Note: All of the staff at ABYSS DIVE CENTER hold Coast Guard Captain Licences!
INSTRUCTOR TRAINER/INSTRUCTOR #1
CAPT. M. Barry Thomas "Barry"
PADI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor
IANTD Advanced Nitrox Instructor Trainer
IANTD Technical Nitrox Instructor Trainer
IANTD Drager Atlantis I Rebreather Instructor
IANTD Trimix / EAMx Blender Instructor
IANTD EANx Cave Instructor
IANTD EANx Wreck Instructor
IANTD Trimix Instructor
PSA Trimix, techtrox, Extended Range, Full Face Mask, and Cavern Instructor
TDI Trimix Instructor Trainer
TDI Drager Atlantis I Rebreather Instructor Trainer
TDI Extended Range Instructor
INSTRUCTOR TRAINER/ INSTRUCTOR #2
CAPT. James R. George "Bob"
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
PADI Medic First Aid Instructor
IANTD Advanced EANx Instructor Trainer
IANTD Technical EANx Instructor
TDI Nitrox Instructor
SSI Diveson Instructor
NASDS Open Water Instructor
DAN Oxygen Provider Instructor
INSTRUCTOR #3
CAPT. D. Clayton Patterson "Clay"
IANTD Technical EANx Instructor
IANTD EANx Cave Diver Supervisor
BREATHING GASES & EQUIPMENT
At ABYSS DIVE CENTER we offer a full range of equipment suited for all types of diving. From the snorkeler, or open water diver, who is in the process of building their experience; to the experienced technical or extended range diver.
Some of the lines we offer include:
Ocean Management Systems
Poseidon
Dive Rite
Beuchat
Cressi Sub
Underwater Kinetics,
Carter (lift bags)
Ralph Hood Products
Akona
Contempro
Global Mfg.
Pelican
Pro Watt Lighting Systems
Nitrox or Trimix certified and need a fill? ABYSS DIVE CENTER has available hydrocarbon free (grade j) compressed air, Enriched Air Nitrox (Partial Pressure Blending System, to better provide custom mixes), Oxygen, Trimix ("stacked", or Heliair), Heliox, and Argon for use as a drysuit inflation gas.
Please utilize our "Contact Us" link on the main page, or feel free to call us for information and prices.
EXCURSIONS
The staff at ABYSS love to dive! Below are just some of the types of trips we offer, and unlike some of our competitors, at least one of the staff members have actually been, and dove, all of the below offered locations! If the destination you are interested in is not on the list below, please contact us. We pride ourselves in customizing trips to accommodate our customers!!
Mexico - Yucatan Cave Diving
Bahamas- Blue Hole Cave Diving
North and Central Florida Cave Diving
Wreck Diving on the historic USS MONITOR
Wreck Diving on the ANDREA DORIA
Wreck Diving at Truk lagoon and Bikini Atoll
Diving the North Carolina Coast Wrecks
The Deep Wrecks of Pompano Beach (HYDRO ATLANTIC, COREY N CHRIS, and others)
Wreck Diving on the EMPIRE MICA, Port St. Joe Florida
Technical and Recreational Diving at Lake Jocassee, SC
Treasure Hunting Expeditions in the Bahamas
Beautiful Reef and Wall Diving in the Caribbean
Recreational Wreck and Reef Diving in Florida, from the Keys to Panama City
Forty Fathom Grotto, Ocala, Florida
For further information on how we can prepare you to safely explore the "Underwater Realm," please use the "Contact Us" link or give us a call!
