Cave Explorer Level III

Purpose

The ISE Cave Explorer Level 3 is the third in a series of three courses designed to develop full cave diving proficiency. This the most demanding course that seeks to make explorers out of those divers who have mastered the requirements of the ISE Cave Explorer Level 2.
To succeed in this course, students must be practiced in the advanced aspects of cave diving and comfortable in the use of double tanks/cylinders. The ISE Cave Explorer Level 3 builds upon skills learnt previously, focusing on adding tasks such as surveying, multistage handling & documentation.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE CLASS CAN BE CONDUCTED IN:
opencircuit backmount / sidemount or any rebreather that you are certified on.

Prerequisites

• Must be 18 years old and above.
• Must be ISE Cave Explorer Level 2 and ISE Exploration Diver Level 1 qualified.
• Must have at least 300 logged dives, with at least 100 dives in double cylinder configuration, 50 of these must be cave dives.
• Must be able to perform the following: 600 meters swimming in less than 15 min. & free dive a distance of 20 meters; or alternatively, Snorkel 800 meters (with fins) in less than 16 min. & free dive a distance of 30 meters; or alternatively, Run 1000 Meters in less than 4 minutes and
  10 pushups & 6 pull-ups & 30 sit-ups in 40 sec

Duration

This class will be conducted over a duration of 6 days, and involves at least 10 dives.

Limits

1. Student to instructor ratio will not exceed 3:1 in all in-water and surface sessions.
2. Gas consumption of maximum 1/3 of gas supply for cave penetration.
3. No depth limitation
4. No gas limitation
5. No decompression limitation
6. Minimum of 6000 liters of gas to enter the cave.
7. Minimum of 6 meters visibility to enter the cave.
8. Multi Stage
9. DPV & Survey Equipment
10. Certification expires after 3 years. Students have to re-qualify. (An evaluation dive)