Report of TDI Advanced Wreck Diving Class with John Chatterton out of Milwaukee, WI

John Chatterton and Howard Ehrenberg came to Milwaukee, WI to teach a TDI Advanced Wreck Diving Class. Yes, it is an unusual summer as the water is almost as warm as in FL. At least that's what we told them... still a bit cooler below 60ft.

The class consisted of a lecture on a Friday afternoon in a local dive shop and was followed by three days of wreck diving out of Milwaukee. The class was divided into morning dives and afternoon dives, each consisting of four students. The weather cooperated for all three days and the students had a blast! They learned a lot of good skills that TDI teaches in addition to ton of real world experience that John Chatterton brought to the table. We definitely recommend this class!

Here is a little more about the TDI Advanced Wreck Diving Class:
During this course, your TDI Instructor will teach you the proper techniques for locating and planning a penetration dive. The course covers topics and skills like

• Use of guidelines
• Overhead emergency procedures
• Redundant equipment requirements
• Locating and identifying wrecks
• Hazards of wreck diving
• Surveying of wrecks

For more pictures please view this online album.

Capt. Jitka Hanáková
Shipwreck Explorers

Jitka ... What wrecks did they do the training dives on?

We started on the Dredge #6 Day 1 two dives, Prins Willem Day 2 two dives, and Milwaukee Carferry / Prins Willem Day 3 - all really good wrecks for wreck training.

Great report! We look forward to hosting John Chatterton here in Florida for the same course this September.

Jitka,

John and I had such a great time diving with you and enjoying the wrecks near Milwaukee. Your knowledge of the wrecks and how to dive them is a great resource for anyone who is looking for a great dive operation in Milwaukee. I wish we both had more time to explore more. We talked about coming back to dive with you again, and maybe doing another class there next summer? We'll see how that shakes out, as who knows what we'll be doing next summer, or next week even??