Wreck Dive - Nerong

Level Up Your Diving: XR Deep Training at Central Coast Divers

Push your limits. Build real capability. Explore wrecks few divers will ever see.

If you're ready to take your diving beyond recreational limits, the Extended Range (XR) Deep program is your gateway to the deeper, more demanding sites that define true advanced exploration. And there’s no better training ground than our own 1917 coastal collier wreck, resting silently at 43–46 metres just three nautical miles off Norah Head Lighthouse.

This century-old wreck—alive with schooling fish, Wobbegongs, and a thriving artificial reef system—is more than a dive. It’s a proving ground.

Why Train XR Deep With Us?

✔ Real Technical Conditions, Real Mastery

The collier site offers genuine technical-level challenges:

• Depths between 43–46 metres

• Cold water and changing thermoclines

• Potential currents and reduced bottom times

• Entanglement hazards from fishing lines and nets

• Navigation and descent accuracy critical to hitting the target
  This is not simulated training—this is the real thing.

✔ Elite-Level Instructor Team

Train under highly experienced XR and Technical instructors who specialise in:

• Gas planning for deep decompression dives

• Twinset and stage-cylinder configuration

• Redundancy and emergency protocols

• Team diving, communication & precision deep descent skills

• Advanced buoyancy and trim refinement

You’ll develop the confidence, composure, and discipline needed to perform flawlessly under pressure.

Step Into the World of Deep Wreck Exploration

The 1917 collier is only accessible to Deep 45/50 and Technical divers.
Completing your XR Deep training unlocks a whole new catalogue of deeper wrecks and offshore sites along the NSW coastline—sites most divers will never experience.

What You Will Learn

• Gas planning for extended bottom times

• Accelerated decompression procedures

• Safe use of Nitrox and Trimix blends

• Redundant equipment configuration

• Deep-water problem solving & task loading

• Emergency ascent strategies

• Precision buoyancy, trim & propulsion in confined overhead-like environments

This is where disciplined training meets exploration-grade adventure.

The XR Deep Collier Experience

Your course culminates in deep training dives on the historic 1917 collier wreck, a dive that rewards skilled preparation:

• Spectacular marine life

• Atmospheric deepwreck visuals

• True technical diving challenges

• The sense of accomplishment only deep, disciplined diving provides

Boat dives depart Norah Head ramp and require a minimum of six divers due to offshore distance and technical logistics.

Ready to Go Deep?

Spaces are limited, and XR training is offered only to divers who meet the prerequisites and demonstrate readiness.

👉 Apply Now for the XR Deep Program

Unlock the experience, mastery, and confidence that only technical training can offer.