The desire for underwater adventure in caves, caverns and cenotes has settled in you?
Mexico has the most concentrated submerged cave system in the world. The Yucatan Peninsula is a gigantic karst plateau with the two longest underground systems in the world (Ox Bel Ha and Sac Actun). It is an ideal place to follow this course because the region offers cave dives of all types and levels with different passages and depths.
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 safe techniques for cave diving, directly building upon the cavern diver course. 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.
What To Expect
Course content:
- Policy for cave diving
- Gas matching procedures and management to include dissimilar volumes
- Equipment considerations (cylinder options, regulator options, buoyancy compensator device (BCD) / harness options, reel options, proper weighting and equipment configurations)
- Communication (hand signals, light signals and touch contact signals)
- Swimming techniques (body posture/ trim, buoyancy control, line-following, propulsion techniques)
- Physiology (breathing techniques and stress management)
- Cave environment (geology : bottom and ceiling)
- Local access requirements
- Land owner relations
- Conservation
- Problem solving (emergency procedures, equipment failure and silting conditions)
- Accident analysis
- Review of dive tables and decompression theory
- Cave diving etiquette
Additional info
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Diving within 24 hours of flying is not recommended. All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor.
• Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent
• Minimum certification Cavern Diver TDI or equivalent
