Cave Explorer Level 1

Purpose

The ISE Cave Explorer Level 1 is a diver education program that introduces divers to the underwater cave environment. The course covers the basics of cave diving and is designed to introduce divers to the skills and knowledge required for limited penetration into the underwater cave environment.

Training includes environmental awareness, dive planning, team work, cave environments, stress management, navigation, conservation, standard and emergency procedures, cave diving techniques, Linework and navigation including 1 jump and 1 gap, and the hazards of cave diving.

To qualify for this type of instruction, participants do not need prior overhead training but must be proficient with advanced buoyancy control skills.

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 Fourndations (Tech) qualified.
• Must have a minimum of 100 dives beyond open water qualification.
• Must be able to perform the following: 400 meters swimming in less than 15 min & free dive a distance of 15 Meters; or alternatively, Snorkel 800 meters (with fins) in less than 18 min. & free dive a distance of 25 meters; or alternatively, Run 1000 Meters in less than 5 min.

Duration

This class will be conducted over a duration of 5 days, and involves at least 8 dives. At least 4 dives will be actual cave dives.

Limits

• Student to instructor ratio will not exceed 3:1 in all in-water and surface sessions.
• Gas consumption of maximum 1/6 of doubles & 1/4 during experience dives.
• Maximum training depth of 30 meters.
• Minimum of 10 meters visibility to enter the cave.
• Minimum of 3000 liters of gas to enter the cave.
• No passage of which divers are to forced to travel in a single file.
• No complex navigation (1 Jump and 1 gap max).
• No decompression.
• Nitrox 32
• Certification expires after 3 years. Students have to re-qualify. (An evaluation dive)