Here you can find all the SSI Overhead wreck and cave courses Blue Label Diving can teach. All of our wreck and cave courses start in Phuket. The caves are a 4 hour drive away thus accommodation and food are included in our cave courses. The ssi overhead wreck courses are all held in Phuket on the King Cruiser wreck, Racha Yai wreck and if we are luck the Phi Phi wreck as well.
The SSI Overhead course Extended Range wreck allows unlimited wreck penetration to a maximum depth of 50 meters. Here your line laying and light use learned in the Advanced Wreck program will be advanced and you will learn lost line, loss of light and loss of teammate procedures. If wrecks are your passion then this program is for you.
The SSI Extended range wreck course can only be completed wearing a full technical total diving system with a maximum of two stage cylinders. The next level after this would be the SSI Technical Wreck, which you find below.
| Minimum Age: | 18 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Wreck Diving, Diver Stress & Rescue, Extended Range, Advanced Wreck or Cavern Diving, AOWD 75 logged dives |
| Academic Sessions: | 1 |
| Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
| Open Water Dives: | 6 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 60 meters / 200 feet |
| Suggested Duration: | 20 hours |
| Specialized Equipment: | See current SSI Training Standards |
| Please refer to the SSI Training Standards for more detailed information |
The SSI Overhead course technical wreck allows unlimited decompression wreck penetration to a maximum depth of 60 meters (during training). Like the other overhead programs, the training required for this type of diving is overhead, high level buoyancy control, finning techniques, laying line and the proper use of a light. You will also learn about a lost line, lost light and lost diver procedure. In Phuket we have a few wrecks like the King Cruiser wreck which is perfect for the technical wreck course.
| Minimum Age: | 18 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Wreck Diving, Diver Stress & Rescue, Extended Range, Advanced Wreck or Cavern Diving, AOWD 75 logged dives |
| Academic Sessions: | 1 |
| Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
| Open Water Dives: | 6 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 60 meters / 200 feet |
| Suggested Duration: | 20 hours |
| Specialized Equipment: | See current SSI Training Standards |
| Please refer to the SSI Training Standards for more detailed information |
The SSI Overhead specialty Cavern course provides you with the knowledge and experience required to independently plan and conduct cavern penetration dives within the light zone at depths shallower than 40 meters. You will learn how to use specialized cavern diving equipment, gas management concepts and buddy team skills to safely conduct cavern dives. You will earn the SSI Cavern Diving Specialty certification after completing this program. Blue Label Diving conducts its cavern and cave courses in the South of Thailand, about 4 hours drive from Phuket.
| Minimum Age: | 18 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Advanced Open Water Diver certification & 24 logged dives |
| Academic Sessions: | Varies |
| Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | 1 |
| Cavern Dives: | 4 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 40 meters / 130 feet |
| Suggested Duration: | 12 hours |
The SSI overhead course, Cave Diving, allows you to conduct penetrations on a single line with basic navigation. You will learn techniques to deal with problems in this most unforgiving of environments. Safety is the number one concern, and you will increase confidence by spending hours in the environment with your Cave Instructor. You will earn the SSI Cave Diving certification after completing this program. Cave diving in Thailand is very exciting as its like an expedition. We will bring everything with us. From the oxygen tanks to the compressor and all the cave diving equipment together in one pick-up truck.
| Minimum Age: | 18 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Diver Stress & Rescue, Cavern Diving, Advanced Open Water Diver 50 logged dives |
| Academic Sessions: | 1 |
| Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
| Cave Dives: | 4 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | 40 meters / 130 feet |
| Suggested Duration: | 18 hours |
The SSI overhead course to get to full cave diver level. From cavern diving you will participate in the intro cave/cave basics and cave diving programs. Intro/basics allows penetration on a single line. Full cave allows complex navigation and you learn how to traverse, jump, tee and gap within the cave system. You will enhance your lost line, lost teammate, gas sharing and loss of light skills. Our cave instructors are extremely safe and have years of experience. They were even involved in the large cave rescue in 2018.
| Minimum Age: | 18 |
| Certification Prerequisites: | Diver Stress & Rescue, Cave Diving, AOWD 75 logged dives (refer to current SSI Training Standards) |
| Academic Sessions: | 1 |
| Pool/Confined Water Sessions: | Optional |
| Cave Dives: | 6 |
| Maximum Training Depth: | Varies |
| Suggested Duration: | 20 hours |
| Please refer to the SSI Training Standards for more detailed information |
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