A connection spot for divers, instructors & dive centers across Pittsburgh, the Mon Valley, and everywhere a quarry or a pool keeps the local fleet wet.
We're not a shop. We're not an agency. We're the layer in between, the connection spot for everyone in Pittsburgh who happens to dive.
Pittsburgh has more divers than you’d think; they’re just scattered across shops, agencies, and pool nights. The Lab is where they find each other.
Every dive center in the region gets a profile. The shop, the staff, the calendar, the gear they rent, the trips they're running this year. One place to point a new diver toward / without making them pick a shop on Google reviews alone.
Every instructor gets a profile too. The crossovers, the classes, the open seats, the testimonials. Independent pros can ride under the Lab's umbrella for pool time, paperwork, gear discounts and a profile page they can hand a student.
And every diver gets a home. A real one. Your log. Your photos. Your buddies, your certs, the quarry you're sick of and the trip you're saving for. The diver feed is what makes this a place, not a directory.
It's a Pittsburgh thing first. Built by local instructors and divers who got tired of dragging the scene forward in a Facebook group. Welcome aboard.
Every node in the local scene gets a page. Linkable. Searchable. Connected. Hover any card to see the look.
Yelp page meets Google Business meets dive log. Hours, staff, rental fleet, current trip calendar, the lineup of classes running this month. Centers can claim and run their own page; we don't sell ads.
A shareable profile page for the independent instructor. Show your crossovers, your specialties, your next class, the pool you're running it in. Plus access to the Lab's pool, paperwork & gear infrastructure.
The whole rest of the internet is about somebody selling you something. This is your dive log, your photos, your buddies, your certs. A social home for the half of you that lives underwater.
The Lab gives indie pros the infrastructure of a dive center without the overhead: pool time, paperwork, gear discounts, a real homepage.
If you're the kind of pro who'd rather teach than run a register, you can affiliate with PGH Dive Labs and inherit a working back-office immediately.
Member rates at 9 area pools plus reserved cylinder spots at Bainbridge & White Star quarry days. Block-book a confined session without cold-calling a Y.
9 pools · 4 quarries↗/ 02Group liability rates, shared waiver infrastructure, medical-form storage, and an actual general counsel on retainer. The boring stuff, handled.
Liability · Waivers · Forms↗/ 03Dealer pricing on rental fleet replacements, student kit, fills, and printed materials. We don’t sell gear; we just route the volume.
Pro pricing · No markup↗/ 04Take payment, manage a waitlist, send digital materials and reminders, pull the class roster on your phone deck-side. Built for an instructor who teaches in three different pools a month.
Payments · Roster · Reminders↗/ 05A real instructor homepage at pghdivelabs.com/@your-name. Hand it to a student, drop it in your bio, link it from your shop. Looks like you spent six months on it.
Dives, classes, conditions, the new Advanced Open Water cert someone just punched. The Lab is a social network for the half of you that's underwater.
Vis was a clean 25 ft most of the dive, better than yesterday. Hit the school bus, the cement truck, and the platform stack. Pleasant 58°F at 20m, then 54 below the thermocline.
Knocked out my last two AOW specialties at Gilboa with Devon (Steel City Scuba). Night dive was unhinged. Onward.
Two pool sessions at CCAC Allegheny + a checkout weekend at White Star. If you're holding off on cold-water season because the suit thing is intimidating, this is the class.
First batch of Peregrine TX landed Friday; dealer pricing through the 15th for Lab members. We can transfer settings off your existing computer at no charge if you bring it in.
A current list of affiliated centers and the freshwater sites within driving distance of the Three Rivers.
We're not selling certifications and we're not selling memberships at a markup. PGH Dive Labs is a co-op of local instructors, divers and shops who got tired of doing the heavy lift in someone else's Facebook group. If you dive here, you belong here.
Read the manifesto →Pick the one that fits today. You can always wear a second hat later; most of us do.
Build a profile, log your dives, follow your buddies, find your next class. The Lab is free for divers, always will be.
Create a diver profile →/ For InstructorsAffiliate as an independent pro. Get a shareable profile, pool access, paperwork pooling, gear discounts, booking. $39/mo.
Apply as an indie pro →/ For CentersVerify your dive center, add your staff, post your calendar, route reviews. Listing is free; managed roster is on us.
Claim a center →