Step up your game with Full Cave Diving Training in the Cenotes of Mexico
The TDI Full Cave Diver Training is the third stage of overhead environment dive training.
You are already a Cavern Diver and Intro to Cave Diver, then you are ready to engage in the final step of becoming a Full Cave Diver.
During the Full Cave Diver training, you will learn advanced cave dive planning and in-water execution. In particular, you will learn complex navigation techniques and how to maintain continuous guidelines for the open water, then safely navigate from the mainline to the side passages. You will also pass restrictions and penetrate deeper into the cave systems as you start managing the rule of thirds.
The 4-day Full cave diving training program (minimum 5 if the course is taken as a standalone) consists of 8 cave dives and many hours underwater in the caves. You start performing jumps, gaps, traverses, and circuits. Most of the training now focuses on time in the water, which is the best way to learn and practice new techniques. The cenotes of Mexico are the BEST places in the world to comprehend complex navigation in the longest cave systems in the world!
How long does it take to become a Full Cave Diver
- Minimum 4 days
- 8 cave dives (minimum 240 minutes bottom time)
- Minimum 3 different sites
- Classroom and briefing 6 hours
Prerequisites for the Full Cave Diver Training
- Minimum age 18
- Minimum certification of Introductory Cave Diver, or equivalent
- No decompression dives if the student is not Decompression Procedures certified or equivalent,
- The course can be conducted concurrently with decompression procedures.
What will you learn during the Full Cave Diver Training
- Advanced cave dive planning,
- Practical execution of different types of cave systems and scenarios
- Standard cave diving policies
- Gas management procedures
- Psychological Considerations of Cave Diving
- Equipment considerations and configuration (tanks, regulators, buoyancy compensator, reel, etc.)
- Communication (light and hand signals, touch contact)
- Buoyancy control, proper trim, and propulsion techniques
- Use of a guideline
- Physiology
- Stress management
- Cave Environment and Conservation
- Emergency procedures (Equipment failure, Silting conditions, gas sharing
- Accident analysis
- Cave diving etiquette
And finally, you will now be ready to enjoy some amazing guided cave dives in the Riviera Maya 🙂
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