PADI Wreck Diver

A specialty focused on exploring shipwrecks safely, responsibly, and with awareness. The PADI Wreck Diver course teaches you how to plan and conduct wreck dives while respecting their history, structure, and the environment around them.

Course structure

Practical Information

• Minimum age: 15 years

• Duration: 2 days

• Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)

• Dives: 4 open water dives

• Certification: Wreck Diver

• Knowledge Development: Learn about wreck hazards, dive planning, navigation around wrecks, and techniques for safe observation and exploration.

• Practical Skills & Techniques: Practice buoyancy control, finning techniques, and situational awareness specific to wreck environments.

• Open Water: Complete 4 open water dives on wreck sites, applying safe wreck-diving techniques under close supervision.

Price: R 5,000.00

• PADI Wreck Diver training & certification

• PADI Wreck Diver learning materials

• 4 supervised wreck dives

• Professional instruction and guidance

• All required diving equipment (if needed)

Included in the course

Suitable for

• Certified Advanced Open Water Divers or equivalent

• Divers interested in exploring wreck sites

• Those planning to combine wreck diving with deeper or advanced trips

• Divers wanting to improve awareness around overhead environments

Wrecks are time capsules, this course teaches you how to explore them with care and control.