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SSI Wreck Diving Course Goa
SSI Wreck Diving Course Goa
SSI Wreck Diving Course Goa
SSI Certified

SSI Wreck Diving Course Goa

1-2 Days Specialty
  • Safely explore shipwrecks & structures
  • Learn penetration techniques & line laying
  • Grand Island wrecks as your classroom
  • One of the most exciting specialties
₹11,979
+ GST per person

Optional Add-ons

  • + Extra application dive ₹2,800
  • + GoPro rental + edited video ₹1,500
  • + Private instructor upgrade ₹4,500
  • + Specialty digital materials pack ₹950
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SSI Certified Dive Centre in Goa

SSI Wreck Diving — explore shipwrecks in Goa's Arabian Sea

Duration
1–2 Days
Training Site
Suzy's Wreck, Grandé Island
Dives
2 Wreck Dives
Cert
SSI Wreck Diving

Wrecks are some of the best dives you'll do. The marine life packs in tight, there's real history to them, and they have an atmosphere a reef just doesn't. The SSI Wreck Diving specialty gives you the skills to explore them safely.

Goa has a real advantage here. Suzy's Wreck at Grandé Island is a British-era vessel sitting at 12–18 metres, now covered in soft coral and home to resident groupers, stingrays and moray eels. Your wreck certification dives happen on a genuine wreck, not a purpose-sunk barge.

This course covers light-zone wreck diving — the area within the wreck where natural light penetrates and you can always see the exit. Full wreck penetration into the dark zone requires additional training beyond this course.

SSI Wreck Diving — skills and knowledge

Wreck Survey and OrientationHow to approach and survey a wreck externally before entering. Identifying entry points, noting reference points, planning your route and time inside.
Light-Zone PenetrationMoving safely through light-zone areas of the wreck — always maintaining visual contact with the exit. Entry and exit technique with minimal disturbance.
Line and Reel TechniquesLaying a guide line as you penetrate the wreck, securing the reel at the entry point, following the line back on exit.
Emergency Procedures in Overhead EnvironmentsOut-of-air procedures in a wreck (immediate exit or buddy breathing), disorientation recovery, silt-out management.
Buoyancy in Overhead EnvironmentsMaintaining position without touching walls or ceiling — sediment clouds reduce visibility instantly.
Wreck EcologyHow marine life colonises wrecks, why wrecks create higher marine life density than open reef, environmental responsibility inside wrecks.
Good buoyancy is essential for wreck diving. We strongly recommend completing the SSI Perfect Buoyancy course before this specialty — confident hands-free buoyancy makes the overhead environment significantly safer.

What you need before you start

SSI Open Water Diver (or equivalent from any major agency)
Age 10 or older
Good buoyancy strongly recommended (consider Perfect Buoyancy first)
Recommend 20+ logged dives before this specialty
No prior specialty training required
Recommended sequence: SSI Open Water → SSI Perfect Buoyancy → SSI Wreck Diving. The buoyancy skills from Perfect Buoyancy directly apply inside the wreck.

Your wreck dives — Suzy's Wreck, Grandé Island

Both wreck certification dives take place at Suzy's Wreck — one of Goa's most interesting dive sites and the obvious choice for wreck training.

About Suzy's Wreck: A British-era vessel resting at 12–18 metres on the seabed near Grandé Island. The structure is covered in soft coral and hosts a large resident population of groupers, blue-spotted stingrays, moray eels, and juvenile fish. The layout allows supervised light-zone penetration and external circuit dives appropriate for this certification level.
Grandé Island Reef
5–18m · All levels

Coral gardens, moray eels, snappers, parrotfish. The primary training reef — gentle conditions and rich marine life.

Suzy's Wreck
12–18m · OW+

British-era vessel thick with soft coral. Resident groupers, blue-spotted stingrays, moray eels. Light-zone penetration possible.

Sail Rock
14–24m · AOW recommended

Rocky pinnacle with currents and pelagics. Eagle rays, drift diving. One of Goa's most dynamic dive sites.

Shelter Cove
6–14m · All levels

Protected bay, very gentle. Nudibranchs, pipefish, seahorses. Ideal for skill-focused dives without current distraction.

Bounty Bay
5–12m · All levels

Shallow reef for long bottom times. Macro life — nudibranchs, ornate ghost pipefish. Great for photography and hover practice.

What's included in this course

Theory sessions on wreck diving techniques
2 wreck certification dives at Suzy's Wreck
Full ScubaPro equipment rental (includes dive torch)
SSI Wreck Diving certification card

Not included

  • Personal expenses
  • Accommodation
Certification: Your digital certification card is issued immediately upon successful completion. You are certified before you leave Goa and can dive anywhere in the world.

After your SSI Wreck Diving certification

Dive wrecks at any SSI centre worldwide
Access wreck sites on liveaboard expeditions
Progress to SSI Advanced Adventurer for wreck electives at 30m depth
Explore deeper wrecks as part of SSI Advanced or specialty dives
Counts toward SSI Master Diver
This certification covers light-zone wreck diving. For full penetration into dark zones, you would need an advanced wreck course or technical diving training — neither required for recreational wreck diving at the vast majority of recreational wrecks worldwide.

Why take your course with FlyingFish in Goa

Here's what actually sets us apart.

ScubaPro gear, serviced on schedule

Pro-grade gear serviced every 100 dives or 6 months, not when it fails. MK25/S620 regulator, Hydros Pro BCD, Aladin Sport dive computer. You train on the same equipment working instructors use.

A 4:1 diver-to-instructor ratio, max

Your instructor knows where you are underwater at all times. No crowded groups. If a skill needs more practice, you get the time — not the time left over after 8 other students.

Both SSI and PADI at one centre

We teach both agencies at the same location. You choose which certification fits your future dive plans. We give you honest advice, not a push toward whichever we sell more of.

A proper base at the 5-star Novotel Candolim

Proper briefing rooms, clean equipment rinsing stations, structured course schedule. The difference between a dive school and a beach shack matters when you are doing a multi-day certification course.

Suzy's Wreck is our backyard, we dive it every week

Our instructors know every passage, every resident grouper, and every current pattern at Suzy's Wreck. When conditions change, we adapt the dive plan. This is not a training dive on an unfamiliar wreck — it is a dive on a site our team knows inside out.

Frequently Asked Questions

SSI Wreck Diving certifies you for light-zone penetration — areas of the wreck where natural light penetrates and you can always see the exit. Full wreck penetration into the dark zone (using artificial light only, out of sight of the exit) requires additional advanced training. Most recreational wrecks worldwide are best explored in the light zone, including Suzy's Wreck.

Recreational wreck diving at the light-zone level is no more dangerous than open-water reef diving when you follow the proper procedures this course teaches. The risks — silt disturbance, disorientation, line tangling — are all managed with the skills covered. The most important safety factor is good buoyancy, which we assess before and during the course.

It is strongly recommended. Inside a wreck, touching the walls or floor with fins kicks up silt that immediately reduces visibility to zero. Divers with poor buoyancy create genuinely dangerous conditions for themselves and their buddy in an overhead environment. If your buoyancy is uncertain, we will discuss your experience level and decide whether to add a buoyancy session first.

The wreck hosts a large resident population of groupers (some quite large), blue-spotted stingrays resting under the structure, moray eels in the crevices, and large schools of small reef fish. The soft coral encrustation on the metal frame is substantial. On most dives you will also encounter parrotfish and angelfish in the water column around the wreck.

Yes — light-zone penetration is included in the certification. You will enter areas of the wreck where natural light is visible from the exit. You will not go into completely dark interior sections — those require additional technical training. The accessible light-zone areas at Suzy's Wreck include the main deck area and several swim-through passages.

Yes — your SSI Wreck Diving specialty card is internationally recognised and demonstrates that you have received formal training in wreck diving techniques. Most dive operators worldwide will accept it as qualification for guided wreck dives. Some operators may also allow buddy-pair wreck diving with this certification.
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