TDI Intro to Cave Diving

The TDI Introductory Cave Course takes a serious look at the skills needed to conduct safe and enjoyable cave dives. During the cave course your TDI Instructor will teach you the proper techniques for diving in a cave environment while staying on the main line. The introductory cave course may be a stand-alone course or taught in conjunction with the Full Cave Diver course.

Date: TBD
Location: TBD
Duration: 3 days minimum (an extra day is available for $350 if needed)
Number of Dives: 6 dives
Price: $1100 per person (+logistics, rentals, park fees, and accomodation are extra)
Class Size: Maximum 3 divers

Prerequisites

• Minimal Requirements: Cavern Diver or Equivalent
• Dry Suit Experience: Recommended

Gear Requirements:

• Backplate with a harness.
• Buoyancy Compensator Device (BCD): Wing size and shape should be appropriate for the cylinders used during training.
• Regulators: For a double tank setup, one first stage must provide a second stage on a 2.1-meter (7 feet) hose and inflation for the BCD. The other must provide a second stage on a hose not exceeding 60 cm, attached with a shock cord on the mouthpiece. It must also provide a pressure gauge on a hose not exceeding 60 cm, and inflation for a dry suit (where applicable).
• Primary light with a burn time of at least 2x the dive time. At least two backup lights with bolt snaps attached to the back for stowage on the system.
• One exposure suit appropriate for the training environment and water temperature. A dry suit is preferred.
• At least five line markers, of which at least four should be REM and at least one arrow.
• At least one knife as a line-cutting device.
• At least one low-volume mask as a backup.
• One pair of non-split, rigid fins.
• One underwater notepad.
• One spool of at least 30 meters of line per diver.
• One spool of at least 50 meters of line per diver as a backup.
• One primary reel of at least 120 meters of line per diver.
• Dive computer or bottom timer, as well as a backup computer or bottom timer, or a combination of both