Many specialty diving classes are available at Joint Base Lewis-McChord SCUBA (the only 5 Star PADI IDC in the military), located at the Northwest Adventure Center, Building 8050, NCO Beach Road, JBLM-North. Safety is a top priority, and divers with medical problems, such as high blood pressure, must have their doctor’s approval and be medically cleared.

Adult SCUBA diving classes include the basic open water, advance, rescue, the master diver, dive master and the dive instructor.The one week basic SCUBA diving class costs $175. It meets Monday to Friday 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday in the open water 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to earn their certification.

We offer a full line of high quality dive equipment, including Aqua Lung, Aeris, TUSA, SUUNTO, OMS, Sealife, Underwater Kinetics, Seavision, XS Scuba, USIA, McNett, SpareAir, Niterider, Ideations and Pelican. We also have a large rental department where divers can rent everything. All the equipment is checked by the staff to ensure that it works correctly prior to be put on the rental rack.

The dive shop is open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call the SCUBA shop at 967-3405.