That is nonsense.
Using Option B, you could literally conduct a wreck course on a sunken car, or small wooden canoe. Yes... it is that cynical..
I think those are both at the bottom of the Hudson Grotto.
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That is nonsense.
Using Option B, you could literally conduct a wreck course on a sunken car, or small wooden canoe. Yes... it is that cynical..
I've got AOW, Nitrox, Rescue. Going to Caymans on Aggressor in August - and it looks like there's some cool wrecks we'll be diving on - the Kittiwake and a Russian ship.
So, I'm kind of a "by the book" guy - and would stay out of wrecks unless a DM said, "swim through, from here to there" like I did once on one of my AOW dives. But I'd like to go in the wrecks - so is the Wreck cert worth it? Some friends (with way more experience) were like, aw, you don't need that. But I've read a few books about accidents and posts - I'd rather have some basic training at least.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
PC
I think the PADI Wreck Diver course is one of the better specialties. It is not (and does not pretend to be) a penetration course. But it does a good job of initiating the newer diver to the potential hazards of wreck diving.
What I'd like to see is the division of the wreck course... into 'Wreck Appreciation' and 'Wreck Penetration'.