In the case of an emergency (in the habitat) in which a transport vehicle cannot be waited for, such as a fire or hull breach, the staff of the Atlantis One station are advised to:

• Notify the apropriate personel on shore that the station is being evacuated, and to send a pick up team.
• Locate all personnel: notify any people on submersibles that the station is being evacuated. sumbersibles should stay at least 20 meters from the station to avoid injuring people with propellers.
• If the bottom floor is clear:
  • Go to the bottom floor.
  • Make sure everyone is accounted for.
  • Put on diving equipment.
  • Put on homing device.
  • Exit through moon pool.
• If the bottom floor is not clear:
  • Go to the top floor.
  • Make sure everyone is accounted for.
  • Put on diving equipment.
  • Put on homing device.
  • Seal inner wall of evacuation chamber.
  • Let it fill with water.
  • Exit through the top of the station.
• Once outside the station, personnel should:
  • Not panic.
  • Stay as close as possible to the station.
  • Do not try to swim rapidly to the surface, this will cause the bends.
  • Stay together.
  • Remember that it will be 3 hours before a rescue team can arrive
• If a team isn't comming to pick you up:
  • slowly proceed to the surface, exhaling as much as possible to reduce the problem of gas expansion in the lungs