The Advanced Wreck Diving program provides divers with the training necessary to independently plan and conduct limited penetration, no-decompression dives within the daylight zone, to a maximum depth or linear distance of 40meters/130 feet, and using specialized overhead environment equipment and procedures, with an equally- or- more-qualified buddy. The prerequisites to take the Advanced Wreck Diving Specialty are:

        Min age: 15 years old
        Be certified as an Open Water Diver and have a Wreck Specialty already.
        Have logged at least 24 open water dives

There are two (2) pathways to becoming an SSI Advanced Wreck Diving certified.

1. Register for the Advanced Wreck Diving Digital kit, complete all academic requirements, one (1) dry land session and four (4) open water training dives as outlined in the Wreck Diving Instructor manual.
2. For divers with an SSI Wreck Diving certification; they must complete all additional academic requirements for Advanced Wreck Diving, one (1) dry land session and two (2) open water training dives as outlined in the Wreck Diving Instructor manual.
3. Dry Land Skill Development Session
   • The primary objective of this session is to familiarize the students with the skills end equipment needed to lay
   guidelines underwater, and the emergency skills used in overhead environments before they enter the water.
   Open Water Training Dive 3
   • The primary objective of this dive is to have the students practice laying their own guidelines on the exterior
   of a wreck.
   Open Water Training Dive 4
   • The primary objective of this dive is to have the students practice laying guidelines on the interior of a wreck,
   within the daylight zone, and without any navigation requirements.