Can you see the light? If you dive within the light zone of a cave–the area near the cave entrance where natural light is always visible–you're in the cavern zone.
The fun part is exploring secrets hidden in caverns around the world and having the knowledge and skills to do it correctly.
What do I need to start?
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation)
- Be at least 18 years of age
What will I do?
This is a challenging and very exciting course that includes four training dives over at least two days. During your first open water dive you'll practice line handling, reel use and emergency procedures without entering a cavern. But, for your next three dives, you're headed into the cavern, staying within the light zone and 40 metres/130 feet total distance from the surface. You learn about:- Cavern navigation and line protocols
- Planning, organization, techniques, problems and hazards of cavern diving
- Special equipment use, such as lights, guidelines, reels and redundant breathing systems
- Air sharing, disorientation, silting, line problems and other emergency procedures specific to cavern diving
- Silt prevention, buoyancy control, air management and emergency procedures
- Depth and distance limits for cavern diving
What's included in the course fee?
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PADI Cavern Diver Crewpack
- Certification Fees
- Equipment Hire
- Air Fills
- Training
What's next?
The Peak Performance Buoyancy course will help you perfect your buoyancy skills for cavern diving. Many cavern and cave divers are also Enriched Air Nitrox certified so that they can enjoy more time exploring underwater. If you love cavern diving you may be interested in the Discover Tec Diving experience, which lets you try out basic technical diving equipment and skills to help you see if you want to learn more about going beyond recreational diving limits.
You may want to do more Specialty courses, to put you on your way to achieving the highest PADI recreational diving rating of PADI Master Scuba Diver.
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