Ice Diving: An adventure for the most adventurous. Six hours of study and lecture, three open water (yea sure through a hole in the ice!) dives over two days. And a certification you will treasure and talk about forever.
Utah SCUBA diving--cold water specialists:
altitude diving, ice diving, dry suit diving, river distinctive specialty,
search and recovery, and of course all the regular specialties. We
do commercial search and recovery. Email
us at: atlantisdivers@internet-works.net
ATLANTIS
DIVERS
206 West Main Street Vernal,
Utah 84078-2506
800-894-3616
Where
getting wet is our specialty
435-789-3616
atlantisdivers@internet-works.net
FAX 435-781-2816
We'll work with you -
NO Matter who certified you or no mater where you received your certification
card. We offer PADI and SSI Certification: you don't have to switch,
enjoy the programs you are comfortable with. We only ask you to
KEEP WET!!!.
ATTENTION!!! ATTENTION!!!
Sign up now for our February Ice
Diver programs. See Calendar.
Used Dry Suit $600.00
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In house instruction:
PADI Open Water through Divemaster
SSI Open Water through Divecon
Advanced programs are available every Friday evening through Sunday.
Remember, the advance program is where you pick up that valuable experience
under supervision that upgrades your confidence and in turn develops a
comfortable and mature diver.
email atlantisdivers@internet-works.net
for details and lets go diving Now Now Now!!!
Hey!!
Check out the fun specialties Atlantis
Divers has to offer!!
Rebreathers are here, train for, rent or purchase the ultimate in diving pleasure.
Altitude Diver, special considerations for our beautiful high mountain lakes.
Boat Diver, gets you acquainted with the best mode of travel to unique dive sites.
Deep Diver, for the adventurous diver, exploring the bountiful bottoms.
Drift Diver, ambling along with currents like skiing underwater.
Dry Suit Diver, perfect way to expand your diving season without extensive travel.
Equipment Specialist, get to really know your SCUBA equipment .
Ice Diver, for the most adventurous diver, crystal clear cold diving.
Multi-Level Diver, learn how to get safe extended bottom times.
Night Diver, go diving when the animals come out to play.
Nitrox Diver, extend your bottom times and reduce your nitrogen obligation.
Peak Performance Buoyancy, perfect weightless flying underwater.
River Diver, get the skills needed for the most adventurous diving in the world.
Search and Recovery, lets go find some booty and take it home safely.
Underwater Hunter, spearfishing and crayfish hunting.
Underwater Naturalist, great for the lovers of plants, animals and sightseers.
Underwater Navigator, what a great way to find your way back
Underwater Photographer, not just pictures - but proof of what you have seen.
Underwater Communications, learn
hand signals and electronic systems - Look Ma I'm Talking.
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Please follow the following rules and regulations to keep us all out of trouble. And remember, If there is a question of specifics -- Whatever the officer on site says is probably the law. It is easier to argue the fact after your vacation - not during it. Thank you, Michael
"No person shall dive in any waters of this state unless he holds a
valid certificate from an
accredited scuba diving school or is in the company of a certified
scuba diving instructor."
Spear fishing:
1. A valid Utah fishing license is required for underwater
spearfishing.
2. Underwater spearfishing is permitted from official
sunrise to official sunset.
3. Use of artificial light is unlawful while underwater
spearfishing.
4. Deer Creek Reservoir, Starvation Reservoir, Fish
Lake, and Flaming Gorge Reservoir
are open to taking game fish by
means of underwater spearfishing from June 1 through
September 4, 1999. These are the
only waters open to underwater spearfishing for game
fish.
5. The bag and possession limit is two game fish.
No more than one lake trout (mackinaw)
greater than 20 inches may be
taken at Fish Lake. At Flaming Gorge Reservoir only one
lake trout (mackinaw) greater
than 28 inches may be taken.
6. Non game fish may be taken by spearfishing only
in the waters listed above, with the
exception of carp, which can be
speared in almost all diveable waters. (Some waters are
closed to carp spearfishing --
click to see the official list.)
With a fishing license, you can spearfish in Deer Creek, Starvation,
Fish Lake, and Flaming Gorge. Elsewhere you can spear only carp.
On behalf of spearfishing divers, we urge the Division of Wildlife Resources
(DWR) to open additional waters to spearfishing, and extend the spearfishing
season. If you support additional opportunities
for spearfishing, email us or stop in the store to deliver a
quick note with your name, address and a few of your comments concerning
spearfishing in Utah and we'll forward it to the DWR.
Now is the time to start an organized effort to get more equitable
regulations for the underwater hunter!! Please send us your comments.
atlantisdivers@internet-works.net
Crayfish:
(1) A person possessing a valid Utah fishing or combination license
may take crayfish for
personal, noncommercial purposes during the
open fishing season set for the given body
of water.
(2) Crayfish may be taken by hand or with a trap, liftnet, handline,
pole or seine, provided that:
(a) game fish or their parts, or any substance
unlawful for angling, is not used for bait.
(b) seines shall not exceed 10 feet in length
or width
(c) no more than five lines are used
(d) live crayfish are NOT transported from
the body of water where taken
Gather all the crawfish you want, but you need a fishing license. And you have to cook or kill the crayfish before you leave the lake. We recommend boiling with lemon and dill. The kids love them with BBQ sauce.
Dive Flag:
A. A square, red flag with a white diagonal stripe from one top
corner to the opposite bottom
corner should be used to indicate the
presence of a diver below.
B. A scuba diver shall display a diver's flag prior to diving
activity and shall dive and surface in
close proximity to the flag.
C. No person shall place a diver's flag on the waters of this
state unless diving activity is in
progress in that area.
D. If a diver's flag is placed after sunset or before sunrise,
it shall be lighted.
E. No person shall place a diver's flag in any area where boating
activity might be unduly
restricted.
F. No scuba diver shall dive in a congested boating or fishing
area such as narrow channels,
launching or docking areas, or near
reservoir outlets.
G. The operator of any vessel shall not approach within 150 feet
of a posted diver's flag, unless
the vessel is part of the equipment
in use by the divers.
Use some sense about where you dive, and when you dive. The Utah public getting better but, some boat operators jet ski operators and water skiers are unknowing of the meaning of a dive flag. Jet skiers especially, either ignore the dive flag, use it as a slalom turn, or pick it up, because most of them have not been introduced to our State Parks officers in Uintah County (Zero tolerance is observed here). For wide-ranging shallow dives, we recommend you clip a dive flag float to your BC with a length of cord (with a break-away attachment for safety) so the dive flag goes where you go.
Sale!!
Sale!! Sale!!
Used equipment by the piece or by the bunch.
Call for details.
Used, US Divers regulator with octopus, LP hose,
and Uwatec Sport computer $500
Used, shell dry suit $600.00
Used, Harvey's med/lg neoprene drysuit all new seals
and boots with fly $1,000.00
Used, Ikelite 6 volt underwater light -- $35.00.
Used, twin cylinder manifolds: USD and others
-- $260.00 with free shipping
Used, 7 1/4" SS twin bands with harness webbing
-- $30.00 with free shipping
New - 10 1/2 foot single person canoe, red, white
& blue gel coat finnish $495.00
Equipment
Sales & Rental
Dacor
-- Aqua Lung -- OMS
-- OS Systems -- NiteRider -- Draeger
Buy the package or buy the piece - We've got the system for you!!
Selected US Divers regulators closeouts
30% off
Large US Divers BCD's 30% off
Selected Dacor BCD's 25% off
We feature the absolute best underwater and above
water lights NightRider
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Commercial Diving
Underwater Salvage / Recovery -- Excellent record
and references. We located a sunken boat in nine minutes after others
had spent two and a half days grappling and grumbling, and we recovered
unwanted electrical debris out of a million gallon coal slurry vat (ground-up
coal and water) at night in the dark without a flashlight. We've
performed underwater repair work on a hydroelectric power generation plant.
Numerous installations or reinstallation's debris screens on pumping plant
systems for irrigation. Have replaced submersible pumps and repaired
underwater delivery systems for the Utah State Parks system. Safety divers/underwater
riggers for the "Chill Factor" movie filmed at Flaming Gorge. Under ice,
in a river, repair on a radial release gate for the CUWSP.
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Nitrox for recreational diving. Everybody's
talking about it, We're doinit. Commonin and enjoy the experience.
Read your text, participate in classroom interaction and two nitrox dives.
That's all it takes to enjoy this great asset to diving.
Ice Diving: An adventure for the most
adventurous. Six hours of study and lecture, three open water (yea
sure through a hole in the ice!) dives over two days. And a certification
you will treasure and talk about forever.
Underwater Communications:
Use the Inspiro Divator full face mask and receiver or the buddy phone
mouthpiece and/or receiver systems as well as manning the electronic surface
communications system. Enjoy the thrill of being able to talk to
your buddy underwater.
We have some of the best Dirty Water Navigation
Sites -- ultimate sites to become expert underwater navigators. When you
are trained in an awful environment the rest of the world is easy!
Yep, we do the same for Search and
Recovery courses!! Hands on funn!!
You haven't done underwater Naturalist
diving until you have done the River!!! Dozens of varieties
of wildlife including mammals, fish, insects, reptiles, and humans.
The plant life is out of this world
(prerequisites apply for river diving)
River?? Need -- four good divers
- willing to face adventure, challenge and fun. Be prepared for adventure,
observing over 1000 fish per day, locate booty of enormous abundance,
and meet fellow adventurers seeking enjoyment in kind.
Seven miles of underwater wildlife, vegetation,
structure, awesome visibility and wonderful scenery on the surface.
You really need our River Dive!!! The river is the closest you can
encounter inland that would compare to the California kelp forests.
See calendar.
Lunch Time!!!
((You're not going to believe this -- But Really -- No Charge River Diving.))
(some restrictions apply)
Multi-Level dives to 100 feet at 6000
foot elevation. WOW two specialties at once!!
We have some walls over 300 foot tall that are absolutely awesome!
Bring along your Peak Performance Buoyancy, you'll need it.
Equipment: You get the unique
opportunity to get into the nitty gritty of real equipment.
Photography -- Not the mundane --
Just the best locations!! See River Diving.
Photo of the Month
Photo by -- MRW
Peak Performance Buoyancy -- Now !!
Not some time in the future - That's the way to really love your
dives.
Rebreather Diving is the ultimate in
recreational diving. Neutral buoyancy all the time, weight intrigation,
very few bubbles to disturb your photo subject, longer bottom times, shorter
decompression obligation and warm moist air. Nitrox
specialty certification required.
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Attention Attention
Attention!!!! Atlantis Divers is now offering a lease
program for semi-closed Nitrox rebreathers. These units are the most
simple and practical design offered to recreational divers. As you
may already know rebreathers can enhance your daily bottom time, be able
to attain neutral buoyancy throughout the dive and reduce your desaturation
time dramatically. Underwater photographers love rebreathers!!!
This offer is for serious divers that intend on spending a considerable
time diving. Please stop in our store (206 West Main Street, Vernal,
Utah) for details. We hope to see you soon.
Let's raise the bar on spearfishing records!! Stop in and
pick up a free one hand twist lock
goody bag for each state record broken and get your picture with
your trophy displayed in the Vernal Express newspaper!!. The
race is on, you can only spearfish until Labor
Day!! See fishing regulations. Contact
us for more details. atlantisdivers@internet-works.net
Please pre register in order to participate in
the following:
Open Water Diver, sign up now!!!!
Advanced programs are available almost every Friday evening through Sunday.
Divemaster Program in full swing - if you want to join us contact ASAP!!
Green River Cleanup
Will post after river flow
subsides - July 23rd is the magic day!! 8:00 am till dark!
Notice Notice!!! The
Bureau of Reclamation is going to drop the Green River flows to 2100 cfs
by July 19th!! Isn't that the greatest news all summer!!!!
Be sure to pre register for this fun event.
River diver specialty required,
call or e-mail for details.
Midnight Dive -- December 31st 1999-2000
This is going to be a millennium
dive for shore at Flaming Gorge Reservoir - 6040 ft elevation
Consider the specialties possible for your first year 2000 certification!!!!
Ice Diver Specialty, February 5-6, 2000
Email for more information: atlantisdivers@internet-works.net
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Atlantis Divers is located between the twin canoe anchors on Main Street, Vernal, Utah.
We still think asphalt is a rectal disorder.
We've been known to dive in the mud just to get wet.
Regular staff is whoever is here when you get here.
We've got leftover Gurkees.
Mike's been known to sell the fins right off his
feet.
Who is "That Masked Diver"??
Photo Courtesy of Somebody we know??
Send your answer to atlantisdivers@internet-works.net
For terrific, custom and technical outerwear at reasonable prices contact IVANHO
Dive the inland sea at Bonneville Seabase. Aquatic life (real ocean fish including sharks, puffers, argus, damsel fish, etc. etc. etc.) galore!! A multitude of services and equipment to rent if you need it. Great Folks!!!!!!!!!!
Click here for a pretty decent overview of Utah
Scuba Diving.
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Updated 7/15/99
created by SKM