Find an SSI Cave Diving Training Center Near You

Explore further than ever before and learn how to dive in the most demanding underwater environments. The SSI Cave Diving program teaches adventure seekers the correct procedures and protocols to conduct cave penetration dives with a single navigational choice. Depending on your certifications, you can use either a sidemount, twinset, or rebreather configuration during your training.

The SSI Cave Diving specialty is an excellent progression of training into the fascinating world of caves. As a certified cave diver, you will understand the importance of dive safety and diving with a team, along with the use of well-maintained, properly configured dive equipment.

Start your cave diving journey with the SSI Cave Diving program today!

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Facts and Training Standards

Amount of Academic Sessions

 

8

Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions

 

1

Amount of Open Water Sessions

 

6

Maximum Training Depth

 

40 m / 130 ft

Suggested duration (h)

 

18

Certification Prerequisites

 

Extended Range Cavern Diving certification

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Leave the daylight behind

Here are the benefits you can expect from attending this training program:

Introduction to the principles of cave and mine diving

Build a team ready for future exploration

Develop the awareness required for safe and comfortable cave dives

Continue your Extended Range Training

SSI Extended Range offers specific training materials with exciting, cutting-edge manuals developed by industry professionals with decades of technical diving experience. Continue your technical diving training with one of SSI’s many Extended Range specialties. As with all SSI programs, XR is designed to fit your schedule. Training is flexible to match your goals and objectives.

Ready to join the ranks of elite cave divers? Become an Extended Range Full Cave Diver and dive the most challenging environments there are. The SSI Full Cave Diving program allows complex navigation, and you learn how to manage a traverse, jump, tee and gap within the cave system. Or, take your overhead environment skills into deep shipwrecks with the Technical Wreck Diving certification. Enhance your exploring skills with the Extended Range Sidemount Diving program and learn to equip yourself properly for squeezing into smaller spaces.

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Training Prerequisites

SSI Entry-Level Programs – Open Water Diver, Freediver, or Mermaid require students to complete a water fitness evaluation prior to open water training. The goal of this evaluation is to determine a comfort level baseline consisting of:

Swim Assessment

Survival Float

Technical Requirements

To start training, students must create a MySSI profile. This can either be done via the SSI website at www.divessi.com/register or by installing the MySSI App.

Simply download the app for either iOS or Android, set up the user profile, and access the world of diving in minutes! The MySSI App safely stores everything in one place, online or offline – training materials, logbook, and certification cards. This includes Recreational Scuba, Extended Range, Freediving and Mermaid.

Training Center Selection & Affiliation

Every student must select an SSI Training Center as their “Training Partner” during the course registration process. Affiliation ensures personalized service and a high-quality training experience.

Students can also change affiliation or choose to affiliate with multiple Training Centers in their user profile. When affiliating with a Training Center online or via the MySSI App, a Privacy Policy Agreement will be processed to comply with GDPR regulations.

Medical & Administrative Requirements

Each student or candidate must complete the required SSI Training Record Forms prior to participating in any SSI training program. The forms for minors must be reviewed and signed by a parent or guardian.

Responsible Diver Code

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Diver Medical Statement & Questionnaire or Physician’s Approval to Dive (where required)

Training Assumption of Risk, Liability Release, & Liability Release, & Hold Harmless Agreement (where required / not applicable within the European Union)

Program-specific Completion Record (done by the Instructor prior to certification)

Training Course Costs

Training consists of various components which are either charged singly or as a package depending on the selected Training Center. The components are:

Training Materials / Digital Kit

Tuition for Academics and In-Water Training

Open Water Training Dives

Certification

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