The Keys are located off the southern tip of Florida. They are a string of islands connected together by the Overseas Highway. The location of the Keys provide ideal climates all year round. Air temperature normally ranges from 80 to 90 degrees in the summer and 70 to 80 degrees in the winter. The Florida Keys main reef tract is approximately five miles off shore.
Artificial reefs made of wrecks are in both shallow and deep water.
Water visibility is usually between 30 and 50 feet with some days giving more than 100 feet. The Institute utilizes a number of resources for instructional aids and equipment. Halls Diving Center provides the REAL hands on training experienced here at the Institute. There are REAL cash registers to ring, customers to service, repair department, phone systems, computers, displays areas and equipment, compressors, Nitrox membrane blending system, and numerous other equipment to use as part of your training.