Train for Advanced Wreck Penetration
IANTD Advanced Wreck Diver is matched here to IANTD?s current Technical Wreck Diver course page, which covers extended wreck penetration and technical use of breathing gases. IANTD describes the program as training divers in extended wreck penetration, the technical use of EANx for wreck exploration, and the use of EANx and oxygen for decompression. That makes the course a clear step beyond limited wreck awareness.
The program is intended for divers who already have technical gas training and enough experience to manage overhead wreck risk. IANTD lists prerequisites for Technical Wreck Diver as Advanced EANx Diver or higher, or equivalent. Students must be at least 18 for diver qualification with parent or guardian authorization as applicable, and must provide proof of at least 100 logged dives. No dives may be conducted deeper than the student?s existing qualification.
Training includes academic sessions, confined-water sessions, and overhead dive sessions using the IANTD Technical Wreck Diver Student Kit. At Extreme Exposure in High Springs, Florida, this course is for divers ready to plan wreck penetration with serious attention to line procedures, gas strategy, decompression, team communication, exit discipline, and failure management. It belongs in the technical pathway because wreck penetration changes the risk picture from recreational sightseeing to true overhead diving.
