Wreck diving is an exciting way to combine your passion for diving with a truly unusual view of history. Wrecks are fascinating to explore, usually teem with aquatic life, and offer a chance to discover mysteries that have never been seen before. Also, with wreck diving sites dotted around the globe, there’s an almost infinite supply of places to visit to indulge in this fascinating experience.

PADI’s Wreck Diver course is one of the most popular specialty courses available and the best way to learn the details of how to safely explore wreck dive sites. It offers divers everything they need to expand their diving capabilities to include explorations of sunken ships, planes, and even cars. Beyond teaching key safety measures, the wreck diver course also helps you learn to identify interesting aspects of wrecks that might not be obvious to the untrained eye. It all adds up to a better, more interesting diving experience.

During the wreck course, you’ll receive instruction and practical training that will teach you:

• Safety considerations and how to avoid common hazards associated with diving and exploring shipwrecks

• The best methods for researching potential wreck site visits and dives

• Surveying and mapping a wreck site.

• Special equipment considerations for wreck scuba diving

• Using penetration lines and reels to guide exploration.

• Techniques to avoid disturbing the wreck and its inhabitants.

Rowand’s Reef has over 50 years of experience certifying new scuba divers. Whether it’s helping you take your first breaths underwater or giving you the tools you need to take your diving to the next level, we’re here to help and support you through your diving journey!

Whatever your experience, our instructors will work with you to ensure your confidence, comfort, and readiness. Our low Instructor-to-student ratios allow maximum contact time and our top-of-the-line rental equipment will ensure that your dives are successful and enjoyable.

Our mission at Rowand’s Reef is to provide world-class scuba training, making sure that our students have the knowledge and skills they need to be safe out in the water while also having a great time!

A drysuit is a sealed suit worn when scuba diving instead of a wetsuit to keep you warm in colder water. It works by trapping a layer of air within the suit which acts as an insulator and also helps with your buoyancy. Your body stays dry underneath the drysuit and you can also wear thermals to stay even warmer. In British Columbia, the water gets cold so you will find the vast majority of divers using a drysuit.

Because of our low water temperatures, we highly recommend that you take this course in a drysuit. They will keep you nice and warm, ensuring more comfort and enjoyment in the water. At Rowand's Reef, we carry the Aqua Lung Fusion range of drysuits. These suits contain the latest in drysuit technology and allow for a customized fit with added flexibility and buoyancy control in the water.

However, while we recommend it, you don't have to wear a drysuit if you don't want to. For those who aren't as interested in drysuit diving, we have warm 14/7mm wetsuits available for use in the ocean. These wetsuits will keep you warm in the cold waters for the most part and can be requested in place of the drysuit for use on your course.

If you want to dive in a drysuit but are not yet certified then you can gain your certification here with us at Rowands Reef. Our Drysuit Diver Specialty Courses run once a month - Click Here to find out more.