Course overview

Take the SSI Wreck Diving specialty on Ambergris Caye to explore sunken sites safely along the Belize Barrier Reef. The program develops survey, mapping and line-handling skills across guided dives in the clear, calm Caribbean water off San Pedro.

What you’ll learn

• Plan wreck dives and assess site conditions
• Survey and sketch a wreck layout
• Use reels and lines for safe orientation
• Manage silt, entanglement and overhead hazards
• Refine buoyancy and trim around structures
• Select and rig suitable wreck equipment

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 15
• SSI Advanced Adventurer or equivalent certification
• Comfortable buoyancy and trim
• 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
   Survey & buoyancy

   Digital theory then dives focusing on external survey, mapping and buoyancy control around a wreck off the island.
2. Day2
   Lines & orientation

   Further dives practising reel-and-line techniques and safe orientation in clear reef water.

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