October Zombie Apocalypse Diver Class
Hey Kids, The next PADI Zombie Apocalypse Diver course will be held on October 21st and 22nd. Classroom will be Friday, October 21st. Open Water will be Saturday, October 22nd. What is the PADI...
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DWF Got Old(er) This Weekend
DWF celebrated his **th birthday this weekend by certifying 7 brand new PADI Open Water divers! Last week the class finished up our confined water dives as well...
DWF spent an awesome weekend at Dutch Springs
Congratulations to Columbia Scuba’s newest PADI Advanced Open Water Divers! We spent a fantastic weekend up at Dutch Springs, PA taking 5 different PADI Specialties for a spin! We sampled Peak Performance Buoyancy Underwater Navigation...
Coral Reef Conservation
See reefs differently. Dive better. Travel smarter. Everyone loves diving or snorkeling over a colorful coral reef. Fewer people truly understand what they’re looking at, how reefs function, or how easily they can be...
Night Diver
Who should take this course? Night diving feels like a completely different world… because it is. Same dive site. Same water. Completely different experience. As the sun goes down, everything changes. Daytime activity fades...
Divemaster
Who Should Take This Course? Love scuba diving and want to take it further? Not just deeper or longer dives, but deeper understanding, stronger skills, and real leadership underwater? The PADI Divemaster course is...
Scuba Review
Is Scuba Review right for you? Haven’t been scuba diving in a while? Feeling a little rusty? Or maybe you’re staring at a pile of gear thinking, “I used to know how this all...
Dry Suit
Stay warm, extend your season, and dive comfortably in cold water. The PADI Dry Suit Diver course with Dive With Frank teaches real-world dry suit skills, buoyancy control, and safe cold-water diving through hands-on training.
DAN Basic Life Support: CPR & First Aid
Instructor-led DAN Basic Life Support CPR & First Aid training focused on real-world skills, confidence, and hands-on practice that actually prepares you to act.
DAN Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries
When a dive goes sideways, oxygen can make a real difference. This hands-on DAN Emergency Oxygen course teaches you how to recognize dive injuries and deliver oxygen safely and effectively until advanced care arrives.
Diving First Aid (DFA)
Diving First Aid (DFA) is DAN’s most comprehensive first aid course. CPR, emergency oxygen, neurological assessment, and marine injury response taught hands-on by Dive With Frank.
Equipment Specialist
The PADI Equipment Specialist course with Dive With Frank teaches you how your scuba gear works, how to maintain it, and how to handle common issues before they end a dive. Classroom-based, practical, and surprisingly useful.
Wreck Diver
There is something different about dropping down onto a wreck. Sometimes it is a ship that went down in a storm or an accident. Sometimes it was deliberately sunk to create an artificial reef....
Underwater Navigator
The PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty teaches divers how to navigate confidently using both compass and natural navigation techniques. Learn practical skills for quarries, wrecks, reefs, and local Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. dive sites while building the awareness experienced divers use to always know where they are underwater.
Search & Recovery
Who should take this course? At some point, every diver drops something. A light. A camera. A tool. Maybe something way more important than any of those. The difference between “well… it’s gone” and...
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Want better buoyancy, trim, and control underwater? The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course with Dive With Frank helps you hover effortlessly, move efficiently, and dive with confidence in real-world conditions.
