DWF Evil Instructor Mode
DWF Evil Instructor Mode is an interactive scuba diving scenario game built around judgment, decision making, incident chains, personal bests, achievements, and buddy challenges.
Tagged: dive training
Why AOW? From Brand-New Duckie to Thinking Like a Diver
Advanced Open Water is not a magic card that suddenly makes you an expert diver. It is where you start building experience, adding task loading, sharpening your skills, and taking real ownership of what happens underwater. Here is why I think of AOW as “Open Water Plus,” and why that is a very good thing.
Why Diving?
The Why Diving? series explores the questions divers ask most often, from visibility and buoyancy to Nitrox, training, travel, and the experiences that keep people coming back underwater.
60% Excited, 40% Nervous
Two fathers, two sons, one very cold quarry, and a weekend that turned nervous students into more confident divers.
I Am the 15%
Some people try scuba once. Some dive every few years. And some of us get bitten by the bug so hard that the underwater world quietly rearranges our lives.
PADI Specialty: Underwater Selfie Influencer Diver
What if there was a scuba course dedicated to taking the perfect underwater selfie? Turns out… it might not be as ridiculous as it sounds.
Cold Water, New Tricks: PADI Sidemount Training at Boiling Spring Lakes
A cold weekend at Boiling Spring Lakes turned into a reminder that learning never stops. Sidemount, cold water, and the value of staying uncomfortable.
DWF Upcoming Classes
A complete list of upcoming scuba classes taught by Dive With Frank, from Open Water and Advanced training to Rescue, specialties, DAN courses, and refreshers.
🫧 Go Pro with DiveWithFrank: Becoming a PADI Divemaster
There’s something that happens to divers who really fall in love with it.You stop being just a diver and start becoming a caretaker of the underwater world. You notice who’s anxious on the boat.You...
🧟♂️ Zombie Apocalypse Diver: Lake Phoenix Outbreak 2025
There are two kinds of people in this world:Those who think “Zombie Apocalypse Diver” is a joke…and those who have a bucket, a lift bag, and a plan. This October, DiveWithFrank joined forces once...
Ending Summer with a Splash: The Dive With Frank Difference
Summer may be wrapping up, but things are just heating up at Dive With Frank. ☀️💦 Over the past few months, we’ve been racking up pool time, building skills, and transforming curious adventurers into...
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.
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.
