Wreck Dive Instructor

PADI WRECK DIVER INSTRUCTOR SPECIALTY

Every Wreck Has a Story. Teach Divers How to Explore It.

Every wreck raises the same question: what lies beyond what your divers can see? The PADI Wreck Instructor Course in Playa del Carmen, Mexico prepares you to turn that curiosity into a memorable course built on planning, practical skills, and sound judgment

Duration

6 Hours

Training Style

Personal Mentoring

Practical Experience

Workshop + 2 Open Water Dives

TURN CURIOSITY INTO CAPABILITY

Give Divers More Than a Wreck Tour

Teach exploration with purpose

Help divers see a wreck as a site to research, survey, and understand, not simply a structure to swim around.

Develop better underwater judgment

Teach divers to recognize hazards, manage their position and gas, and know when conditions call for changing the plan.

Create memorable courses

Use the wreck’s history, marine life, mapping, and practical tasks to make every training dive distinct.

Expand your teaching portfolio

Add a compelling specialty to your professional range and create natural connections with Deep, Enriched Air, and other continuing education.

THE STORY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING

Teach Adventure Without Losing Control

A great Wreck Diver course balances discovery with discipline. Through personal mentoring and real teaching scenarios, you will learn how to build anticipation before the dive, coach precise skills underwater, and turn the debrief into a moment of insight. The goal is not to make every wreck more challenging. It is to help divers make better decisions at the wreck in front of them.

YOUR WRECK INSTRUCTOR TOOLKIT

Make Exploration a Course Divers Remember

You will not simply complete a list of exercises. You will grow into the professional others can depend on.

PLAN

Read the wreck before the dive

Teach site research, wreck assessment, route planning, hazards, conditions, and clear dive objectives.
Plan within recreational depth, gas, visibility, and environmental limits.

PRACTICE

Build line-handling confidence

Work with reels, guideline placement, team positioning, and exit procedures in a dedicated workshop.
Practice coaching, supervision, problem recognition, and debriefing at a wreck site.

ENGAGE

Bring the story to life

Use history, mapping, marine life, and observation to give each dive a meaningful purpose.
Use preparation, demonstrations, realistic scenarios, and feedback to turn procedures into lasting habits.

YOUR STARTING POINT

Before You Apply

Learn how PADI Specialty Instructor training works

Not at 10 wreck dives yet?

Discuss your experience with Luis Miguel before training. We can help you review your logbook and identify what you still need before submitting your instructor application.

What Will You Help Them Discover?

See how this training could change the way you teach wreck diving.

BUILD YOUR SPECIALTY PORTFOLIO

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