Extended Range Cavern Diving
Dream of diving the clear waters of a Mexican cenote? Of exploring caverns in the Mediterranean? Become an SSI Cavern Diver and discover the thrill of leaving direct access to the surface behind! Learn all you need to independently plan and conduct cavern penetration dives within the light zone to depths shallower than 40 meters.
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What Will You Learn?
The SSI Cavern Diving course teaches you how to use cavern diving equipment, gas management concepts, and buddy team skills to safely conduct cavern penetration dives. Get certified to go cavern penetration diving within the light zone to depths less than 40 meters. From the grandest cenote to the widest cavern, becoming a cavern diver allows you to experience it all.
The SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving Course consists of three main phases:
- Seven Academic Sessions (Independent study or in a classroom)
- One Pool / Confined Water Sessions
- Four Open Water Dives – Where its time to use the knowledge and skills you acquired, in the open ocean to complete the SSI Extended Range Cavern Diving Course.
The maximum training depth for this course is 40 meters / 130 feet
What Will You Do?
- Complete all academic sessions and assessments as outlined in the instructor manual for XR Overhead Environment.
- Complete the XR Overhead Environment final exam.
- Complete the XR Water Fitness Evaluation as outlined in the SSI Training Standards.
- Complete at least one (1) dry land skill development session as outlined in the instructor manual for XR Overhead Environment
- Complete at least one (1) pool/confined water skill development session with a minimum cumulative time of at least one (1) hour as outlined in the instructor manual for XR Overhead Environment.
- Complete at least four (4) overhead training dives as outlined in the instructor manual for XR Overhead Environment.
Course Schedule
Recommended hours for completion: 12. The number of classes, hours and sessions per day are set by the individual instructor, based on student needs, student ability and water conditions.
Course Price
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Student Learning Materials Price
INR 13,200
Course Prerequisites
Minimum age: 16 years old.
Have logged at least:
- 24 total dives
Have the following SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognized training agency:
- Enriched Air Nitrox 40
For students using a twinset configuration (in addition to the above):
Have at least one (1) of the following SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognized training agency:
- Extended Range Foundations ( Twinset)
- Extended Range
For students using a sidemount configuration (in addition to the above):
Have the following SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognized training agency:
- Recreational Sidemount Diving
For students using a CCR unit (in addition to the above):
Have logged at least:
- 30 hours on the applicable unit
Have the following SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognized training agency:
- CCR Diving
Equipment Requirements
*Equipment will be provided by your Dive Centre. We recommend that you should get your own gear once you become a certified diver.
Students participating in this program must use at least one of the following equipment configurations:
- A complete Single-Cylinder Total Diving System as outlined in the XR General Training Standards.
- A complete Twinset Total Diving System.
- A complete Sidemount Total Diving System.
- A complete CCR Total Diving System.
- A complete SCR Total Diving System.
And
- Primary and back-up lights.
- One (1) reel or spool with a minimum of 45 meters of line.
- One (1) primary line reel per dive team (team reels may be provided by the instructor).
- A minimum of two (2) line arrows or referencing exit markers (REM).