PADI Wreck Diver Course: Uncover the Secrets Below
Dive into history and explore the captivating world of shipwrecks! The PADI Wreck Diver course opens the door to a unique and exciting realm of underwater exploration. This course teaches you the skills and knowledge to safely and responsibly penetrate and explore wrecks, revealing the stories and secrets hidden beneath the surface.
What will you learn?
The PADI Wreck Diver course covers a range of essential topics, including:
- Wreck diving hazards: Learn about the specific hazards associated with wreck diving, such as sharp edges, unstable structures, silt, and entanglement risks. We’ll discuss how to identify and avoid these dangers.
- Planning and organization for wreck dives: Master the proper planning and organization for wreck dives, including assessing the wreck’s condition, understanding currents and visibility, and creating a dive plan that minimizes risk.
- Safe wreck penetration techniques: Learn the techniques for safely penetrating wrecks, including buoyancy control, finning techniques to avoid disturbing silt, and using guidelines to maintain orientation.
- Use of guidelines and reels: Become proficient in using guidelines and reels to navigate within wrecks, ensuring a safe return to the surface even in low visibility.
- Specialized equipment considerations: Understand the specialized equipment considerations for wreck diving, including the use of dive lights, appropriate exposure protection, and redundant air sources (for more advanced wreck diving).
- Dealing with potential problems: We’ll discuss potential problems encountered during wreck dives, such as entanglement, equipment failure, and loss of visibility, and how to prevent and manage them.
- Respecting the wreck: Learn about the importance of respecting wrecks as historical sites and avoiding any actions that could damage or disturb them.
What are the prerequisites?
- Be a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation)
- Be at least 15 years old
What’s included?
The PADI Wreck Diver course typically includes:
- Classroom sessions or elearning covering the theory of wreck diving
- Practical dives at local wrecks, including simulated and actual wreck penetration
- All necessary equipment rentals (though you may prefer to use your own)
- Certification fees
- Course materials, including the PADI Wreck Diver manual or elearning code
Why choose this course?
- Explore hidden worlds: Discover the fascinating history and marine life that inhabit shipwrecks
- Develop advanced diving skills: Enhance your diving skills and confidence, becoming a more competent and responsible diver
- Experience unique underwater adventures: Open up new possibilities for underwater exploration and adventure
- Dive deeper into diving: Learn the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly explore wrecks
Ready to explore the depths of history?
Contact us today to learn more about the PADI Wreck Diver course and schedule your next underwater adventure! We’re excited to help you uncover the secrets below!
Email, phone 01702 542759 or pop into the dive shop for a chat about the course and to collect your new PADI Wreck Diver Pack or eLearning code.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What is the cost?
The cost of the PADI Wreck Diver course is £275, which includes:
- eLearning code
- Tuition for the required dives
- Equipment
- Certification
How many dives do I need to make to qualify?
The Wreck Diver course is four dives in total.
If wreck was completed is an Adventure Dive on the Advanced Open Water its three dives.
Three dives can be completed in one day, four dives requires two days.
Where can I do the required dives?
Although we have great wrecks in the UK, most wrecks in the UK are marked by a dive skipper on arrival at the site by using a shot line.
Most skipper can predict roughly where the line will be on the wreck; Bow, Midships, Stern, but due to the rules of thirds of air (covered in the course!), visibility on the day and other factors, it’s very hard to guarantee penetrating a wreck at sea.
Therefore we recommend the wreck dives are completed either in a UK lake or one of our overseas holidays which include wrecks within the itinerary (click here to see those currently available!).