Gain the knowledge and skills to explore caverns and cenotes correctly and safely. This course guides you to enter far enough for adventure, but stay within the light zone for an easy exit to open water.
Experience scuba diving in an indoor environment and learn the safe techniques for safe and fun scuba diving. This is a good option if you are interested in continuing your training in an indoor environment or if you simply want to dive in cenotes or caverns in a more comfortable way. The SSI Cavern & Cenote Diving course will engage you to dive deeper into the cavern zones. With the cavern diving course, you will engage in a new way to dive, like to learn proper cave buoyancy and propulsion skills along with line laying and light usage. What's the difference between a Cave and a Cavern in scuba diving? A Cavern is this zone where you can still see the light from outside, so if at least, you can see the light at the entrance while exploring a flooded cave, you are in the cavern zone.
You'll learn about:
~ Other specialized equipment for cavern diving, such as lights and redundant breathing systems.
~ Avoiding disorientation and anti-silting techniques.
~ Dive planning, including depth and distance limits and air management for cavern diving.