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What you will learn

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 utilising 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.

The introduction to cave diving course is not intended to train divers for all facets of cave diving. The objective 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.

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Before your course starts

Eligibility & eLearning

Prerequisites – The following requirements must be met prior to commencing your Intro to Cave Diver training;

Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent
Provide proof of Cavern Diver certification or equivalent
Or be taking a Cavern Diver and Intro to Cave Diver course combination

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eLearning – After your eligibility prerequisites have been confirmed, we can send your eLearning course code(s).

This will be generated by ourselves and sent to you in advance of starting your course.

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Practical diver training

Intro to Cave Diver Course

Avg. Duration – The Intro to Cave Diver course takes between three and four days to complete.

Course Combinations – It is possible to combine the Cavern Diver course with the Intro to Cave course. This combination takes approx. five days to complete.

Other Considerations – You must take the course in appropriate configuration, using redundant regulators and air supplies. It cannot taken in recreational equipment.

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Where to go from here

What next?

On Completion – You are able to conduct cave dives within your training and certification limits, without the supervision of an instructor

The Next Level – You now have the foundation skills of a cave diver. As a qualified Intro to Cave Diver you are now eligible to enrol on the TDI Full Cave Diver course.

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Intro to Cave Diver Course Skills & Learning

Course Content

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

Required Skills

Skills you will demonstrate

Properly deploy a guideline
Properly 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 back up light to exit
Demonstrate buoyancy control, proper trim, and propulsion techniques
Equipment check and matching
Demonstrate adequate pre-dive planning

When Certified

What’s in it for you?

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may engage in single guideline cave diving activities without direct supervision provided the graduates adhere to the following requirements:
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 metres/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 TDI Full Cave Diver course!

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