Upon successful completion of this course, divers are considered competent to plan and execute closed circuit rebreather cave dives to 30 m depth and 3,000 m penetration with up to 60 mins of planned decompression utilizing a diver propulsion vehicle, nitrox or helium-based breathing gas mixtures, and a single decompression gas.
ACCOUNT
FATHOM Extended Range Cave Diver
Prerequisites
- FATHOM Medical Screening
- Dive accident insurance
- Minimum age of 21 years
- Certified FATHOM CCR Cave Diver with 25 logged CCR Cave dives
- Certified DPV Diver through a recognized training agency with 25 logged DPV dives
Course outline
The Extended Range Cave Diver course is normally conducted over five days. It requires a minimum of six dive sessions and at least forty hours of instruction, encompassing lectures, land drills, and at least eight hours of dive time.
Course parameters
- 2:1 student-to-instructor ratio
- Maximum depth of 30 m
- Maximum planned decompression of 60 mins
- One extended range cave dive with at least 2,500 m penetration
Class schedule See training calendar or Find an Instructor
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