About Us
The Ocean is Our Way of Life
What is a Scuba Diving Certification?
If you’re fascinated by the underwater world and the amazing creatures who live there, a scuba diving certification is your passport to extraordinary experiences that support healthy oceans. A scuba diving license identifies you as an underwater explorer and ambassador for the ocean.
The Open Water Course
PADI’s Open Water Diver course® is the world’s most popular and widely-recognized scuba diving certification. You can become a certified diver in as little as four days, or over the course of a year. Once certified you can:
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Scuba dive with a partner (without supervision)
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Rent or purchase scuba diving gear
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Book excursions with dive boats and resorts
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Get air fills at local dive shops
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Call yourself a certified diver!
A scuba certification course is much more than just learning how to explore the underwater world safely (but that’s definitely covered). It’s a great way to reconnect with the natural world.
By the time you finish your PADI Open Water Diver course, you’ll understand our ocean planet in a new way. Read on, or watch the video below, to learn how to become a certified diver.
Meet Our Staff
Excite Scuba is owned and operated by Open Water Scuba Instructor Michael King. Michael began diving in 1986 and decided in 2020 to become an instructor and begin teaching other divers. His goal is to build hs business and bring opportunities to the local area that have not existed before. Michael welcomes you to become part of the diving staff as a Divemaster or Assistant Instructor.
Michael King
Owner and Chief Instructor
Michael began diving in 1986 with Divers Depot located in Nacogdoches Texas while attending Stephen F Austin State University. While there, he achieved status as a Divemaster with the Professional Association of Dive Instructors. During the intervening 35 years, Michael continued diving while serving in the United States Army during the Cold War and the Global War on Terror. Upon retiring from active service, Michael decided to move up in his professional status with PADI and became an Open Water Instructor. Michael is also certified to teach the Emergency First Response programs on instruction and is certified in High Pressure Cylinder Inspection.