Wreck Diver

Continuing Education with MidCoast Scuba Center - Omaha, Nebraska

WRECK DIVER

The Wreck Diver Specialty course. You drift down and pass through a window into the past. As you near the bottom, a recognizable shape begins to form. First, you see a straight line, then a round window. Next, a ship materializes in front of you. As you look at the wreck, past and the present meet.

Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers. In the Wreck Diver Specialty course, you get the skill, knowledge and procedures you need to answer the call of wreck diving.

In this course you will experience what it's like to explore the past in the present. Down there everything is different. It takes additional training. Here's what you'll cover:

You'll learn how to select a wreck site

You'll learn about specialized wreck diving equipment

Techniques for locating wrecks

You'll learn techniques for diving wreck as a recreational diver

You'll be presented with Advanced Wreck Diving techniques

Covers basic wreck diving safety equipment and use

Certification counts toward your Master Diver Rating

Certification counts toward your Specialty Diver, Advanced Diver and Master Scuba Diver Ratings!

By following the directions below, you can study the academics at home, at your own pace, even if you are not enrolled in a course at this time.
KNOWLEDGE Directions for using the SSI Total Teaching System: Video - Watch your SSI Wreck Diving DVD. Manual - Read your SSI Wreck Diving manual. Review Questions - Answer the Chapter Review Questions after each chapter of the manual. Write the answers in your manual. Answer Sheets - Transfer the answers to the Answer Sheets. These will be submitted to you Instructor, and retained in your Training Record. If you are enrolled in a specialty course, your Instructor may also have you take a short exam.		SKILLS Special Wreck Diving skills should be learned in the water, from an Instructor at a professional scuba school run by an SSI Authorized Dealer. You'll learn and practice a variety of techniques, such as using specialized equipment, planning and conducting dives, buddy assistance and emergency situations - all in the open water under an Instructor's guidance and supervision. You will learn the basics of: You'll learn how to select a wreck site You'll learn about specialized wreck diving equipment Techniques for locating wrecks You'll learn techniques for diving wreck as a recreational diver You'll be presented with Advanced Wreck Diving techniques Discusses how dive boats differ from place to place
Equipment For comfortable and enjoyable Night and Limited Visibility diving, specialized equipment is necessary. Discover in-depth information on selection and use of specialized equipment. You will learn about the following equipment in the SSI Manual and Video: Primary Lights and Secondary Lights Strobe Lights and Surface Lights Selection / Use / Maintenance Lines for Night and Limited Visibility Diving Compasses and their use for Limited Visibility		Experience Diving experience is essential to becoming a comfortable, confident diver. To measure your experience, SSI has developed ten Levels of Experience based on various numbers of dives. For instance, Level 1 is 5 dives, Level 10 is 1000 dives. Experience is also important in the SSI Education System. To qualify for SSI's Continuing Education Ratings you are required to have a certain Level of Experience, in addition to specialized Training.
Prerequisite Certification: Open Water Diver Minimum age: 15

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