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Atlantis Divers -

Setting the standard in dive safety, education, and service.




Atlantis Divers is proud to offer the largest selection in dive gear and service in the area as well as have the most complete and comprehensive training. We are the only dive center in Richmond with the capability to train divers from the beginner level straight through to Instructor Trainer. All Dive Instructors are Atlantis Divers Staff and are certified by multiple dive agencies.

Your Gateway to Adventure!

NOVEMBER INVENTORY BLOWOUT!!!

November 15 – 30, 2008

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Your underwater adventure begins!

Make 2008 the year you do something special and create a lifetime of memories, make new friends and create new adventures. Have you always dreamed of gliding through the water surrounded by schools of exotic fish, swimming past sunken wrecks and meeting new creatures under the sea? Then scuba diving is the sport for you! Let our qualified Instructors and Staff introduce you to the magnificent underwater world.

Schedule

Week Night Classes

This course is a more enjoyable and easy-going format. Take your time and train right at a more relaxed pace of two nights a week for three weeks.
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM – Academics and Pool

Weekend Boot Camps
This course is an intensive weekend of Open Water Training for those who are very comfortable in the water and have snorkeling or swimming experience.
Fri 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM - Academic
Sat 9 AM – 5 PM - Academic and Pool
Sun 10 AM – finish - Academic and Pool

Private Classes (1 -2 students)
Semi-Private Classes (3-5 students)

This course is centered on you. You and your instructor set the pace for the academic dates, pool sessions (subject to pool availability) and quarry dates. For groups of 5 or more, you can set your course dates at the standard Weeknight or Weekend price.

Certification Dives
There are several ways to perform Open Water Certification Dives. You may do a referral (Atlantis Divers does the Academic and Pool Instruction and you get certified on a trip by another facility), or you can dive with us at a local dive site or take a trip with Atlantis Divers to get certified.

Open Water Certification Dives are held the last weekend of each month at Lake Rawlings. Other local and exotic dive sites are optional.

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Atlantis Divers Scuba Clinic

Are you a new diver looking to further your education or an experienced diver looking to refresh or increase your knowledge and skill?Want to be a better diver but don’t have the time or want to commit the money for a full specialty certification?

Then the ADSC is just what you are looking for. This program is held each and every weekend and is conducted as a private- semi private workshop geared around you.


Pool sessions are held the first Saturday and Sunday of each month with academic weekends scheduled for each following weekend.

Pool sessions lasts 2-3 hours and are private to semiprivate. They cover skills that the student wishes to work on and improve.Academic sessions last 2-3 hours and a variety of topics can be requested .

For Example:

Wreck Diving

Deep Diving

Night Diving

Diving Ethics

Diving Computer Workshop

Photography Workshop

Table Review

Marine Injuries

First Aid Review

Dive Shop 101

Intro to Technical Diving

And Much Much More!

Dry Suit Dive

Safe Diving Practices

Search and Recovery

Rescue Diver Review

Open Water Diver Review


Most academic sections can be accredited to specialty certification,
ask you instructor for details.

Each section costs only $50.00 and is available by appointment only.

Call and request your Clinic today!


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Atlantis Divers Exclusive certifications

Atlantis Divers has exclusive certifications you can only find with us. Below are a few of our Specialties to chose from:

Shark Adventure Diver

Sharks play an important and necessary role in the ecosystems of our oceans and seas. Most sharks play the role of “trash collector” weeding out sick and the dead marine animals that would otherwise pollute and decease health and vitality of the marine ecosystem.


Sharks are vital to maintain a healthy and balanced marine ecosystem. Without the various roles sharks play, hunting, scavenging and filter feeding the overall effects on the ocean and ultimately the planet would be catastrophic.



The Shark Adventure Diver will take a first hand look at these animals and the effects that man has played upon them. This coupled with surface environmental studies and two dives will allow us to gain an understanding and respect for sharks.

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Florescence Night Diver

The purpose of the Fluorescence Night Diver specialty course is to familiarize divers with the colorful world of fluorescent organisms found in a marine environment. This training course will be conducted as a night dive, as most fluorescing species can only be observed at night.


Fluorescence is just one example of luminescence, the emission of light without heat. One of the most striking aspects of fluorescence is the hidden beauty it reveals. Subjects that are brightly colored by day are usually not fluorescent and disappear, while subjects that are drab or hidden my reveal strikingly intense and totally unexpected colors and patterns.

This course will teach you what fluorescence is, what equipment is needed to see or photograph fluorescence, and the types of things you will see on a fluorescence night dive. This confined water program will perfect your abilities with specialized equipment, buoyancy and other necessary skills.

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Aquarium Diver Course

Atlantis Divers is proud to be the only shop in Virginia where you can get certified as an Aquarium Diver and experience the thrill of diving in a living coral aquarium.

This course will teach you to identify many species of rays, sharks and fish. We will also give you experience interacting with these gentle creatures of the sea. The Aquarium Diver course starts with an informative class session on the basics of aquarium diving and fish identification. We then dive in the pool to fine-tune our buoyancy and skills to ensure the environment will be safe. Last we will plan a field trip to a sponsoring aquarium for a behind the scenes private tour and dive.

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Shark Week! View our Commercial Here!



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Atlantis Divers is a proud sponsor of Shark Week July 20 - July 26th on the Discovery Channel! It's the 20th summer of Shark Week - which is produced in conjunction with leading shark researchers around the globe, and provides viewers with valuable knowledge about the behavior and characteristics of this diverse and majestic species. Take a deeper look into the world of sharks with Discovery Channel's Shark Week and you just might be surprised to see the Atlantis Diver commercial (please - no autographs). The commercial will also be shown during the History Channels Deep Sea Detectives and the new Pirate series.

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Recycle Recycle!

Cub Scout Pack 461 has partnered up with Atlantis Divers to help save the oceans we love. Bring your aluminum cans to Atlantis Divers in a plastic bag any time during store hours. Pack 461 will pick up the cans each Monday and take them to be recycled.

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Scuba Camp

Don't wait register for Summer 2008 scuba Camp.Camp Hanover is a Christian camp located in Mechanicsville that is celebrating 50 years of outdoor ministry and they have partnered with Atlantis Divers for Scuba Camp.
See www.camphanover.org or come into the shop for more details

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Atlantis Divers is a Christian Owned
and Family Run Company

We train under the best organizations: