Advanced Cave or Mine - Survey Diver

This program is designed to provide advanced training in cave or mine diving skills to the experienced, certified, responsible cave or mine divers who wishes to conduct dives while surveying an underwater cave or mine. Expose cave or mine divers to conservation concerns and ethical responsibilities presented during collection of survey data.

How deep can you dive with this program?

• No dives may be conducted to depths greater than the qualification of the student

What do you need to enroll in this program?

• Certifications requirements:
  • For Advanced Cave - Survey Diver:
    • IANTD Technical Cave Diver or higher or equivalent
  • For Advanced Mine - Survey Diver:
    • IANTD Technical Mine Diver or higher or equivalent.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
• Dive experience:
  • For Technical Cave:
    • Must provide proof of a minimum of 25 logged Cave Dives.
  • For Technical Mine:
    • Must provide proof of a minimum of 25 logged Mine Dives.

What are the training material requirements?

• No training materials required. 

What are the equipment requirements?

• Comply with all Equipment Requirements as specified in the general Cave Diver Courses overview.
• All equipment Requirements as specified in the general Cave Diver Course.
• Suitable survey slate and equipment needed to record data.
• Survey compass, measuring tape, and survey station markers. 

What this program must include?

• Academic Sessions
• Land Drills
• Confined Water Sessions
• Cave or Mine Dive Sessions

Wherever you want to go, IANTD can take you there!!

One of IANTD differentials in the formation of any confident and safe IANTD Diver is our training philosophy known as:

• WATER:
  • Wisdom
  • Attitude
  • Training
  • Experience
  • Repetition

"A relaxed confident diver is a safe diver who will enjoy exploring inner-space and pursue diving adventures for a lifetime."

by Tom Mount