Wreck Diver Specialty

Course Description

The NAUI Wreck Diver Certification Course is designed to give divers the knowledge, practical experiences and skills needed to safely participate in this exciting, advanced underwater activity.
This course is limited to 5 students (dependant on the vessel chartered)

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Classroom Training

Topics for the 2 classroom sessions will include equipment, penetration procedures, use of lines and navigation, preparation and planning for wreck dives, wreck diving etiquette, finning techniques, hazards and contingency planning, mapping and more.

Pool Training

Pool training will include practice in emergency skills, line reel use, entanglement exercises, black mask exercises and much more.

Openwater Training

Openwater dives for this course will consist of 4 dives aboard a chartered dive boat on Lake Superior. Dives typically take place on the wreck of the Thomas Wilson, a whale back schooner located just outside the Duluth shipping lanes.

As with all diving activities, open-water dives for the Wreck Diver class are dependant on weather & lake conditions.

Course Prerequisites

Good physical condition
NAUI Advanced Diver Certification

What's Included

Course materials
Air or Nitrox fills (when filled at Smith Diving)
Student discounts on equipment purchases
Charter fees * see below

What You Need to Bring

Tanks (2)
Regulator
Pressure & depth gauges
Buoyancy compensator
6.5 mm or dry suit
Hood, mitts & boots
Compass
Mask, snorkel & fins
Dive lights (1 primary & 1 backup per diver minimum)
Cutting device (2 per diver minimum)
Slate (3 per buddy team minimum)
Dive watch, bottom timer or computer
Line reel (1 per diver minimum
Pony bottle & regulator (1 per diver required for penetration dives)

Course Fees

$250.00 - *due to current conditions an additional fuel charge may apply.

Course Dates and Locations

Call Smith Diving for information on the next available class.

All courses meet at Smith Diving for Classroom and travel a short distance for Pool work.

How to Register

Call Smith Diving to register at 763-574-1280. You can download all required forms to fill out and bring in or Fax to us at (763) 574-7532.

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