Course overview

Earn the PADI Wreck Diver specialty in Tarkarli-Malvan and learn to explore sunken structures safely and responsibly. Over four dives you practise wreck mapping, penetration lines and hazard awareness in the calm Konkan waters off Malvan, near the historic island fortress of Sindhudurg.

What you’ll learn

• Plan and conduct safe wreck dives
• Survey and map a wreck
• Use guidelines and reels for navigation
• Recognise and avoid wreck hazards
• Run light penetration where conditions permit
• Manage buoyancy and silt in confined spaces

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 15
• PADI Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water (or equivalent)
• Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

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
   Theory & dives 1-2

   Cover wreck-diving principles and complete the first two dives focused on survey and mapping in the calm bay.
2. Day2
   Dives 3-4

   Practise reel and line work and, where conditions allow, light penetration on boat-accessed structures off Malvan.

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