Group leaders, please make note: all dates are open for charter until a deposit is received. Cancellations due to weather are made at the dock by the captain only. Divers not present for the call forfeit all dive fees. Otherwise, money collected for that trip will be refunded as quickly as possible. View a printable copy of our GROUP CONTRACT, INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT, and WAIVER. Please read your contract carefully and in its entirety. The $200 booking fee is NONREFUNDABLE. This fee protects ABDS from losses related to cancelled charters, as we turn other divers away once your deposit is received. If, however, another party charters that weekend, we will gladly refund your booking fee to you. Half of the charter fee, net of deposit, is due 60 days before your charter, with the remaining money due 30 days out. Charters not paid in full by the deadline are void, and slots are open to other divers for charter. Atlantic Beach Diving Services accepts cash, checks, and credit cards. Each credit card transaction is subject to a five dollar ($5) handling fee.

The price of our 2010 charters depends on whether you’re diving as part of a group, and also on whether you choose the regular charter, or our deluxe charter. For single divers and walk-ons wanting a basic day of diving, the rate is $120, which includes two offshore dives, weather permitting. This package is our original dive service package, and up until last year, our only dive package. Our crew will help you in and out of the water, assist you with any gear or equipment problems if we're able, answer any questions you have about the dive sites, and generally aid you any way we can. We're glad for you to make use of our cooler for your lunch items and beverages (we continue to provide bottled water and ginger ale), and enjoy your day on the sundeck or in the air conditioned cabin. We do ask that you not take anything out of the cooler that you haven't put in yourself, with the exception of the aforementioned water and ginger ale. As before, this charter package accommodates 18 divers. Groups chartering nine or more spots, please call or email Captain Amy Broughman (captamy@atlanticbeachdiving.com) for discount pricing: (757) 617-2208.

If you'd like to take some of the work and worry out of your diving day, we offer up the ultimate diving experience for $175 per person. For your additional patronage, we'll provide breakfast and hot coffee in the morning, switch out your tank between dives while you relax, serve up some lunch, take your bottles to Olympus's fill station, and once you've analyzed the contents, we'll return them to the boat for you. What's on the menu? For breakfast, bagels, donuts, pastries, fresh fruit, and perhaps some breakfast sandwiches if you don't mind the microwave (even with attitude, we are after all still a dive boat). For lunch, we'll grill some hamburgers, hotdogs, or assemble some submarine sandwiches and serve them with plenty of chips and snacks. For those that catch some fish and feel like sharing, we'll do our best to grill 'em up right. Should Mother Nature decide to deliver a one-two punch, it looks like subs will be our best bet. When the doggers roll off the grill, de fish, dey follow us all day. We'll also have some adult beverages for your ride back to the dock: beer, wine, and margaritas are favorites. If you'd like to take us up on the ultimate experience, we'll need to know one week in advance, as it does entail a good deal of planning. For the adult beverages, the state of North Carolina requires that you be 21 years of age, and thus you'll need to present to us verification of your digits. Just like everywhere else you go, the captain has the right to refuse service to those who are not responsible. We want you to have a great time, but please respect your fellow passengers. Safety is our first priority! This charter is limited to 14 people to ensure a nice roomy commute and as much attention as we can give.

Please note that neither of these charters includes tips for the crew. Our divemasters work hard to provide you with the best dive experience possible, so please remember them if they do a good job (they always do, because we only work with the best!).

Refunds for blow outs will be made as quickly as possible, no rain checks here!

Technical charters are limited to 12 divers at a cost of $175 each. This rate applies to groups of divers chartering the boat for a technical dive, not individuals. We prefer to keep recreational charters and technical charters separate, if at all possible.

The Mutiny accomodates 18 divers comfortably, provided the following guidelines are met. Each diver is allowed either two tanks or one set of doubles, a pony bottle (40 cubic feet or less), one bag of gear, and one small bag of dry items for the cabin. We also welcome your scooters, spear guns and cameras. While we'd love for you to remain united with every single piece of gear you've ever owned, we simply do not have that capacity. Exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis by the captain, and must be made in advance.

Divers should plan on a prompt 6:30 a.m. departure from the dock and should have their equipment stowed and ready to go prior to that time. We recommend divers arrive at the boat by 5:45 a.m. No lunch is provided. As mentioned above, bottled water and ginger ale are available for your enjoyment, and a 290 quart cooler is onboard to keep drinks, lunches, beer, and snacks cool. Spear fishing is permitted for fish in season and of size, and can also be stored in the cooler. Storage bags provided.

We respectfully request that you keep wet and dripping dive gear, wetsuits included, out of the cabin. We know you love your gear. We do. We'll all love it if you can keep it outside where it belongs, thereby keeping our cabin as fresh-smelling as possible for all our divers.

2010 charter prices include two offshore dives, weather permitting, with the exception of the Naeco ($25 per diver additional charge). We make every effort to accommodate requests for specific wrecks, but again ... we are fettered by the whims of Mother Nature. The captain has the final say regarding dive sites after considering all the variables affecting us. In the event of a blow out, we will refund your money as quickly as possible.

Aboard the Mutiny, the safety of our divers is paramount. We ask that all our divers communicate with us regarding their dive profiles, and any problems they may be experiencing. As much as possible, we try to keep recreational charters and technical charters separate. Since this is not always possible, we ask that divers with longer planned run times inform the captain and crew of their planned profile, and be ready to splash as soon as the boat is tied in. In this way, we know when to begin expecting divers back aboard the boat.

We prefer our divers to gear themselves up. We will put your fins on you at the exit point, check to ensure your gas is on and log you out. If you need help, ASK! Our crew works for tips and will be glad to assist whenever they are able. The ladder for re-boarding the boat is a fin ladder, so keep those fins on until you're safely on the dive platform. A crew member will remove your fins, assist you to your seat, and hand them to when you're seated. We strongly recommend our divers dive with a snorkel, a lift bag and safety/wreck reel, and a signaling device of some kind, for safety AND have adequate dive insurance through either DAN or Diveassure.

Please be prepared to show a certification card at the time you sign your waiver. Any cert card is fine (AOW, Stress and Rescue, etc). Due to the advanced and volatile nature of North Carolina diving, an advanced open water certification is highly encouraged.

For those breathing Nitrox, have your Nitrox card available to show to the fill station attendant at Olympus, including an advanced Nitrox card for mixes higher than 40%.