PADI Carvern Diver

Gain the knowledge and skills to explore caverns correctly and safely. This course guides you to enter far enough for adventure, but stay within the light zone for an easy exit to open water.

Caverns exist in many areas where scuba divers venture - from freshwater springs to volcanic island walls and limestone coasts. In these locations you’ll find large, dark spaces that seem incredibly inviting, yet are potentially dangerous. The PADI Cavern Diver Specialty course gives you the knowledge and skills to explore caverns correctly - allowing you to enter far enough for adventure, but staying within the light zone for an easy exit to open water.

What the Course Entails

Ready for a challenge? You’ll complete four scuba dives with the first focused on line handling, reel use and emergency procedures outside a cavern; and the next three dives put your new skills to use inside a cavern. You’ll also learn about:

Other specialized equipment for cavern diving, such as lights and redundant breathing systems.
Avoiding disorientation and anti-silting techniques.
Dive planning, including depth and distance limits and air management for cavern diving.

Course Duration: 1 Days

Course Pre-requisites

Minimum age 18, 15 with parental consent
Provide proof of an SDI Open Water Scuba Diver or equivalent
Proof of 25 logged dives.

Course Flow

You need to be PADI Advanced Open Water Diver who is at least 18 years old to enroll in the Cavern Diver course.

How Can I Get Started?

Visit your local PADI Dive Center or Resort to enroll in the course and schedule the first class session with your PADI Instructor.

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