Lynnhaven Dive Center Instructor Training Center 1413 N Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23454, United States ProgramsEcologyEmergency TrainingFreedivingLifeguardMermaidScubaSnorkel DiverSwimExtended Range (XR)ServicesBuoyancy CompensatorsDive ComputerDry SuitNeoprene suitsRegulatorCylindersOffersBoat DivesClassified DivesShore DivesWreck DivesExtended Range DivesGas FillsAirArgonNitrox DiveOxygenTrimixEquipmentDive ComputerEquipmentPayment MethodCredit CardDebit Card Affiliate with Center +17574817949 Contact Back Lynnhaven Dive Center Instructor Training Center 1413 N Great Neck Road, 23454, Virginia Beach +17574817949 Email www Opening Hours Monday10:00 - 19:00Tuesday10:00 - 19:00Wednesday10:00 - 19:00Thursday10:00 - 19:00Friday10:00 - 19:00Saturday09:00 - 18:00Sunday10:00 - 16:00 Email www Upcoming Events Powered by Courses Beginner Courses Professional Open Water Diver This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification. September 4, 2026 +7 More $575.00 Open Water Instructor (Instructor Training Course ITC) Start today - You need to be a Divemaster or equivalent to join SSI´s 3-Step Instructor Training Approach. The training process starts with joining the Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course combination accompanied with Digital Learning. After successful completion of the Instructor Training Course (ITC) you will enroll in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10 day training program entitles you to teach various key SSI programs independently like Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide. For those who want to take more time to learn and to gain valuable teaching experience between the training programs the 3 parts can also be taken as single steps - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) one after the other at own pace and with a flexible schedule. October 16, 2026 $3,000.00 Frequently Serviced Dive Sites Powered by Lake Hickory Scuba, Inc., 28681 Taylorsville Lake Phoenix (★4.2) This is one of the clearest quarries on the East Coast. Diving here is fun for all levels of divers, with many intentionally sunk objects to explore. Lynnhaven Dive Center, 23454 Virginia Beach Chesapeake Light Tower (★4.0) Also known locally as “The Tower”, it is located approximately 12 miles east of Rudee Inlet (Virginia Beach) and north west of the Virginia’s artificial reef. The structure consists of four huge legs extending into the bottom. Mares Fantasy Lake Adventure Park (★4.1) Fantasy Lake Scuba Park is a 100 acre lake that has depths reaching 80ft. Great for beginner and intermediate training courses. Fantasy Lake Scuba Park is open 365 days a year making an ideal training location for specialties such as night diving. Aqualung Papoose (Wreck) (★4.4) The Papoose is a 412-foot tanker that was torpedoed by the U-124 on March 18, 1942. The ship is largely intact and rests upside down in 125 feet of water. Aqualung Aeolus (Wreck) (★4.5) The Aeolus is a great wreck dive. It is usually dive #2 after U-352. It is still about a 20-mile ride from Beaufort, NC. The bottom is about 100 feet deep, but where you hover most of the time is about 90 feet. There is an abundance of fish and Grey Nurse Sharks. (aka, Sand Tiger Sharks.) Aqualung U-352 (Wreck) (★4.7) Launched in 1941 the U-352 was a German submarine operating during World War II. She was sank on 9 May 1942 by depth charges from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Icarus, south of Morehead City, North Carolina, The wreck lies in about 35 meters of water, and sits at a 45-degree list to starboard. Mares, Janez Kranjc USS Schurz (Wreck) (★4.6) The USS Schurz is a 295 foot long World War I cruiser that is in 110 feet of water with the highest part, the boilers, rising to about 100 feet. It is sometimes locally called the “World War I wreck“. The wreck is spread out on the sandy bottom. Aqualung Caribsea (★4.7) Caribsea rests in 90 feet/27m of water, approximately 15 miles northeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. The wreck is contiguous, largely intact, and sits on a flat, sandy plain on the continental shelf. Course progress can only be saved when you are logged in! Register / Log In Continue Without Login