This is a relatively expensive sport. Some dive shops can also recommend shallow dive spots that you don't need a boat to get to, as well as nearby-shore or sound areas that you can explore with just a face mask and snorkel. And the National Park Service has sporadic snorkeling adventures along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in the summer. If you're going scuba diving, you might want to jot down these important numbers. Sea Scan specializes in charters and beach dives to the many offshore shipwrecks fringing the Outer Banks.
Certification classes through Dive-master are also available.
Sea Scan is open year round. Outer Banks Dive Center U.S. Hwy. This center in Nags Head has a Sea Fox custom dive boat to meet the needs of all divers. The shop offers all levels of diving instruction, rentals, equipment, supplies, repairs, and tank fills. The shop is open year round, except for Mondays and Tuesdays in the off-season.