IANTD Technical and Cave Courses

The basic price for all IANTD Technical and Cave courses is 245$US per person per day. This price includes training and gas only. The Package Price which includes equipment rental, cenote and certification fees is 295$US per person per day. You can calculate the price of the whole course based on the information given below, but please have in mind that everyone learns at a different pace and more days may sometimes be needed for certification. The course durations listed below are the minimum for divers with excellent buoyancy, trim and coordination. They are often achievable, but sometimes we need more time. We will never try to prolong a course for financial gain and will inform our students the moment the need for additional training becomes apparent.

IANTD Open Water Sidemount Diver

Prerequisites:

• Advanced Open Water Diver Certification or equivalent
• 25 logged dives recommended

Course details:

The course consists of 3 full days minimum with a minimum of 4 dives. We will aim at proficiency in using the sidemount configuration with major emphasis on trim, buoyancy, safety and perfecting the different kicks. This course is a prerequisite for anyone wishing to progress to the cave diving courses in sidemount. If the back kick (this is often the hardest part) is not perfected during the course duration additional day/days will have to be booked in order for certification to be earned.

IANTD Cavern Diver

Prerequisites:

• Advanced Open Water Diver Certification or equivalent
• 50 logged dives recommended

Course details:

The course consists of 3 full days minimum with a minimum of 4 cavern dives. We will be working on specific overhead environment procedures, skills and safety drills within the daylight zone.  We may require extra days of training depending on the level of student performance.

IANTD Introductory Cave Diver

Prerequisites:

• Cavern Diver certification by a recognized technical agency.
• 50 logged dives recommended

Course details:

The course consists of 3 full days minimum with a minimum of 4 cave dives plus open water sessions. We will be working on cave diving protocols, skills and safety drills inside the cave.  A lot of theory will be taught. We may require extra days of training depending on the level of student performance.

IANTD Cave Diver

Prerequisites:

• Introductory Cave Diver certification by a recognized technical agency.
• 25 logged Intro to Cave dives beyond training recommended

Course details:

The course consists of 5 full days minimum with a minimum of 8 cave dives. We will be working on cave diving protocols, skills and safety drills inside the cave, as well as on complex cave navigation.  A lot of theory will be taught. We may require extra days of training depending on the level of student performance.

Combined IANTD Cavern to Cave Diver

Prerequisites:

• Advanced Open Water certification or equivalent
• Sidemount Open Water diver or IANTD Essential Diver certification or equivalent
• 150 logged dives recommended

Course details:

This course will be offered if we verify the skill of the interested student in the water and if we feel comfortable doing the whole program in one go. The course itself will take a minimum of 8 to 10 full days with 14 cave dives, open water sessions and a lot of theory. This is a very stressful and demanding program and is suitable only for persons with much diving experience.

IANTD Technical Cave Diver

Prerequisites:

• Intro to Cave Diver certification or equivalent
• Sidemount Open Water diver and IANTD Advanced EANx Diver certification or equivalent
• 50 logged Intro to Cave dives beyond training dives

Course details:

One day of prior theoretical and in-water evaluation is necessary to determine the course details and duration. The absolute minimum will be 12 cave dives with 500 min. of bottom time, which could be done in 6-7 days, however this may not be enough in some cases.

IANTD Open Water DPV Diver

Prerequisites:

• Advanced Open Water certification by a recognized agency
• 25 logged dives beyond training recommended

Course details:

The course duration is 2 days. Technical scooters will be used in this course.