SSI Advanced Wreck Diver Course - 2DiVE4 Scuba School

SSI Advanced Wreck Speciality

SSI Advanced Wreck Speciality Course Overview

The SSI Advanced Wreck Speciality provides you with the training to lay a single guideline that does not require you to make navigation decisions, in a wreck that has clearly visible entry points and allows access to the surface in and emergency. The sum of depth and the penetration distance is not to exceed 40 metres but depends on your maximum training depth. If qualified to 30 metres then the sum of depth and penetration is 30 metres

What do I need to start the SSI Advanced Wreck Speciality Course?

You need to be 15 years old or over
Hold the SSI Wreck Diving Speciality
Have 24 Logged dives
Be certified to the depth of the wreck the training is being undertaken on
Mask / Snorkel / Dive Computer / Compass / SMB and Reel
Dive light / torch (primary and secondary)

What will I do during the SSI Advanced Wreck Speciality Course?

There are many different types of wrecks, some of which are protected by laws that guard their historical and cultural significance.

During Open Water session you will :-

Discuss safety considerations for navigating and exploring wrecks and how to avoid common hazards
Learn about planning a Wreck Dive and additional things to add to your dive planning and briefing
Learn how to lay a static guideline and lost line techniques.
Learn techniques to avoid kicking up silt or disturbing the wreck and its inhabitants.
Gain additional experience in planning, organising and making two wreck dives under the supervision of your SSI Instructor & Divemasters, enabling you to plan safe wreck dives
Learn about the considerations and techniques for entering intact wrecks – using skills learn on the earlier wreck dives
Deploy an SMB on every dive

This program expands on the knowledge and skills learned in the Wreck Diver Specialty.

You will learn the skills required to plan and execute a penetration dive on a wreck.

This includes buoyancy control, emergency procedures and using specialized equipment to lay a single guideline in a wreck that has clearly visible entry points that allows access to the surface in an emergency.