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Wreck Diving Equipment

As wreck diving is a specialized discipline, you’ll need some specialized equipment. TDI (see our Associations section) run an Advanced Wreck Diving course and their equipment requirenment is as follows: Required Equipment

The following equipment is required for each student

1. Primary Cylinder(s):
Cylinder volume appropriate for the planned dive and student gas consumption rate.
Dual valve, double manifold or independent doubles. Labelled in accordance with TDI Standards.

2. Travel or Decompression Cylinders as required by site conditions.

3. Regulators: Primary and primary redundant required on all primary breathing cylinders.
Submersible pressure gauges are required on all primary cylinder(s).
A contingency use long hose second stage should be designated and appropriately rigged to facilitate air sharing at depth if necessary.

4. Buoyancy Compensator(s) adequate for the open water environment.

5. Back-up Depth and Timing Devices.

6. Air decompression computers allowed for use as depth and timing devices.

7. Light Systems, both Primary and Back-up.

8. Ascent reel with lift bag/surface marker buoy or up-line
Adequate for the planned maximum depth.
Minimum of eleven (11) kg / twenty five (25) lb. Lift.

9. Exposure suit adequate for the open water environment.

10. Two Line Cutting Devices.

11. Underwater Slate.

12. Reels:
Primary penetration reel.
Safety reel.

13. Options that the instructor may require:
Submersible dive tables.
Bail-out cylinder with regulator.
Jon-line.
Slate, compass, surface signaling device (flare, strobe, etc.)