Brass Anchor, LLC

The Brass Anchor is your scuba gear outlet in central Maryland. We have been in Frederick, Maryland since 1986. We are PADI 5 Star, certified clean air, and our seven instructors offer training from Open Water to Assistant Instructor, Equipment, Oxygen Provider, EAN Nitrox. If you are interested in scuba diving but have never tried it, we offer a free Discover Scuba experience monthly.

PADI diver education from Open Water to Assistant Instructor. Classes are held in our store or in select locations in Frederick County. Pool work is performed at Hood College, Fort Detrick and various other locations. Training dives are held in quarries located near Westminster MD, Haymarket VA, Harrisburg PA, Reading PA, and Rawlings VA.

The Open Water Course normally consists of 4 classroom sessions, 4 pool sessions, and 2 days (4 dives) for Open Water Checkout. The course normally lasts for 4 weeks, 1 or 2 nights per week but is frequently done in less time..