Course overview

Add wreck diving to your skill set with the PADI Wreck Diver specialty while based at Nusa Penida, learning to survey and explore sunken structures safely. The buoyancy, navigation and penetration-line skills you develop translate directly to confident, controlled diving on Bali-area wrecks and reefs. The certification qualifies you to plan wreck dives to 30 metres and counts towards Master Scuba Diver.

What you’ll learn

• Plan and conduct safe wreck dives to 30 metres
• Survey a wreck and map its layout
• Use penetration lines and reels where appropriate
• Manage hazards, silt and overhead awareness
• Refine buoyancy and navigation around structures

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 15
• PADI Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water (Open Water plus Deep recommended)
• Comfortable buoyancy and navigation skills
• Diver medical clearance where indicated

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Survey & buoyancy

   Cover wreck-diving theory and complete the first training dives focused on surveying, mapping and precise buoyancy.
2. Day2
   Lines & exploration

   Finish the remaining dives, practising reel and line use and controlled exploration to certify.

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