Open Water Dives

Performance Requirements

By the end of the open water dives, student divers will be able to:

Wreck Diver Open Water Dive One

Swim outside a wreck, maintaining proper buoyancy control, and identifying and avoiding potential hazards under the direct supervision of a Teaching Status PADI Instructor.

Navigate on a wreck so the ascent point can be located without surfacing with the instructor’s assistance.

Maintain neutral buoyancy and body position that avoids the bottom.

Wreck Diver Open Water Dive Two

Swim outside of a wreck in a buddy team, identifying and avoiding potential hazards.

With a buddy, map a wreck (or portion of a wreck), determining the approximate size and marking points of interest.

Survey a wreck for a penetration dive and evaluate possible entrances.

Navigate on a wreck, returning to the ascent point without surfacing.

Wreck Diver Open Water Dive Three

Demonstrate the deployment and retrieval of a penetration line for practice while working in buddy teams.

Swim along the deployed penetration line to maintain contact with the line without kicking up silt and holding on to a dive light.

Navigate on a wreck to locate the ascent point without surfacing.

Wreck Diver Open Water Dive Four

Plan and perform an actual wreck penetration under the direct supervision of a Teaching status PADI Instructor:

Determining air supply and penetration limits.

Swimming without causing excessive silt disturbance.

Maintaining contact with the line.

Using a dive light while following a penetration line.

Navigate on a wreck to locate the ascent point without surfacing.