🇵🇱Poland

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Nov 8, 2026.

• DiveJourney: Hel Peninsula and Gulf of Gdansk Wrecks - Public DiveJourney discovery and guide APIs confirmed canonical Polish record and substantive English guide on 8 Nov 2026. Direct HTML fetch through the web research tool returned an internal error, so browser rendering was not independently confirmed.
• Gdynia Maritime Office: 64 wrecks accessible without individual wreck permit - Official 5 August 2026 announcement explaining 64-wreck list and port-departure procedure.
• Gdynia Maritime Office: Order 18 of 16 July 2026 - Legal order effective 31 July 2026 for permit-exempt listed wrecks.
• Gdynia Maritime Office: diving documents and prohibited-wreck list - Official current wreck annex, prohibited sites and dive-boat departure form, updated 31 July 2026.
• Gdynia Maritime Office: departure notification procedure - Official filing procedure and published absence of administrative fee; check current legal cross-references.
• PADI: diving in Poland - Country-scale overview of Baltic wrecks, quarries, water conditions and broad May-October outdoor season.
• Suwalki Landscape Park: Lake Hancza nature reserve - Official protected lake description and designated eastern diving shore/northern bathing shore.
• Via Sport: Diving Marina Koparki rules - Private quarry access and admission requirements in Jaworzno.
• Krakow Zakrzowek: bathing area regulations - Published 2026 municipal bathing season and scuba-gear restriction in managed swimming basins.
• Deepspot: freediving information - Official warm-water freediving training, buddy rules and qualification-limited access.
• Deepspot: scuba and indoor facility - Official indoor training venue in Mszczonow near Warsaw.
• Polish Freediving Federation: licensed clubs - Regional freediving club names and operating areas.
• IMGW Baltic marine weather service - Official forecasts, marine warnings, wind, waves and sea-temperature planning.
• Polish Sanitary Inspectorate: official bathing-water map - Official sanitary statuses and seasonal bathing-site information.
• Gdynia Maritime Office: Puck Bay and Hel Natura 2000 protection planning - October 2026 notice naming protected habitat/species; draft planning should not be mistaken for an enacted new restriction.
• WWF Poland: seal distance and Blue Patrol - March-April seal pups, minimum distance and reporting phone.
• Polish Maritime Search and Rescue - Official 24-hour rescue number, MRCC contact and VHF channel.
• Gdynia university hyperbaric clinic - Specialist diver medical support and urgent consultation phone.
• Polish Interior Ministry: border entry conditions - Official Schengen entry, travel-document and financial requirements.
• Polish government: ETIAS scheduled for 2027 - October 2026 Polish government announcement about future authorization, not yet in operation.
• European Union: ETIAS frequently asked questions - Current official status: ETIAS not operating and applications not collected.
• Polish Interior Ministry: EES operational at all border crossings - Official April 2026 introduction of biometric EES border recording.
• Gdansk Airport: airport train - Official rail links from GDN into Gdansk/Gdynia and onward connections.
• Poland Tourism Organisation: Polish zloty and ATMs - Official currency, cash points and card guidance.
• Lodz official tourism: electricity - 230 V, 50 Hz and plug types C and E.
• Poland Tourism Organisation: lakes and paddling - Masurian lakes and Czarna Hancza/Wigry canoeing for non-divers.
• University of Gdansk Marine Station Fokarium - Official visitor information; opening time should be verified.
• Hel Coastal Defence Museum: seasonal hours - 2026 and early 2027 visitor access and closure dates.
• Zegluga Gdanska: Gdynia to Hel ferry - Published seasonal passenger trip, not a dive boat.
• Zegluga Gdanska: end of 2026 ferry season - October 2026 seasonal termination notice; reconfirm future schedules.
• Country hero photo by Stefan Pasch - Unsplash License. Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@derpaschi | Location: Świnoujście, Poland