Explore the Depths 

Cavern Diving Course

The NSS-CDS Cavern Diver course is designed for certified divers seeking to explore overhead environments safely. This course emphasizes foundational skills, safety protocols, and conservation awareness necessary for cavern diving.

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Course Overview

• Duration: Typically 1-2 days, depending on the diver's proficiency.​

• Certification: Cavern Diver​

• Inclusions: Certification fees and entrance fees.​

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Why Choose This Course?

• Expert Instruction: Led by certified professionals with extensive cavern diving experience.​

• Comprehensive Curriculum: Covers psychological considerations, equipment selection, communication methods, and conservation techniques.​

• Practical Training: Includes land drills, confined water skills, and actual cavern dives.

 

Prerequisites

• Age: Minimum 18 years old (15 with parental consent).​

• Dive Experience: At least 25 logged dives.​

• Certification: Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent; Deep Diver specialty for depths beyond 60 feet.

 

Learning Outcomes

• Skill Development: Proficiency in guideline deployment, air sharing, anti-silting techniques, and emergency procedures.​

• Safety Emphasis: Focus on stress management, equipment failure solutions, and accident analysis.​

• Conservation Awareness: Understanding of cavern environments and preservation practices.​

 

Course Features

• Diverse Dive Sites: Opportunities to explore renowned caverns with varied geological features.​

• Equipment Proficiency: Training on using double cylinders, reel options, and buoyancy devices.​

• Certification Benefits: Post-certification, divers can engage in cavern diving within specified limits without direct supervision.​

 

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Join us for a transformative and thrilling cavern diving experience. For more details, cost and to enroll, Contact Us today!

Discover the Thrill of Cave Diving: 

The Apprentice Cave Diver course builds upon the skills learned in the Cavern course and prepares divers for full cave certification. This course introduces students to limited penetration cave diving, focusing on complex navigation, problem-solving, and advanced dive planning in overhead environments.

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Course Details:

• Agency: NSS-CDS

• Duration: 2-3 days

• Minimum Age: 18

• Max Depth: 100 ft

• Prerequisites: Cavern Diver certification, minimum of 25 logged dives

 

What You’ll Learn:

• Advanced guideline techniques

• Air management strategies for cave penetration

• Complex navigation including T's and jumps

• Emergency procedures and lost line drills

• Proper use of lights, reels, and redundancy equipment

• Anti-silting propulsion techniques

 

What’s Included:

• Instruction by a certified NSS-CDS cave instructor

• Use of reels and guidelines during training

• Certification processing fees

• Entrance fees to training sites

 

What You Need:

• Double tanks or sidemount configuration

• Primary light and two backup lights

• Appropriate exposure protection

• Cave diving appropriate fins, mask, and redundant gas supply

• Dive computer or timing device and depth gauge

 

Where We Dive:

Training typically takes place at sites such as Ginnie Springs, Devil’s Den, and Blue Grotto, depending on conditions and student needs.

 

Course Outcome:
Successful graduates will be equipped to engage in single guideline cave diving activities, adhering to the highest safety standards and environmental conservation practices.

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Advance Your Diving Career:
This course sets you on a path towards more complex cave diving adventures, including the Full Cave Diver course.

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Ready to Dive In?

Join us for a transformative and thrilling cave diving experience. For more details, cost and to enroll, Contact Us today!