The entry level wreck diving courses have been so "streamlined" that they lack quite a bit of essential information. This class will bridge the difference between the "entry" level wreck courses and advanced level wreck courses while staying within recreational diving limits, in terms of depth and time. We will build the basic skills needed for divers to safely penetrate shipwrecks using doubles and a guideline. You will learn topics such as gas management, running and retrieving guideline, team positioning on the guideline, lost visibility procedures, and failures associated with wreck penetration. During this course, we will present many failure scenarios in a controlled environment. These types of scenarios are designed to embed the urgency and seriousness that failures require in real environments.
This course is taught over 4 days and will require a minimum of 8 dives in or around shipwrecks.
The tution for this course covers the materials and certification fees. Quarry and charter boat fees are NOT included.
Pre-requisites
- Minimum 18 years of age
- Intro to Tech certified or higher
- Nitrox certified
- Minimum 50 logged non-training dives
Course Limits
- Maximum penetration limit: 400 feet
- Maximum depth: 100 feet
- Stay within No Decompression Limits
Required Equipment
- Double tank configuration
- 400 foot reel maximum
- Primary light (HID Recommended)
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB)
- Two finger spools
- Two backup lights
- Two cutting devices
- Backup mask
- Wetnotes
- Five (5) line directional markers
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