The PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Instructor course is designed for scuba instructors who want to teach divers how to explore shipwrecks safely and responsibly. Wreck diving introduces unique risks and environmental considerations, making proper planning, situational awareness, and conservative decision-making essential.

As a Wreck Diver Specialty Instructor, you’ll focus on how to teach wreck dive planning, hazard identification, and navigation techniques around wreck structures. Emphasis is placed on avoiding entanglement risks, understanding overhead hazards, and maintaining buoyancy and awareness while diving near wrecks.

At Space City Dive Center, Wreck Instructor training emphasizes real-world application and disciplined supervision. You’ll refine how you brief wreck dives, manage student positioning, and teach wreck awareness skills that allow divers to enjoy wreck environments without exceeding training limits or compromising safety.

This specialty is ideal for instructors teaching advanced continuing education, leading dive travel, or working in areas with artificial or historic wrecks. It is also a popular specialty for divers progressing toward Master Scuba Diver and professional-level training.

What You’ll Learn

• Wreck dive planning and site assessment
• Identifying and avoiding common wreck hazards
• Navigation techniques around wreck structures
• Line use and reel awareness where appropriate
• Teaching and supervising wreck dives safely

Who This Course Is For

Wreck Diver Specialty Instructor is designed for certified scuba instructors who want to expand their teaching portfolio with a highly popular and adventure-focused specialty while maintaining conservative training practices.

Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) or higher professional rating
• Active Teaching status required
• Minimum of 10 logged dives meeting Wreck Diving criteria
• Completion of required medical documentation

What’s Included

• Course Director-led Wreck Diver Specialty Instructor training
• Teaching guidance and standards review
• Wreck Diver Specialty Instructor certification upon successful completion

PADI Specialty Instructor application fee is not included