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What Should You Look For
In Dive Training?
- Know your dive shop and instructors before you purchase
anything!!
- Shop agency affiliations-Check our references – just
because an agency is listed on a website doesn’t
mean they recognize that shop.
- Level & experience of Instructors
- How long have those Instructors been teaching?
- How many students have been certified this year, last
year, total?
- Do they staff Divemasters?
- Air quality and certification
- Tours of the Shop, Service Center and Dive Locker
- How long has the shop been in business?
- Efforts to promote safe environmental practices
- Classroom and Training Facilities
Open Water
 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.
In this course you will:
Learn the fundamentals of scuba diving
Learn about dive equipment
Learn dive techniques
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You earn your Open Water Diver rating by completing
4 parts of the course:
Home Study
Watch the course video or DVD
Read the text book
Complete the knowledge reviews
Academic Sessions
Summarize and review textbook Discuss additional information
Questions/answers and advice on trips, classes and equipment
Confined Water Dives (Pool)
Apply new knowledge in a controlled environment
Certification Dives (Open Water)
In-water evaluation of skills
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Expectations for Students
- Each student needs to be in good health, reasonably fit,
and comfortable in the water
- Students must be older than
the age of 10
- Maintain a good attitude
- Complete all knowledge reviews
- Adherence to Instructor
guidance
- Be on time for class
Before the Academic Sessions:
- Read, watch video, and prepare
- Complete knowledge reviews
- All fees paid
- Schedule and attend student orientation
Remember you are not just buying your C-card – you are
qualifying to become a safe, educated diver.
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Expectations for Atlantis Divers
- Highest level of professional treatment
- Qualified, experienced
Instructors
- Quality Instruction
- Safe diving practices
- Safe, clean learning environment
- Reliable rental equipment
We take the time to train you right!
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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.
Two weeknights per week meeting at 6:30 PM -- Academic
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 PM – 10 PM -
Academic
- Sat 9 AM – 5 PM - Academic and Pool
- Sun 10 AM – finished
- Academic and Pool
Private Classes (1 student)
Semi-Private Classes (2-3 students)
This course is centered on you. You and your instructor set
the pace.
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Certification Dives
There are several ways to perform Open Water Certification
Dives. You may do a referral, which means 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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Supplies
Course Supplies:
- Crew-Pak/Textbook Log Book
- Video or DVD
Basic Dive Gear:
- Fins
- Booties
- Mask
- Snorkel
- Weight belt
- Weights
We find that students perform better and enjoy their scuba
experience more if properly fitted and maintained personal
gear has been used.
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