Who is this course for?

The course aims provide the knowledge and experience divers need to conduct advanced wreck dives with confidence and with a higher level of safety. This course goes beyond the entry level SDI Wreck course and teaches you how to properly plan exploratory wreck dives using line for navigation, extra cylinders for safety and decompression, and safety drills in case of emergency.

What You Will Learn:

Topics covered include the dangers of the overhead environment, buoyancy control, equipment configuration with a high emphasis on equipment streamlining, awareness in an overhead environment, different finning techniques and multi cylinder gas management for long wreck penetrations.

The diving portion consists of a number of confined-water skills work-up dives. These dives establish the students' buoyancy, trim, configuration and comfort of their equipment. This will lead to the students second set of dives aimed at helping to achieve proficiency in completing a number of timed task-loading skills while on or in the wreck

Course Description:

The Advanced Wreck Course consists of 2 days of class before any ocean training is completed.

There is a final exam at the end of the classroom sessions. you have the option of learning through eLearning, physical manual, or both.

You will then spend 3 days minimum boat diving practicing and learning wreck penetration skills.

Course Prerequisites:

All students must have prior decompression training and experience in either backmount (doubles) or sidemount configuration.

All students must have more than 100 dives.

All divers must have a minimum of 30 dives in cold water, in a drysuit.

Commitment to Safety and Enjoyment

At Diving Sports we believe in making sure all our students receive the highest quality instruction and customer service. We are in the business of training, mentoring, and supporting students to become safe, skillful and confident divers. We begin by scheduling our courses with the number of classes it typically takes most students to master the knowledge and skills, then adapt and tailor our schedule to fit our individual student’s needs. Our instructors are open and honest about your progress during each part of the course. Students may need to schedule additional pool or ocean training dives prior to certification. This ensures our students complete their courses with all the skills and knowledge they need to be safe and enjoy their future dives and courses. When you take a course with Diving Sports, you are welcomed into a passionate and inclusive community of divers eager to support your diving journey well beyond the duration of your class.