Aquatech Scuba & Travel Center
Since 1995
Scuba Training, Dive Travel, Equipment Sales & Repair
Learn To Scuba
When Experience Counts
Southern Indiana’s premiere Scuba Center
Where the Tri State Learns To Scuba!
We Specialize In Scuba & Snorkeling Lessons For All Ages
Scuba & Snorkeling And Dive Travel!
Call Us (812) 479-5764
4313 Morgan Ave
Suite A
Evansville,Indiana 47715
Our Winter Store Hours
Tuesday - Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-3pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Beginners Class Info
Welcome to the underwater world with Aquatech Scuba Center
Your Adventure Starts Here
Beginners Open Water Scuba Course
This class consists of 4 to 5 class/pool sessions. Each session lasts for 2 hours of classroom and 2 1/2 hours of pool.
Five open water dives are then scheduled to review the skills learned in the pool.
Age Limits: Minimum age is 10 years old.
Equipment Needed: Prior to class start, you will need to purchase a mask, snorkel, boots and fins. You can be fitted for your equipment in our shop. The fitting process takes around 30 to 45 min. The fitting session is very important to ensure all of your equipment is fitted properly and ready for your adventure into the underwater world.
Students receive 10% discount off scuba gear purchased in our store. On your first day of class, you will also be fitted for a BCD and regulator, which will be used during classroom pool sessions.
These are free of charge for use during pool sessions.
You will be given a link to your online learning materials, dive log book, and Recreational Dive Planner.
Class Structure:
Welcome to our interactive classroom No boring lectures here.
Most classes will begin with a lesson based on what has been read from your Open Water online materials. After the Classroom Session, you’ll head downtown to the YMCA’s indoor pool to practice the techniques learned. After all classroom and pool & sessions have been competed, open water dives will be scheduled for final training and review of skills.
Class Schedules
First Aid, CPR,Oxygen
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Dive Professional Courses
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Specialty Courses
Professional Courses
Iberostar Cozumel Mexico January 11-18,2025
Aquatech Scuba and Travel
Little Cayman July 05-12-25
Aquatech Scuba and Travel
Equipment We Sale
Equipment Rental
BCD Rental. $15.00 per day
Dive Computer Rental. $25.00 per day
Tank with Air. $20.00 per day
Tank with Nitrox. $25.00 per day
Weight belt. $8.00 per day
About
Aquatech is dedicated to the diving industry. There are very few dive shops in the country that can offer more experienced instructors, logged dives, scuba levels available for instruction, and the commitment we have to our customers.
In November of 1996, Larry Babcock opened Aquatech Dive Center. Larry saw a need in the tri-state of a full service dive shop offering travel, equipment service, and cylinder refills, as well as a full line of inventory in stock at all times.
After observing the training that was currently available in the area, and studying how divers were being trained, he developed his training center to fit all divers’ needs and desires, from viewing pretty fish on a 20 foot reef in tropical waters or exploring deep ship wrecks and underwater caves. Regardless of an individual’s personal wants or needs, Larry wanted all of his students to be comfortable in the water while, at the same time, protecting the precious reefs of the world with good buoyancy control and skills.
In order to offer the best and most versatile classes, Larry next opened his own instructor training facility where he could train the instructors to meet his ideology, and that of SSI, of how a diver should be trained. Today, Aquatech has 8 highly trained instructors who have certified thousands and thousands of divers world wide.
In September of 2007, Larry moved his shop to a a larger location at 4314 Morgan Ave, Suite A, Evansville, Indiana 47715 where he could service his customers better. Wanting his customers to have the best equipment available, he continues to test various types of equipment in all different types of environments to see how it held up in those conditions. That equipment that meets his high standards for quality and value are sold in his store today. When you purchase equipment from Aquatech Scuba Center, you can be assured you will be diving with the very best. Larry guarantees this.At Aquatech Scuba Center we guarantee you will be 100% completely satisfied with your experience with us.Aquatech Scuba Center offers a complete travel center for whatever your needs might be, whether it is diving the local dive sites or taking you to the other side of the world for an experience of a lifetime.Aquatech's instructors and assistant instructors are some of the best in the world. They are dedicated to the sport, to their students, and to the student's safety.Aquatech Scuba Center can train you in all levels of diving from snorkeling to the instructor level.Get ready for your adventure of a lifetime!
Our winter Store Hours
Tuesday - Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-3pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
© Aquatech Productions 2022
Our Team
Lawrence Babcock
Owner
Owner & Instructor Certifier
Tim Bauer
Instructor
Tammy Storm
Instructor
George Panayides
Instructor
Michael Cornett
Instructor
Thomas Putnum
Instructor
Dawn Morand
Assistant Instructor
Diane Freeman
Store & operations Manager
Brandon Matthews
Free Diving Instructor
My name is Brandon Matthews and I've loved being in the water my entire life. While I had dreamed of diving and the deep ocean I had to rely on documentaries and books to experience it. Finally in 2020 during the height of the pandemic I made the leap to get SCUBA certified through Aquatech and instantly fell in love. Shortly afterwards I got my first Freediving Certification in 2021 and took my Freediver Instructor course in 2022. I am passionate about all things diving but especially Freediving and Freediving safety and want nothing more than to share my passion and knowledge with others. See you in the water! "