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> Hi! > > I am Elizabeth Thompson, a PADI certified rescue diver with an interest in > expanding my diving knowledge. I look forward to doing some Great Lakes > wreck diving ( no penetration) in July - August 1995. Should I take a > wreck diving course now, or can I safely postpone it until I want to try > wreck penetration? > > Thanks > > Elizabeth Elizabeth, I too am a PADI diver with a great interest in expanding my diving knowledge so I am interested in finding out what organizations give technical diving courses specifically in the areas of wreck penetration. I have taken the PADI wreck specialty course and frankly it does not teach you much in the areas of penetration. The course did 'touch' on wreck penetration SIMULATION. I did learn how to 'string' your line so you would know which way is 'in' and which way is 'out'. The fin kick which minimizes silting was also shown. Other than that, we just 'played' around the exterior of several wrecks and that was it for the specialty. Common sense tells me that there is alot more to wreck diving/penetration than the course teaches so therefore I would not even think(maybe dream) of penetrating a wreck without further training. If you want to do wreck diving with no penetration than the course is sufficient and fun. If you want to try wreck penetration then if I may, I suggest that you bypass the PADI specialty and take a course which offers 'real'wreck penetration - On that note I would like to pose the question to all - what organizations offer this type of course? Thanks in advance. Brigitte.
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