Introductory Cave Diver

Prerequisites
Divers interested in the IANTD Introductory Cave Diver Course must be Advanced Open Water certified, 15 years of age, and have a minimum of 25 logged dives.

 

Performance Requirements

• Land Drills
• Use of guidelines
• Following guide lines with and without vision
• Lost diver procedure
• 4 to 6 dives must be completed
• Minimum 90 minutes bottom time (no crediting of previous time)
• One confined water dive must be conducted:
• Have 2 divers, starting at a distance of 40 feet apart, swim in a simulated out of air situation (without breathing and exhaling slowly) towards each other with eyes closed, following a guide line, and begin gas sharing.
• Gas matching must be done on every dive
• After resting for 3 breaths, divers should swim following the guideline to its source, while continuing to share breathing gas.  Both divers must maintain contact with the line.
• Share gas along line for a reasonable distance while on a cave dive
• Simulate gas failure with valve shutdowns for both primary and secondary regulators.  The entire drill must be completed in less than 1 minute.
• Practice regulator shutdowns while swimming without a noticeable change in swim pace.
• Practice use of reels and lines.
• With eyes closed, follow line and maintain contact with both the buddy and guideline (while on a cave dive)
• Share gas and maintain contact with line while keeping eyes closed or lights off (while on a cave dive)
• Demonstrated proficiency in propulsion techniques taught in previous courses. 
• Share gas with first diver leading by 3 body lengths.  Second diver, while simulating an out of air situation, gets lead diver’s attention and begins to share gas for a reasonable distance. 
• During at least one cave dive, the students is to do an out of air drill at a random selection time and with the buddy being aware of whether it is a real or practice session
• Perform an ‘S’ drill prior to commencement of all dives

 

Equipment Requirements

• Double tanks with isolation manifold
• Wing style Bladder- minimum 55 lb lift.
• Harness System
• Reel with at minimum 150 ft of line
• Two first stages  (two second stages, two inflator hoses, and one pressure gauge)
• 5 to 7 ft long hose for primary second stage
• Two cutting devices
• Two bottom timers/depth gauges (or computers)
• Bungee necklace
• Wrist Slate
• Pocket slate
• BC Pocket- if not on drysuit
• Non-directional line markers – cookies or clothes pins
• Primary light source
• 2 secondary/ back-up lights
• 2 reels total- one primary and one cavern reel

 

Course Availability
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