Wreck Diver

Program Content

Whether sunk as an artificial reef or the result of mishap, wrecks open fascinating windows to the past. Most divers find wrecked ships fascinating because they're intriguing to explore, exciting avenues of discovery and usually teeming with aquatic life. The H2O Madness Wreck Diver course teaches you responsible wreck diving as well the knowledge and experience that allows you to conduct safer wreck dives. Our instructors will also share techniques for exploring shipwrecks, and how to avoid common hazards. We will focus on the use of wreck diving equipment, considerations and techniques for entering intact wrecks, dealing with a lost buddy, equipment failure, gas management and proper equipment configuration.

Prerequisites

• At least 18 years of age
• Good physical condition
• Completed medical questionnaire
• Appropriate equipment
• Basic Nitrox certification
• Logged proof of 75 dives, including:
  • 10 Nitrox dives
  • 10 dives deeper than 100 feet
  • 25 decompression dives in the last 12 months
• You will also be asked to do some independent practice dives in twin tanks (if twin tanks are going to be used)
• This course can be combined with the Introduction to Technical Diving course

Course Limits

• Student to instructor ratio 4:1 during open water dives
• Maximum depth during course dives 130 feet (40 metres)
• No training dives will be at night

Tuition
All fees are in Canadian dollars

• Tuition fee: $500 (or $900 if combined with Introduction to Technical Diving)
• Certification fees, manuals, dive gases, boat fees and other course expenses are extra and are subject to change

At H2O Madness our courses are designed to help students find the tools they need in order to expand their knowledge and meet their diving goals. When you take a course form us you are not paying for a certification, you are purchasing training. Certification will only be issued if the student completes the program in the required time and to the satisfaction of the primary instructor.