WRECK
What is the Wreck course?
Wreck diving can be one of the most exciting aspects of sport diving, however every effort must be made to maximize safe diving techniques. The SDI Wreck Diver Course will discuss the equipment and techniques commonly employed while wreck diving. This course may be taught as a non-penetration, 2 dives required, or as a limited-penetration course, requiring 3 dives. Limited-penetration is defined as a swim through or within the ambient light of entry point.
Who this course is for:
- - Individuals who wish to know more about the wreck diving including researching wrecks, mapping wrecks, proper use of lines while wreck diving, and exploring underwater history
What will I learn?
The Wreck Diver course takes an in-depth look at all of the following and more:
- - Why wreck dive?
- - Surface supports including communications, when and if necessary and back-up procedures
- - Buddy system
- - Navigation/charting
- - Disorientation
- - Special equipment
- - Limited visibility diving
- - Life lines and reels
- - Special emergency procedures
- - Mapping the wreck including vertical, horizontal, and feature identification
Minimum requirements:
- Non-penetration Certification
- - Open Water Dive 1: Pre-dive review of dive computers, Plan dive, Test lights, Familiarization with areas, Basic charting outside wreck, Usage of lines outside wreck, optional, Surface and log dive
- - Open Water Dive 2: Plan dive, Figure surface interval, Descend, Team complete mapping, Usage of lines outside wreck, optional, Surface and log dive
- Limited Penetration Certification (In addition to Dives 1 and 2, Dive 3 is required)
- - Open Water Dive 3: Plan dive, Descend, Usage of lines inside wreck, optional, Surface and log dive
- - Open Water Dive 4 (Optional): Plan dive, Planned dive explained, Dive/explore as determined, Surface and log dive
How do I take this course?
- - The Wreck course is available in eLearning
- - Pool and open water training not included. Contact us for full course cost.