Course Details
Cave Lover Package
Price
Dives
Day
SIDEMOUNT + CAVERN
PRICE : 39,000 THB
DURATION 4 DAYS
8 DIVES
SIDEMOUNT DIVER
ROLE DEFINITION
The Sidemount diver will be trained with sidemount equipment configuration. The student will be able to dive with tanks attached one on each side, one tank clipped on and one tank in front. Be able to swim with both tanks in front while diving. Student should be able to remove and replace cylinders while underwater.
LIMITATIONS
The certification depth limit approved for the ANDI Sidemount Diver is 40 msw (130 fsw). The max depth during training is 30msw (105fsw). For all dives conducted as part of this training program, the maximum oxygen exposure will be 1.45 Bar / ata PO2 and a max pn2 of 3.6. This is a NON Overhead Environment Training Course.
YOU WILL LEARN TO
– Properly assemble and configure your sidemount equipment
– Adjust your weight system to be balanced underwater
– Manage gas by switching cylinders when using two or more cylinders
– Respond correctly to potential problems that may occur
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Sidemount diver course consists of three parts.
Part I consists of the formal theory.
Part II provides opportunity for skills evaluation.
Part III provides open water training (Parts I & II must be complete before open water).
Part I – Theory
There is a minimum of 8 hours theory explaining the different sidemount equipment configurations and what is recommended to be used for sidemount diving
Part II – Skills Evaluation – May be conducted in a swimming pool or Confined Open water with a depth not to exceed 6m/20fsw.
1. Two (ONE HOUR) dives are necessary to complete the required skills.
2. Instructor to student ratio is 1:4 for Part II. These are certified divers and should work as buddy teams. Skill evaluation may be conducted indirectly by instructing the students which skills need to be performed and observing the students performing these skills as buddy teams. The instructor should be available to assist students in need of assistance.
Part III – Open water Training (Parts I & II must be complete before starting Part III):
1. Four or more open water dives must be conducted.
2. No more than two dives per day may count towards the OW dive requirements of the course, but additional dives may be conducted for experience/pleasure.
3. A total of 120 minutes bottom and 140 minutes total run time must be logged during this course.
4. The Instructor to student ratio for this Part III O/W dives is 1:4 and should be reduced based on conditions and student abilities. Where possible, qualified assistants i.e. Certified Technical Divemasters, should be utilized and ratios can be increased to 1:6.
PREREQUISITES
– PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
– Minimum age: 15 years or older
CAVERN DIVER
ROLE DEFINITION
The Cavern Diver Training course helps to develop the minimum skills and knowledge required to dive in the overhead environment safely. The course explains the dangers and risks involved while diving in the overhead environment. The course develops and establishes minimum skills, problem solving, knowledge, and the ability to safely cavern dive.
NOTE: This course require a great deal of instructor attention and evaluation. Instructors conducting this course are at the apex of instructor ability and experience.
LIMITATIONS
This course follows the scope of a Level 2 program. This program prepares the student to enter a cavern with in the day light zone not exceeding a maximum depth of 30 msw (100 fsw). There is a minimum bottom time of 160 minutes and run time of 200 minutes. For all dives conducted as part of this training program 1.45 Bar / ata PO2 will be considered the bottom mix limit with the maximum exposure to Oxygen for at-rest / light work activities is 1.6 Bar /ata PO2 . Students must be able to swim side by side at all times. All dives must be done on the primary line.
CERTIFICATION TITLE
ANDI Certified Cavern Diver (CVN)
YOU WILL LEARN TO
1. Theory techniques of cavern diving
2. The planning, organization, procedures, problems, and dangers of cave diving
3. Specific equipment for this type of dive, including lifelines, handling of reels, lighting, and redundant breathing systems
4. Use of the reel, handling line
COURSE OVERVIEW
The ANDI Cavern Level 2 Course consist of (3) parts performed in sequence.
1. Theory Session
2. Land skills
3. 4 Cavern Dives.
Part I – Theory
1. Minimum theory time is 5 – 8 hours. This includes general Cavern
Diving information.
2. There are no limits to the number of students that may participate in
this aspect other than what the instructor is personally able to handle.
3. There will be a written test covering Cavern diving aspects. The
student must score an 80% or better in order to pass the exam.
Part II – Land Skills Training:
1. For new Cavern Diver’s, One Hour minimum covering the skills in
Land Skills Development section of this document.
2. Instructor to student ratio is 1:4.
Part III – Openwater Training (Parts I & II must be complete before
openwater):
Part 3 is comprised of the following practical application topics or exercises
to be supervised and evaluated by the ANDI instructor:
1. Gas analysis and record keeping.
2. Dive planning skills
3. For Level 2 Cavern, Four or more Cavern dives must be conducted.
4. No more than two dives may count towards certification on any given day.
5. For Level 2 Cavern divers, a minimum of 160 minutes of bottom and 200 minutes bottom time must be logged during the Cavern diving course.
6. In order for a dive to count towards certification, a dive must be at least 30 minutes bottom time.
7. Instructor to student ratio for Level 2 Cavern is 1:3 and is
obviously conditions dependent.
PREREQUISITES
– Advance Open Water Diver certification or equivalent
– Minimun 30 logged dives
– Sidemount Certification (Optional)
