{"id":4194,"date":"2018-12-18T13:13:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T13:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/en\/?p=4194"},"modified":"2018-12-18T13:30:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T13:30:30","slug":"what-does-it-take-to-become-a-certified-cave-diver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/en\/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-certified-cave-diver\/","title":{"rendered":"What does it take to become a certified cave diver"},"content":{"rendered":"
Famous cave divers include Wesley C. Skiles, Sheck Exley, and Jim Bowden. All had sound judgements regarding dive planning and execution. And had great respect for the underwater environment. When executed properly cave dives are extremely exciting and perfectly safe. What does it take to become a certified cave diver? Read on\u2026<\/p>\n
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A good intro to cave diving can be found online. Dive manuals and videos are readily available. And this will save you time when you go on the practise course. You\u2019ll see that physical requirements include being over 18. A confirmation that you\u2019re fit to dive. And that you have achieved your Open Water certification<\/a>.<\/p>\n You should aim for a minimum of 50 open water dives before you take your cave diving course, 20 of which should be logged. You should also be comfortable diving at night.<\/p>\n Cave diving accidents are normally related to diver errors. Such as:<\/p>\n All of these issues will be addressed, learned, and practised during your cave diver training.<\/p>\n\n
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