Systematic search patterns and lift bag technique. practical skills for finding and recovering objects from the seafloor.
Search and Recovery teaches skills with obvious real-world applications.
You learn multiple search patterns. running, arc, expanding square. and how to choose the right one for the scenario. Lift bag and rigging technique covers how to attach equipment to objects and raise them to the surface safely. Two training dives with actual search scenarios. Useful for recreational divers who drop things off boats and essential for professionals.
Most people who get certified at home spend their first real dive trip adjusting. Different visibility, colder water, unfamiliar conditions. On Bonaire, your training dives happen on the same reef you'll dive independently afterward. You get certified and comfortable in one trip. Nothing to re-learn the next time you come back.
Step by step training designed to build real confidence underwater.
Questions about your specific kit? Mention it when you fill in the dive plan form.
Wanderlust is run by Stephan and Linda. Not a franchise, not a large operation with rotating staff. The person who greets you on day one takes you into the water. Same face, start to finish.
Groups cap at four. Often smaller. Sometimes it is just you and an instructor. Your certification is processed the same day you complete your final training dive.
Wanderlust is the only SSI Instructor Training Center on Bonaire. We train instructors. That same bar applies to every course we teach.
No prior experience needed. Here's what applies.
Certified divers who want practical underwater problem-solving skills. Also useful for divers heading toward professional training, where these skills become part of routine work.
Tell us where you are in your diving and what you want to do on Bonaire. We'll help you pick the right starting point.
Request Your Dive PlanLift bags and reels, provided during training.
Two.
No, tanks and weights are not included.
Yes, as a specialty credit.
When gear goes overboard from a boat, when equipment is lost on a dive, or in professional contexts where underwater recovery is part of the job.
Personal advice from our dive team. No obligation. Response within 12 hours.
Share your trip details and we'll build your dive plan within hours.
