Night & Limited Visibility Diving
This program provides the skills and concepts required to safely and comfortably dive at night or in limited visibility conditions. Night & Limited Visibility Diving can be considered any diving condition in which limited visibility adds special skills needed to safely dive, including much of our local diving! You will learn how to enter and …
Dive Instruction
Guided Dives
New England diving is a lot of fun and we have great marine life to see, but cold water can present different challenges than warm water diving, so it’s a good idea to have a local guide if you’re not experienced with diving in cold water. We offer options for divers without cold water experience …
Learn MoreScuba Certification Part 1 (Pool & Classroom)
This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified Open Water Scuba Diver (ISO 24801-2). Academic training is combined with pool-based in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable exploring the underwater world. East Coast Divers’ scuba certification course is …
Learn MoreDeep Diving
Many exciting dive sites are located in deeper water. Without proper training, this kind of diving puts you at risk. The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will give you the ability to safely and comfortably plan and conduct dives beyond 60 feet. It is required training for many charter and liveaboard operations and is a prerequisite …
Learn MoreLocal Diving & Events
New England Shore Diving Guide The team has pulled together comprehensive information on some our our favorite Cape Ann dive sites with primary sources such as the now out-of-print New England Shore Diving Guide by Jerry Shine. Check out our New England Dive Site Map here. East Coast Divers dive guides are available for private …
Dive Shop
Our Team
We take pride in our experienced staff. From technical divers to photographers to instructors, we work with the best in the business.
Learn MoreEquipment Service
From regulators to tanks, we service it all. Learn more about our 1-year/100-dive service warranty.
Learn MoreEquipment Rental
We offer a wide variety of rentals here at East Coast Divers. The rental department maintains a fleet of high-quality regulators, Backplate and Wing style BCs, and dive computers ready to pack for your travel needs.
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Upcoming Dives
Chester Poling (Stern) Deep Diver – 95 fsw The stern section of the Chester Poling lies just outside Eastern Point Gloucester’s Dog Bar Breakwater. On this popular wreck dive, you can explore the cracked hull of the coastal oil tanker which is upright and approximately 120 feet in length. The wreck can be penetrated by …
Captain’s Choice (Deep) Deep 130 A certification with a deep-diving endorsement (40-meter or deeper) is required for this charter* The boat will be headed to of of the captain’s favorite sites for this deep dive. It will be appropriate boat dive for deep divers with some local experience! Keep an eye out for New England’s …
Chester Poling (Stern) Deep Diver – 95 fsw The stern section of the Chester Poling lies just outside Eastern Point Gloucester’s Dog Bar Breakwater. On this popular wreck dive, you can explore the cracked hull of the coastal oil tanker which is upright and approximately 120 feet in length. The wreck can be penetrated by …
Dive Trips
Celebrate Women Divers Day is happening Saturday, July 16 2022 from 8 am-12 pm. Come join us for diving, raffles, BBQ, and all-important bonding time!! You don’t need to come with a dive buddy, we will match you up or assign you to a divemaster. Proceeds will benefit the Cape Ann Scholarship Program and Women …
REEF’s Great Annual Fish Count is a citizen science event to support monitoring species in our coastal waters. “Each year, the New England divers turn out in record numbers to help researchers by surveying fish populations, and you can help count fish and win prizes! This is done by identifying what marine life you see …
Deck Party & Tax-Free Weekend That’s right you awesome and beautiful aquatic dwelling people, ECD is throwing down on a summer deck party! Join the ECD team on August 13th/14th This year we’ve made the call to “match” the tax free savings with an additional 6.25% off on most* items. You can buy some new …