During your PADI Wreck Specialty course, you will cover the legal aspects of diving on a shipwreck. Indeed, some wrecks have cultural or historical significance and are subject to regulations to protect them from artefact removals and other.

You will learn about the safety considerations for navigating and exploring shipwrecks. A lot of the hazards come from entering or penetrating a shipwreck. So your course will gradually prepare you for planning a wreck penetration. You will learn basic surveying and mapping skills to plan entry, exit, hazards… You will become familiar with safety equipment required for wreck penetrations such as the use of a reel with a line, diving torches, slates, compasses and emergency equipment.

Your last dive will bring you inside a wreck for a penetration simulation. You will learn all the safety procedures while penetrating a wreck. Your instructor will also work with you on your buoyancy and air consumption to avoid kicking silt and avoiding other hazards inside the wreck.

We are very lucky to have quite a few shipwrecks available around Amed, Tulamben and Kubu. Even better, they all vary in size, shape, depth and conditions. Amed has some smaller shipwrecks that are good to get familiar with wreck navigation, hazards and mapping.

Tulamben is the site of the majestic USAT Liberty, a 125m long World War II wreck, which lays between 4 and 28 meters. It is perfect to finely tune the skills previously learnt before attempting the penetration.

Finally, Kubu offers the Boga Wreck, a recently sunk shipwreck. This wreck has been artificially prepared and sunk on purpose for training. It gives therefore the best conditions for wreck penetrations, with an upper and a lower deck easily accessible.

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