Course overview

Discover the wrecks of the Andaman Sea with the SSI Wreck Diving specialty in Port Blair, a destination shaped by its maritime past. Over two days you build the planning, mapping and navigation skills needed to dive wrecks safely, using suitable wreck and structure sites near Port Blair. The certification gives you a structured, safety-first approach to exploring sunken sites.

What you’ll learn

• Plan safe wreck dives and assess site hazards
• Map and survey a wreck
• Navigate around wreck structures
• Manage buoyancy and trim near fragile surfaces
• Use reels and lines where penetration is performed
• Apply conservation-minded wreck-diving practices

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 15
• SSI Advanced Adventurer or equivalent certification
• Comfortable buoyancy control
• 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
   Wreck planning & first dives

   Study wreck-diving theory and hazards, then make your first wreck specialty dives at an Andaman site.
2. Day2
   Mapping & navigation

   Complete mapping, navigation and line exercises on the remaining wreck dives and certify.

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