• Our philosophy in brief
• History of Atlantis Tech
• Why tech diving?
• Training with us
• Diving with us
• Articles

Our Philosophy In Brief

“We teach Technical Diving, we do not sell certifications”. This sums up the Atlantis Tech philosophy. Emphasis is not placed on issuing certification cards; Atlantis will work with you, until you possess the knowledge, confidence and skills required at each level. The result is training that you won’t find at other dive stores.

We’re dedicated to making you the best diver that you can be.

History Of Atlantis Tech

Atlantis Tech was founded by expert deep diver John Bennett. John held the record for the deepest ever open ocean dive on scuba and was the first diver on scuba to cross the four minute mile of diving, by descending past 1000ft/300m. An intense dedication to technical diving of all kinds led John to the top of his field, continually striving for more knowledge, understanding, and ability.

The current team here was introduced to Atlantis Tech, trained and chosen by John to ensure the continuation of the philosophies which give the technical diver the edge in a demanding environment. We don't teach just from books – real technical divers with real experience, and real passion for the ocean is what you will find at Atlantis Tech.

Before John left to pursue his career in Australia, he trained and handed over the reins to Matt Reed, the current manager of Atlantis Tech.

Why tech Diving?

As a tech diver you are trained to go beyond the limits of recreational diving.

Some enjoy the thrill of going to a site and realising that there may have been more people that have set foot on the moon than have dived where they are today. Not everyone has the need to go this extreme. Others enjoy the thrill of gliding effortlessly through the interior of a wreck and opening a drawer to see its contents still lying there in perfect condition.

At a more basic level, once tech trained you can extend bottom time beyond those pesky No Decompression Limits, and so spend a decent amount of time at those deeper sites.

In addition the skills learned in a tech diving class will make you a safer and better recreational diver. This all results in increased fun underwater, and that’s why we’re here!

For many people the sheer enjoyment that you get out of diving increases exponentially as your skills in the water improve. Re-visit places like Truk Lagoon once you are tech trained and it will be a revelation, you will get so much more from your diving.

Add to this the fact that the improvements that you will see in your buoyancy will significantly decrease air consumption rates and is a must for photographers and videographers.

Training With Us

At Atlantis tech you will find quality facilities and equipment. You will dive with experienced staff, that are dedicated to your safety, enjoyment and development as a diver.

We currently run training at all levels, both in water and out, through TDI and DSAT. Our full time instructors have 46 years diving experience, over 14,000 dives, more than 1000 certifications and over 50 instructor ratings between them.

Our focus is on developing the divers primary piece of equipment… himself. One of John Bennett’s favourite phrases was ”the key piece of equipment is a knowledgeable and thinking diver”. To this end our courses are thorough, challenging, and safely conducted.

We don’t rush and we don’t pass unsafe divers. We develop skills so that our students earn the certification.

Diving With Us

We dive locally in the beautiful waters of Puerto Galera, and we also lead expeditions and courses to Subic, the Mactan Ferry, the Mapperton caves and further a field to Truk Lagoon.

Articles

Atlantis Tech Diving Articles Archive
	Journey to 1000 ft: John Bennet (00 kb)
	Princess Of The Orient (00 kb)
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