Description: Are you ready to pick up where you left off in the Cavern Diver Course? Are you looking to expand upon the skills developed in your previous overhead environment training? Sign up for the Intro to Cave Diver Course.
This course is an introduction to the basic principles of cave diving utilizing a single primary guideline. Introductory cave diving is the second level in the development of proper techniques for cave diving, directly building upon the cavern diver course. This introduction to cave diving is not intended to train divers for all facets of cave diving. The objective of this course is the perfection of skills taught in the cavern diving program, in addition to the adoption of additional techniques and procedures required for elementary cave dives.
Prerequisites:
Minimum age 18
Provide proof of Cavern Diver certification or equivalent
Schedule:
3 full training days
Departure from Playa city center
Included:
Experienced Full Cave Instructor
Knowledge Review sessions
Maximum of 3 students per instructor
Digital material & certification card
Not included:
Cenote Entrance Fees (they may vary from 17 to 27 USD)
Lunch
Complete overhead environment gear (60usd for the course)
Who this course is for:
The certified Cavern Diver or equivalent who has an interest in moving forward with overhead environment diving and expanding their diving techniques, capabilities, and more.
What you can expect to learn:
Policy for cave diving
Gas management procedures and management to include dissimilar volumes
Psychological considerations of cave diving
Equipment considerations including:
Cylinder options
Regulator options
Buoyancy compensator/harness options
Proper weighting
Reel options
Equipment configurations
Communication (light and hand signals)
Swimming techniques
Body posture/trim
Buoyancy control
Line following
Propulsion (finning) techniques
Physiology
Breathing techniques
Stress management
Cave environment
Cave conservation
Problem solving
Emergency procedures
Equipment failure
Silting conditions
Accident analysis
Cave diving etiquette
Review of dive tables and decompression theory some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:
Properly deploy a guideline
Effectively use line markers
Properly follow a guideline with eyes open and closed (simulating loss of visibility)
Air share with a buddy with eyes open, following a guideline
Air share with a buddy with lights off and eyes closed, using touch contact while following the guideline
Remove and replace mask while in contact with the guideline
Demonstrate conservation, awareness, and back referencing techniques
Demonstrate light/hand signals and touch contact
Demonstrate anti-silting techniques
Simulate a primary light failure and use backup light to exit
Demonstrate buoyancy control, proper trim, and propulsion techniques
What is in it for you?
The diving activities approximate those of training
Planned dives do not exceed diver’s current certification level
Penetration is limited to the “rule of thirds,” OR 1/6th if using doubles to a maximum depth of 40 meters/130 feet.
Proper cave diving equipment must be used
Maintain a continuous guideline
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are qualified to progress on to the next level of overhead environment training: the Full Cave Diver course!
Intro to Cave Diver Minimum Certification Requirements:
Satisfactorily complete the Intro to Cave Diver course written examination with a passing score of 80%, followed by 100% remediation by the instructor
Perform all land drills and cave dive requirements efficiently
Demonstrate mature, sound judgment concerning dive planning and execution
Maintain an appropriate level of awareness and respect for the environment
Log all training dives
Questions about the pricing:
All prices are per person
All prices are in US Dollars and are subject to change without notice
Our prices include 16% sales tax
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