PADI Cave Diver
PADI TecRec Full Cave Diver Course Thailand
Price: 99,000 THB
Course duration: 9 days
The PADI TecRec Full Cave Diver Course is a nine-day program that includes the Cavern Diver, Intro to Cave Diver and Full Cave Diver course. It is a course that includes self-study knowledge development, classroom presentations, land-based skills and 16 dives.
The PADI TecRec Full Cave Diver course is beyond the normal range of recreational diving. Therefore, the course is designed to develop the student in techniques, skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures and hazards in order to cope with open circuit cave diving at the highest level.
PADI Cave Diver is an approved PADI Distinctive Specialty program and not available everywhere. Certification is issued by PADI once performance requirements have been met. It is recognized by The Cave Divers Association of Australia CDAA with no additional training required.
The first four dives are cavern dives conducted within the light zone and with limited penetration and with a single continuous guideline to the surface or open water. The second set of four dives are to an intermediate level with limited penetration. The last eight dives are full penetration with the deployment of a continuous guideline from the surface with the use of jump lines and gaps to allow for more complex navigation exercises.
Prerequisites
- Certified PADI Tec 50 Diver or a qualifying certification from another training organization
- Certified PADI Tec Sidemount or a qualifying certification from another training organization if student wishes to use sidemount for all or part of the course
- Minimum Age: 18 years
Course Details | Full Cave Diver
Subjects covered by the course include:
- Limits of Cavern, Intermediate Cave and Full Cave Diver Level
- Types of caves and cave terminology
- Cave diving equipment
- Awareness and team dynamics
- Hazards and problems of cave diving
- Cave diving communication
- Control cave diving skills
- General cave diving procedures
- Complex cave navigation procedures
- Cave maps and symbols
Typical course itinerary
Day 1
Travel & Theory
- Transfer from Koh Tao to mainland
- Cave Theory
Day 2
Song Hong Cave
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Land skills
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Dive 1, Dive 2 and Dive 3
Day 3
Song Hong Cave
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Land skills
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Dive 4, Dive 5 and Dive 6
Day 4
Song Hong Cave
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Land skills
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Dive 7 & Dive 8
Day 5
Song Hong Cave
- Dive 9 & Dive 10
Day 6
Sra Kieow Cave
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Dive 11 & Dive 12
Day 7
Spitting Spider Cave
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Dive 13 & Dive 14
Day 8
Song Hong Cave
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Dive 15 & Dive 16
Day 9
Back to Koh Tao
The single student PADI Full Cave course consists 9 days with 7 days diving and costs 99,000 THB.
Included are the PADI Full Cave certification, accommodation and gas.
