IANTD Technical Cave Instructor

The IANTD Technical Cave Diver Instructor course is structured to train qualified Technical Cave Divers to safely teach and conduct advanced cave diving operations, including the safe use of Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) mixtures. Instructor candidates must hold current Technical Cave Diver certification and meet certification and logged dive prerequisites.

The course includes academic instruction on overhead environments, dive planning, operational protocols, and comprehensive training on the use of EANx gases while cave diving. Practical sessions focus on confined water skills, survival techniques, emergency drills, reel and line management, and open water scenario practice.

The program emphasizes advancing practical proficiency and emergency preparedness to develop competent instructors who promote both safety and confidence in their students during complex cave diving with advanced gas mixtures.

PREREQUISITES:

Age Requirement:

  • Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.

 

OPTION A – Certification Requirements:

  • Must be qualified as an IANTD Advanced EANx Instructor in Active Teaching Status
    II. Must be qualified as an IANTD Technical Cave Diver
    ► NOTE: If not an IANTD Technical Cave Diver or equivalent it must be certified as an IANTD Cave Diver
    and IANTD Technical Diver or equivalent.
  • Must be qualified as an Oxygen Provider, CPR and Diving First Aid

OPTION A – Dive Experience:

  • Must have taught a minimum of 10 IANTD programs or equivalent
  • Must provide proof of a minimum of 150 logged cave dives.
  • Must have worked with and been evaluated by 2 different Technical Cave Instructor in at least
    two (2) cave courses
    ► NOTE: Cave Supervisors must assist in two (2) course
    ► NOTE: One of the assistances must be someone other than who originally certified the candidate as
    a Cave Supervisor.
    ► NOTE: Non Cave Supervisors must assist three (3) courses which one (1) is in conjunction with the IDC.

 

OPTION B – Certification Requirements:

  • Must be qualified as an Introductory Cave Instructor.in Active Teaching Status
  • Must be qualified as an IANTD Technical Cave Diver
    ► NOTE: If not an IANTD Technical Cave Diver or equivalent it must be certified as an IANTD Cave Diver
    and IANTD Technical Diver or equivalent

OPTION B – Dive Experience:

  • Must have taught a minimum of three (3) IANTD Introductory Cave Diver Programs.
  • Must provide proof of a minimum of 350 logged dives, where at least 150 were technical dives
    (Cave, Wreck Penetration, Technical Diver, Normoxic Trimix, Trimix, etc.) and at least 100 NON
    CAVE TRAINING DIVES between Introductory to Cave Dives and Cave Dives

Duration:

  • A four (4) days directing the Instructor candidate to the methods and techniques of training IANTD
    Technical Cave Divers provided the required teaching assist in technical cave course has already been
    completed.

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