Tech diving with Atmosphere in the Philippines

Looking for a new challenge? With Atmosphere, Technical diving is more accessible than you think. We love seeing our divers try new things and whether that’s doing the first dive ever on our house reef, becoming an instructor, or starting down the path towards technical diving. During your training, our focus is to personalize and schedule your course around you. We assure a much more personal and consultative approach. Some of you may want to dive deep and explore deep walls in Apo Island that nobody else gets to see, others are keen to try other equipment configurations and expand their knowledge or grab an underwater scooter (DPV). Whatever floats your boat, we can make it happen! At Atmosphere, we will deliver proper dive planning, briefing and detailed discussion, new and up-to-date rental gear, 5-star service with flexible dive options and lots of space on our boats. Contact us at techdive@atmosphereresorts.com for questions and bookings for technical diving Philippines.

Tech diving facilities at Atmosphere Resorts & Spa

In our large dedicated tech diving & camera room, we have plenty of space for your rebreather, open circuit system, and any other dedicated equipment. Our modern compressor room will fill any Nitrox and Trimix mixes up to 200bar. Many size options are available with our Aluminium Tanks: AL13, AL19, AL30, AL40, AL80 and AL100.

Full sets of sidemount and double wing equipment are available for rent as well as underwater scooters (DPV’s). We have a large air-conditioned classroom with a big flat screen TV, making your classroom session comfortable and enjoyable. Our big banka boat and two speedboats can take you to any of our dive sites along the coast or in Apo Island or Sumilon Island. Our dive training pool, with a length of 20 meters and width of 8, offer plenty of space for adjustment and familiarisation of your equipment, as well as trim check and skills practice.

More about our facilities here.

Take a tech diving course with Atmosphere in the Philippines

TDI is the leader in technical diving, and has been since 1994 and it is the largest technical certification agency in the world. As one of the first agencies to provide training in mixed gas diving and rebreathers, TDI is seen as an innovator of new diving techniques and programs which previously were not available to the general public.

At Atmosphere, we currently offer TDI:

  • Sidemount Course
  • Intro To Tech
  • Advanced Nitrox
  • Decompression Procedures
  • Helitrox Diver
  • Extended Range Diver
  • Trimix Diver 60 and 75 meters
  • Technical DPV
  • Divemaster
  • Nitrox Gas Blender & Advanced Gas Blender
  • Solo Diver
  • Equipment Specialist

For the complete outline of our courses, download our Tech Course PDF here. More information from TDI can be found here: TDI technical dive courses. Technical diving Philippines could not be easier.

Dive sites & tech fun dives - technical dives in Apo Island and along the Dauin coast

Even though tech training at Atmosphere always begins on the house reef, we have some great tech dive sites in the Dauin area, in particular in Apo Island. Apo island is characterized on one side by walls, explored by recreational divers down to 30 meters, and on the other side by drift dives and sometimes wild currents, big schools of jacks, colourful reefs and sea snakes galore. Below those walls, are deep walls and rock formations, stretching from 45 down to 80 meters at least. This makes it perfect for technical diving at all levels. You will see giant trevallies, snakes, eagle rays and marine life that you won´t see elsewhere. You will also be all alone, without the hustle and bustle of the shallower sites.

We also dive along the Dauin coast, and even though it is a sloping reef, there is always a lot to see. Sumilon Island is two hours away and has deep walls, a nice population of white tip reef sharks, Barracudas and occasional whale sharks.

More about the dive sites we visit from Atmosphere here.

Tech diving training with Atmosphere? Kevin Strahm decided to do his technical dive training with us in the Philippines. This is what happened!

We love teaching tech courses but we have some amazing dive sites for fun dives as well! Between 45 and 55 meters is where you find the big schools of giant trevallies in Apo Island. Watch this!

Atmosphere technical diving Philippines - our services and courses