Advanced Wreck Diver
All-Inclusive option available: $655 (Wreck Only) / $1,270(Wreck & Advanced Wreck)
Availability: Contact us for booking information
Headline: Into the Hull – SSI Advanced Wreck Diving
Explore the heart of the ship. You’ve explored the decks and swam around the hull. Now, it’s time to see what lies within. The SSI Advanced Wreck Diving specialty is the ultimate recreational wreck rating, qualifying you to conduct penetration dives inside shipwrecks and artificial reefs.
This is a demanding and exciting course that bridges the gap between recreational and technical diving. It gives you the specific training needed to leave the daylight zone behind and navigate the corridors, engine rooms, and cargo holds where the true secrets of the wreck are hidden.
Why Take an Advanced Wreck Course?
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Go Where Others Can’t: Most divers are limited to the exterior. You will have the skills to safely explore the interior rooms and passageways.
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See the Time Capsule: The inside of a wreck is often better preserved than the outside. See artifacts, machinery, and personal items exactly where they were left.
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Master Overhead Safety: Learn the discipline required for overhead environments—where a direct ascent to the surface is not possible.
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Technical Rigor: This course introduces you to technical diving mindset and gear configurations, making you a sharper, more precise diver.
What You Will Learn
Penetration diving requires specialized equipment and rock-solid procedures.
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Reel & Line Work: How to run a continuous guideline to the exit, ensuring you can always find your way out, even in zero visibility.
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Redundant Air Sources: Training with a pony bottle or H-valve system so you have a completely independent gas supply in an emergency.
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Lost Line Procedures: The critical drill of finding your guideline if you become separated from it in the dark/silt.
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Silt-Out Management: How to move without stirring up sediment and what to do if visibility drops to zero instantly.
Course Pricing & What's Included
Choose the course option that works best for you. Pricing is shown below for both Wreck Diving and Advanced Wreck Diving.
Base Course
The Base Course Price includes:
- SSI eLearning and required course materials
- Professional instructor instruction and training
- Required dive site entry fees
All-Inclusive Course
Includes everything in the Base Course, plus:
- BCD rental
- Regulator with gauges rental
- Dive computer rental
- Wetsuit rental
- Cylinders/tanks required to complete the course
- Required wreck-diving equipment
Required Wreck Equipment
Wreck Diving: Base Course $300 | All-Inclusive $655
Advanced Wreck Diving: Base Course $550 | All-Inclusive $1,270
Wreck equipment:
- Primary dive light
- Backup dive light
- Wreck mapping slate
Advanced Wreck equipment:
- Redundant air supply
- Long hose
- Penetration reel
- Cookies/arrows
Students may provide or rent required equipment where applicable.
Equipment Options
Our published All-Inclusive Course Price is based on a standard mid-range equipment package for required student equipment.
Students may choose lower-priced or higher-priced equipment when permitted for the course.
- Choosing lower-priced equipment may decrease your final course cost.
- Choosing higher-priced equipment may increase your final course cost.
- Your final customer price will reflect the equipment selections actually made.
The required equipment category is determined by the course, but the specific brand, model, and price may vary based on the student's selection.
VA Students
VA students and non-VA students are charged the same published course prices. Space Coast Dive does not create a separate VA price, VA discount, VA surcharge, or VA-only equipment package.
The published All-Inclusive Course Price represents our standard course package and is available at the same price to all students.
VA payment or reimbursement is determined under the applicable VA education benefit rules and the student's individual eligibility.
Space Coast Dive does not guarantee that optional equipment upgrades or additional costs above the standard package will be reimbursed by the VA. Students using VA education benefits should confirm with their VA education benefits representative or applicable certifying official how their individual benefit applies to the approved course and its eligible charges.
Expand Your Range
Ready for the technical world? This is one of the most advanced recreational ratings available. It is the direct gateway to SSI Extended Range (XR) and Technical Wreck programs.