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IANTD 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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