Back to Courses

Wreck Diver

Safely explore shipwrecks

SwedTech Diving's Wreck Diver program trains divers to safely explore shipwrecks. The course emphasizes that going inside a wreck is easy, but getting out safely is the tricky part, teaching essential skills for managing reduced visibility and gas-sharing scenarios.

Duration

Min 10 hours practical water training, 10 hours theory and briefings

Prerequisites

Minimum age 18, excellent health, Extended Basic Skills certification (or equivalent), proof of 100+ dives (20+ around 30m depth), 50+ dives using course equipment, demonstrated advanced buoyancy and maneuvering skills

Learning Objectives

  • Configure technical diving equipment per SwedTech standards
  • Plan non-decompression penetration dives with air/nitrox
  • Manage overhead environments and artificial decompression ceilings
  • Solve multiple equipment failures and gas loss problems
  • Navigate in zero-visibility conditions
  • Execute advanced swimming techniques and maintain buoyancy control
  • Operate effectively within balanced dive teams
  • Navigate wreck orientations

Course Limits & Requirements

  • Maximum PO2: 1.4 bar (bottom), 1.6 bar (decompression)
  • Maximum END: 30 meters
  • Maximum 3 students per instructor
  • Course must be taught on actual ocean/sea wrecks

Interested in this course?

Contact one of our instructors to schedule a class or learn more about this course.

Find an Instructor