Originally Posted by
Civic2Scooby
nope, you can do what's called a Resort Dive. It is limited to 50 feet in depth but that is the best depth anyhow because any deeper light starts to diffuse and you lose all the beautiful colors as they become darker. Expect to spend around 250-300 bucks though. I did it when I was 12 and it inspired me to go through the entire certification process. I have been diving for about 11 years now
funny thing is you can become fully certifited for about 5 - 650 ... so its best if you plan on diving to go to the local dive shop in town and see if they offer any introductory classes that will let you know if you would enjoy it and if so get certified before you go