TDI Intro to Cave Course

Prerequisites:

• Minimum age: 18 years (15 with parental consent)
• TDI Cavern Diver certification or equivalent.

Once certified, you will be able to:

Participate in cave diving activities using a single primary guideline without direct supervision, provided the following limits are respected:

• Penetration limited to one-third of the available gas.
• Maximum depth of 40 meters / 130 feet.
• No-decompression dives.
• Restrictions where two divers cannot pass side by side are not allowed.
• Maintain only a single continuous guideline.
• Use appropriate cave diving equipment.
• Do not remove equipment in overhead environments.

Enroll in the TDI Full Cave Diver course.

What you will learn:

• Cavern diving policies and rules.
• Gas management procedures.
• Psychological considerations and stress management.
• Cavern-specific equipment setup.
• Underwater communication: hand signals, light signals, and touch signals.
• Trim, buoyancy, line-following, and specialized propulsion techniques.
• Stress control.
• Cavern environment.
• Cavern conservation and etiquette.
• Emergency procedures and problem-solving.

Practical skills:

• Proper deployment and following of the guideline.
• Use of line markers.
• Lost diver and lost line procedures using a safety reel.
• Line-following in normal visibility and simulated low-visibility conditions.
• Air sharing along the guideline, with and without light.
• Removing and replacing the mask while maintaining contact with the guideline.
• Proper propulsion and anti-silt techniques.
• Simulation of primary light failure and use of backup light.
• Pre-dive planning, bubble check, equipment pairing, and continuous stress assessment.

Course Duration and Price:

• This course has a duration of 4 full days.