PADI | SSI Wreck Diver Specialty Course in Phuket
1 day / 3 boat dives - 7000 baht
2 days / 6 boat dives - 11000 baht
The Wreck Diver special course will be of interest to those who want to see with their own eyes sunken ships, planes and other objects created by human hands and found under water. In the Phuket area there are many sunken ships - wrecks and their number increases every year.
Our dive center ACDC Diving invites you to take a wreck diving course - Wreck Diver , which will allow you to see some of these ships and touch their history.
Divers who are at least 15 years old and have a certificate are allowed to participate in the Rack course. PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or its equivalent. There are still countries in the world where you won’t be allowed to dive on wrecks without the Wreck Diver specialization.
As a rule, many ships available for recreational diving are located at depths of 20-30 meters. For such dives, it is especially beneficial to use Nitrox - oxygen-enriched air, which will allow you to fully examine the submerged object.
The standard special course program includes 3-4 open water dives, which can be completed over 1-2 days, but we recommend spending two days on the course. Before starting practical classes, you need to familiarize yourself with the theory - read the textbook and listen to instructions.
As part of the course, you will dive on the wrecks located on the island of Racha Yai and on the King Cruiser ferry .
The theoretical part of the Wreck Diver course includes the following aspects:
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Planning, organization, methodology, technique of diving on sunken objects, as well as the difficulties and dangers associated with them.
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Preparation and use of flashlights, cylinders, special equipment, travel gears, reels.
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Diving in conditions of limited visibility, emergency action plan.