Cavern Diver
Cavern diving is the exploration of natural overhead environments within clear sight of daylight. At no time during a cavern dive are divers any more than 200 feet from breathable air at the surface.
Students may take this course using singles, doubles or sidemount. If planning to go beyond the Cavern Diver level, it should be doubles or sidemount.
The course generally takes at least two days and four dives. You can sign up in person, over the phone or online by clicking the button below. If you sign up online, you will still need to call to schedule your class.
This program generally takes at least two days and four dives. With sufficient notice, we can usually offer this course when it’s most convenient for you.
- Be at least 15 years old
- Be certified to at least the Open Water Diver level (Rescue preferred).
- Be able to answer No to all the questions on the medical history questionnaire or obtain a physician’s approval for diving.
$450/person includes:
- All instruction (eLearning course fee is additional)
- Certification processing when earned
You supply:
This list applies if you are planning to progress beyond the Cavern Diver level.
- Mask
- Adjustable scuba fins
- Adequate exposure protection for depth and water temperature
- Backmounted doubles ir sidemount
- Two regulator first stages, each with its own second stage
- At least one decompression cylinder
- Mission-capable dive computer(s)
- Dive knife/cutting tool(s)
- Primary and two backup dive lights
- Two safety reels or spools with a total of at least 150 feet of line
Be aware that equipment for cave diving must meet some very specific requirements. Do not make any equipment purchases before first consulting with your instructor.
Students are also responsible for gas fills and dive site admission. Be aware that you will need to drive to north-central Florida for this course. This will involve additional travel and accommodation expenses.
Cavern diving is the exploration of natural overhead environments within clear sight of daylight. At no time during a cavern dive are divers any more than 200 feet from breathable air at the surface.
Two distinct types of students take the Cavern Diver course.
- Some are purely recreational divers with no desire to ever go beyond the Cavern Diver limits or dive anything larger than a single tank.
- Others take the Cavern Diver course as the first step in a progression leading to Full Cave Diver certification. Most of these take the Cavern Diver course in combination with the Intro to Cave Diver course.
Divers in the latter group will want to take this course in full cave diving equipment, including doubles or sidemount. They should also develop the necessary buoyancy control and propulsion techniques ahead of time through something like the Intro to Tech Diver course.
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