{"id":65,"date":"2014-10-17T06:26:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T06:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letstalknode.com\/wp\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2024-12-03T17:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T01:16:24","slug":"wreck","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/?page_id=65","title":{"rendered":"Wreck Diver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/?page_id=65\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><table id=\"table13\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">PADI Wreck Diving Specialty<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Classes\/Specialties\/Wreck\/WRECK-BOOK2.gif?resize=139%2C163&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"163\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Do you want to explore sunken ships, crashed planes and lost treasures beneath the surface?\u00a0 Through the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course, you get the skills, knowledge and procedures you need to answer the call of wreck diving.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Our PADI Wreck Diver program is just what you&#8217;re looking for!\u00a0 During your class you&#8217;ll go on four boat dives conducted over two days. Training will include; planning, organization, procedures, techniques, and hazards of wreck diving. The preparation and use of lights, air supplies, special equipment, penetration lines and reels as well as limited-visibility diving techniques and emergency procedures.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Covered in this Course:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Planning Wreck Dives<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Procedures in Wreck Diving<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Associated Problems, Hazards &amp; Risk Factors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Deco Table Review<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Safety Stops &amp; Emergency Deco Procedures<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Special Equipment, Descent Lines, Buoyancy Issues, using Wreck Reels<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Overhead Environment Concerns &amp; Special Considerations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\">\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Session One (Open-Water):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Dive Briefing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Paperwork<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Short Lecture<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Dives #1 &amp; #2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\">Approx. Time: 10 Hrs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\" height=\"5\">\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Session Two (Open-Water):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Dive Briefing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Dives #3 &amp; #4<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Review<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Exam<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\">Approx. Time: 10 Hrs<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table13\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" height=\"5\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Classes\/Specialties\/Wreck\/wreck3.gif?resize=250%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"210\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" height=\"5\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Classes\/Specialties\/Wreck\/MASK.gif?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table13\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" height=\"5\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: x-large;\"><b>WRECK DIVING CLASS REQUIREMENTS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" height=\"5\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>PREREQUISITE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" height=\"5\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>REQUIRED GEAR<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" height=\"1\">Completion of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Classes\/Core\/2-Advanced\/advanced%202006.htm\">PADI Advanced Diver Class<\/a><\/span> or equivalent.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">(Minimum age 15 to Register)<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Classes\/Specialties\/Wreck\/WRECK1.gif?resize=250%2C172&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"172\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" height=\"10\">The Following Equipment is Required for this Specialty Class:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basic Gear (Purchased in OpenWater)<\/li>\n<li>Full SCUBA Gear (Rental Available**)\n<ul>\n<li>Regulator System<\/li>\n<li>B. C.<\/li>\n<li>Tank<\/li>\n<li>Wetsuit &amp; Hood<\/li>\n<li>Weight Belt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Plus the Following needed for Search &amp; Recovery Class:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reel<\/li>\n<li>Primary &amp; Backup Lights<\/li>\n<li>Redundant Air Supply &#8211; Full Pony Bottle System (13 cu. ft.) &#8211; Recommended (not required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Plus the Following needed for all Specialty Classes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dive Knife &amp; Slate*<\/li>\n<li>Compass*<\/li>\n<li>Whistle*<\/li>\n<li>Dive Bag for Boat Trips*<\/li>\n<li>Safety Sausage*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: large;\">*Note, this Equipment is Required at ALL Dive Shops and is not included in the Class.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: large;\">**Full SCUBA Gear is available for Rental at a Package Rate of $60 for the Weekend<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" height=\"1\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">FOR COMPLETION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\" height=\"8\">\n<ul>\n<li>Attend Briefings and Complete Assignments.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate Proficiency in Wreck Diving &amp; Wreck Dive Planning<\/li>\n<li>Pass Written Exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table13\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#808080\" height=\"5\"><big><big><big><strong><a name=\"Private - Beach &amp; Boat Dive Program\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Private &#8211; Boat Dives Program<\/span><\/strong><\/big><\/big><\/big><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BOAT DIVE PROGRAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Classes\/Images\/CHECK.gif?resize=57%2C54&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"WB01372_.gif (406 bytes)\" width=\"57\" height=\"54\" \/><big>Our most Popular Specialty Program. <\/big><\/p>\n<p>The Specialty Boat Dives program incorporates about 15 hours of Instruction Customized to your Schedule with Four Supervised Dives to Complete your Specialty Certification.\u00a0 We recommend this Course to Students for Several Reasons:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Wreck Diving is one of the most intriguing dives for Divers&#8230;it&#8217;s also dangerous without proper training.\u00a0 We can help you be a Safe Wreck Diver!<\/li>\n<li>It will give divers the &#8220;thrill&#8221; of Penetration Dives under the Direct Supervision of an Instructor.<\/li>\n<li>It allows those with Difficult or Varying Work Schedules to take Specialty Classes.<\/li>\n<li>It gives your Group the ability to take a Private Specialty Class with just your Friends at acomparable Price to Standard &#8220;Pre-Scheduled&#8221;<big><em><strong><big><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Classes\/Specialties\/Wreck\/GAUGE.gif?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/big><\/strong><\/em><\/big> Courses at other shops<\/li>\n<li>This Course has the Most Varied Schedule Available because you set it!<\/li>\n<li>Smaller class sizes mean more Personalized Attention.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To View How to Build a Class Schedules See Below.<\/p>\n<p><big><em><strong><big>Classes Size of One up to Eight\u00a0<\/big><\/strong><\/em><\/big><\/td>\n<td height=\"3\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/750.gif?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><big><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Your Course Fee Includes<\/span><\/strong>:<\/big><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customized Course Schedule<\/li>\n<li>Tuition Fee<\/li>\n<li>PADI Wreck Diver Manual<\/li>\n<li>PADI Wreck Diver Video<\/li>\n<li>PADI Specialty Certification Card.<\/li>\n<li>(4) Boat Dives with Instructor<\/li>\n<li>Catalina Island Boat Trip (Express)<\/li>\n<li>Wreck Alley Boat Trip to the Yukon or Los Angeles Area Boat Trip to the Olympic &amp; Palawan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Classes\/Specialties\/Wreck\/WOK.gif?resize=250%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>To book your own &#8220;Private&#8221; Class please use the following Outline for time allocations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Session #1 (Dives):<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; You will need to Dedicate a Full Day. Our Boat Trips are scheduled a Year in Advance and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-Boat-Calendar-web.pdf\">Viewed Here<\/a>. Session normally runs 6:30 am to 5 pm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Session #2 (Dives)<\/strong> &#8211; You will need to Dedicate a Full Day. Our Boat Trips are scheduled a Year in Advance and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-Boat-Calendar-web.pdf\">Viewed Here<\/a>. Session normally runs 6:30 am to 5 pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are three options for the actual &#8220;Wreck Dives&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>We can take the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalinaexpress.com\/ports.php\">Catalina Express<\/a> over to Avalon &amp; Dive <a href=\"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Sites\/Catalina\/Casino%20Point\/Casino%20Point.htm\">Casino Point<\/a> Wrecks virtually any time.<\/li>\n<li>You can Dive the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loisann.com\/dive_sites.html\">Yukon Wreck<\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loisann.com\/\">Lois Ann<\/a> out of San Diego (Just look <a href=\"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Activities\/Actvities.htm\">Here<\/a> in our Activities Section for Dates diving the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loisann.com\/dive_sites.html\">Yukon<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>You Can Dive the Palawan &amp; Olympic Wrecks off Los Angeles aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Resources\/Boat%20Maps\/Mr%20C\/Mr_C_info.htm\">Mr. C<\/a>\u00a0 (Just look <a href=\"https:\/\/pacificwilderness.com\/Dive%20Activities\/Actvities.htm\">Here<\/a> in our Activities Section for Dates diving the Palawan &amp; Olympic Wrecks)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you need help or have any questions on how to schedule Your Specialty Class Please call or e-mail us and we\u2019ll be happy to walk you through it!<\/p>\n<p>Note, Final Schedules will be determined jointly between Student (s) and Dive Shop based on Boat and Instructor Availability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PADI Wreck Diving Specialty 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. 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