140213-N-CG436-031 PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2014) Students at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) conduct training operations in the center's 40-foot-deep Aquatic Training Facility. NDSTC, the largest diving facility in the world, trains more than 1,200 military divers from every branch of service each year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Scichilone)


Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center
350 S. Crag Road
Panama City Beach FL 32407
NDSTC logoThe Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC), located at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida, is the largest diving facility in the world. NDSTC trains military divers from all services. More than 1,200 students train each year, including students who are candidates for submarine SCUBA, U.S. Navy deep sea divers, Seabee underwater construction divers, joint service diving officers, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officers, diving medical technicians, diving medical officers, U.S. Army engineer divers, U.S. Marine Corps combatant divers, U.S. Coast Guard divers, and U.S. Air Force pararescue operators and combat controllers. A limited number of U.S. law enforcement, U.S. government agency and students from international partner nations also train at NDSTC.

NDSTC houses 23 certified diver life support systems, which include 6 hyperbaric recompression chambers, 2 diving simulation facilities capable to 300 feet, an aquatics training facility which is the second largest pool in the U.S., a submarine lock-out trunk and two 133-foot Yard Diving Tenders (YDT) for open ocean diving support (with recompression chambers and mixed gas diving capabilities).

NDSTC reports to the Center for EOD and Diving (CENEODDIVE).

Mission, Vision, Priorities and Philosophy

 Mission

Train and qualify the nation's most capable and confident military divers for all five armed services, allied nations, and other government agencies in support of our National Military Strategy and our national security.
 Vision

Empower our tremendously professional instructors and staff to train and develop the leaders of our nation's future military diving community.
 Priorities
Our Customer: It is our obligation to invest ourselves in producing our relief, by ensuring we deliver the best trained, qualified, and most professional divers to our customer, the military fleet and force, all while ensuring our communities are ready for major combat operations. 

Our People: Continually strive to ensure our Sailors and staff are provided the opportunity to develop professionally, physically, and mentally, that they have the opportunity to find a productive work-life balance and build a foundation of support with family, friends and peers.
 Philosophy
My philosophy is simple "Strive to NEVER be the Hypocrite"
  • Lead in the light; endeavor to never make decisions that will compromise your integrity, the integrity of the command or the integrity of your service component.
  • As a leader, never expect trust or loyalty if your personal actions are in contrast to how you lead. Good or bad, your peers and your subordinates always notice your actions.
  • Continually evaluate your "Say-Do Gap," take the time to self-reflect and adjust as necessary. We are all human and will often fall short of "Never being the Hypocrite," but what's important is that we recognize it when it occurs and adjust fire!
CDR Troy R. Lawson
Commanding Officer, NDSTC
 
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