Experience prior to wreck diving?
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There are so many variables to be considered and your poll question is very open-ended, so it is almost impossible to put a definitive "number of dives" or "experience needed".
There are some wrecks well within recreational limits that have no penetration that I've seen students doing as one of their BOW checkout dives. I recently was on a trip in Grand Bahama where I did two wrecks that were in the 90-100fsw range, but they felt more like 15ft reef dives. I've definitely had more challenging dives up here in the NE, but its all a matter of diver/training/experience/environment.
I'm at times envious of people who live in warm or tropical locales, but to be honest, we have some of the best diving in the world right here in our own back-yard, and it makes going on those excursions to warm, blue water places easier to handle and more enjoyable. :14:
There are some wrecks well within recreational limits that have no penetration that I've seen students doing as one of their BOW checkout dives. I recently was on a trip in Grand Bahama where I did two wrecks that were in the 90-100fsw range, but they felt more like 15ft reef dives. I've definitely had more challenging dives up here in the NE, but its all a matter of diver/training/experience/environment.
I'm at times envious of people who live in warm or tropical locales, but to be honest, we have some of the best diving in the world right here in our own back-yard, and it makes going on those excursions to warm, blue water places easier to handle and more enjoyable. :14:
I did my first wreck last weekend. It's in a protected dive site (no fishing allowed) and in about 55 fsw. It was my 9th dive.
I went with someone who had alot of experience at that site and had myself done 2 dives there previously. We were very careful not to penetrate on the descent (there are some holes in the top of the wreck).
Had a great time. If you have access to such a site I would not hold off on diving it.
I went with someone who had alot of experience at that site and had myself done 2 dives there previously. We were very careful not to penetrate on the descent (there are some holes in the top of the wreck).
Had a great time. If you have access to such a site I would not hold off on diving it.
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Start "small" and work your way up according to your comfort level.You may want to start on some shallow,good vis. wrecks and stay outside of them to start with.Add in some deeper ones,shallow penetration,colder water,lower vis as you acquire the skill set.Then whatever your mindset/training/experience allows from that point.I feel comfortable wreck diving most recreational depth wrecks and am training for beyond recreational depths.However,I will probably never dive the 'Doria,Lusitania, USS Cleveland or the U869........I consider them to be beyond my comfort level............although many people do dive them.For me something along the lines of the Empress of Ireland or the Bianca C would be a great time!
Start "small" and work your way up according to your comfort level.You may want to start on some shallow,good vis. wrecks and stay outside of them to start with.Add in some deeper ones,shallow penetration,colder water,lower vis as you acquire the skill set.Then whatever your mindset/training/experience allows from that point.I feel comfortable wreck diving most recreational depth wrecks and am training for beyond recreational depths.However,I will probably never dive the 'Doria,Lusitania, USS Cleveland or the U869........I consider them to be beyond my comfort level............although many people do dive them.For me something along the lines of the Empress of Ireland or the Bianca C would be a great time!
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