So long as you take continuing education courses and record your training and experience in your dive log, you'll find your certification is good indefinitely. What happens, however, when circumstances force you to take a break from diving for up to a year or more?

Like your high school or college diploma, your certification never "expires." But, just as you can't expect employers to want you if you put your diploma on a shelf and never use it, you can't expect dive operators to welcome you with open arms if you've not been in the water in the past year or more.

Fortunately, there is an easy solution to this problem. Just take part in one of our monthly Scuba Tune-Up Courses. We'll review important knowledge in the classroom, and get in the pool with you to practice critical skills under water. When we're done, you'll be ready to get back into the swing of things -- just as you were when you first learned to dive.