The Facts of your Cave Diving Training

       A minimum 17 - 18 cave dives with the goal to complete a minimum 1000 minutes of bottom time or more. The class record is 1400 minutes held by Jackie Cozens of London, England - January 2002.  More time underwater than any other cave courses offered in the Yucatan or Florida.  We will perform matching, safety "S" drills; bubble checks and a thorough dive plan for each cave diving session.

The students will practice the following skills during your cave diving training course:

.   You will practice at least three "lost line" drills with your safety reel.

.   A "no mask" swim drill of a minimum 300 feet/95 meters following a guideline in the cave environment.

.   You will swim a minimum 60 feet/18 meters without a regulator to simulate a "real out-of-air" situation.

.   A minimum of six "touch-contact/share air" drills with "no lights" on.  At least three of these drills will be negotiating minor restrictions.

.   A minimum of 10 jumps or gaps with reels/spools.

.   We will perform "air/gas valve-management" emergency drills with the required goal of doing it in 10 seconds or less shutting down the primary regulator and switching to your back up and one minute or less for closing and opening all three valves.

.   We will learn to understand and practice "safe" circuit and traverse dives.

.   We will perform an entanglement, cut/broken line drill safely.

.   We will practice drills involving exit on back-up lights, one fin swim and a no-inflator swim.

.   We will simulate lost diver situations.

.   And, most important, daily emphasis on buddy awareness, line awareness, safely handling and gaining experience with the primary reel and the "art" of technique involving buoyancy control and finning.