Enriched Air/Nitrox, O2 Provider, First Aid, Emergency First Response, and AED are dry courses (meaning there are no required dives) so they are great for when the diving isn't good. Other courses like Underwater Photography, Search and Recovery, Full Facemask, Dry Suit, Underwater Naturalist/Aware Diver, Wreck Diver, Deep Diver, Underwater Navigation, and Boat Diver (to name a few) are all courses that require dives.
Call the shop for more information!
dive travel
July 6 - 13, 2025
The South Florida Dive Trip will start in Jupiter Beach, Florida with a day of drift diving. On the dives (2, 2-tank dives) you will have the opportunity to see a variety of sea life. On similar dives, I have seen turtles, reef sharks, lemon sharks, grouper, lobster, and a ton of fish from blennies to barracuda and tangs to angels.
The ne
The South Florida Dive Trip will start in Jupiter Beach, Florida with a day of drift diving. On the dives (2, 2-tank dives) you will have the opportunity to see a variety of sea life. On similar dives, I have seen turtles, reef sharks, lemon sharks, grouper, lobster, and a ton of fish from blennies to barracuda and tangs to angels.
The next day we will dive the Blue Herron Bridge. A shallow shore dive with an abundance of marine life.
Jupiter Beach, Blue Herron Bridge, and Key Largo
Jupiter Beach, Blue Herron Bridge, and Key Largo
July 9-11 we will be diving with Amoray Dive Center with 2, 2-tank boat dives each day. Wrecks and reefs will be the focus of these dives with diverse marine life and opportunities. Pictured above is the famous Christ of the Deep, one of 3 such statues in the world... a must see!
We will stay onsite at Amoray these days and enjoy the sit
July 9-11 we will be diving with Amoray Dive Center with 2, 2-tank boat dives each day. Wrecks and reefs will be the focus of these dives with diverse marine life and opportunities. Pictured above is the famous Christ of the Deep, one of 3 such statues in the world... a must see!
We will stay onsite at Amoray these days and enjoy the sites of Key Largo, wonderful sea food, amazing pizza and all the festivities.
October 11-18, 2025
Jupiter Beach, Blue Herron Bridge, and Key Largo
Coco View is an all-inclusive resort located on a Cay off the coast of Roatan (an island of Honduras). The resort offers unlimited shore diving as well as 2 2-tank dives daily from the resort. All meals are provided as well as entertainment and activities. Onsite gear rental, repair, and sales means you don't have to worry about anything except enjoying the dives.
- Coco View Resort - Roatan, Honduras $2,379 pp (dbl ocp)
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Amazing Diving and Wonderful Crew
The rich waters of the Meso-American reef are literally just outside your door! Take a short ride on one of our custom dive boats to Roatan’s best dive sites, or explore the pristine coral walls and 140’ wreck in our famous “Front Yard” – only a few fin kicks from your room!
At CoCo View Resort, you can dive and snorkel to your heart’s co
The rich waters of the Meso-American reef are literally just outside your door! Take a short ride on one of our custom dive boats to Roatan’s best dive sites, or explore the pristine coral walls and 140’ wreck in our famous “Front Yard” – only a few fin kicks from your room!
At CoCo View Resort, you can dive and snorkel to your heart’s content, 24/7! Shore diving is available whenever you desire! Grab a tank and go!