PADI Wreck Diver
Develop the planning, procedures, and operational awareness required for safe recreational wreck diving and limited overhead environment exploration
Duration
3 days, 4 dives
Max Depth
30 metres / 100 feet
Level
Continuing Education Speciality Course
Next Step
PADI Deep Diver / PADI Sidemount Diver
Overview
The PADI Wreck Diver speciality course develops the procedures and operational discipline required for safe recreational wreck diving and limited wreck penetration within recreational diving limits. PADI
This programme focuses on:
- wreck-diving procedures,
- navigation awareness,
- guideline use,
- penetration planning,
- and hazard identification in overhead environments.
Training emphasises:
- situational awareness,
- buoyancy control,
- propulsion discipline,
- and conservative operational decision-making around wreck structures.
At N9BO℠, Wreck Diver training develops confident and disciplined divers prepared to safely explore real-world wreck environments throughout Thailand and beyond.
Course Facts
- Course name: PADI Wreck Diver
- Level: Continuing Education Speciality Course
- Minimum prerequisites: Minimum age 15, Certified as PADI Adventure Diver (or equivalent)
- Ratio: Maximum of 4 students per instructor (small groups recommended for quality training)
- Configuration: Standard recreational scuba equipment plus wreck-diving equipment, including reels or spools, primary and backup lights, cutting devices, surface-signalling devices, and exposure protection appropriate to local conditions
- Depth / environment: 30 metres / 100 feet, Shipwreck environments, Artificial reef wrecks, Open water wreck-diving sites, Boat-diving environments
- Format: Knowledge development + wreck-diving procedures + guideline exercises + penetration planning + open water wreck dives
- Duration: Typically completed in 3 days
What You’ll Learn
- Apply safe wreck-diving and limited penetration procedures
- Refine buoyancy, trim, and propulsion control around wreck structures
- Manage reels guidelines and overhead-environment awareness
- Improve navigation, situational awareness, and hazard-recognition capability
- Develop practical wreck-diving capability within recreational diving limits
Prerequisites
- Be at least 15 years old
- Certified as PADI Adventure Diver (or equivalent)
- Be medically fit for diving
FAQ
Wreck diving involves:
- exploring sunken ships,
- artificial reefs,
- aircraft,
- and other submerged structures underwater.
Students improve:
- buoyancy control,
- navigation,
- overhead-environment awareness,
- guideline management,
- and hazard-recognition capability.
Yes.
The programme may include limited penetration training, conducted:
- within the daylight zone,
- within recreational no-decompression limits,
- and with direct vertical access to the surface maintained.
Yes.
The programme provides:
- foundational wreck procedures,
- penetration awareness,
- and operational discipline valuable for advanced wreck and technical-diving pathways.
Many divers continue into:
- Deep Diver,
- Sidemount Diver,
- technical wreck diving,
- cave pathways,
- or decompression-diving programmes.
Ready to Explore Wreck Environments Safely?
Whether you want to discover historic wrecks, improve overhead-environment awareness, or prepare for more advanced exploration pathways, our team will help you develop safe and disciplined wreck-diving capability.
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