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Cave diving around the World by Mathew Partridge
The thought of cave diving to many is that of
crawling through small tunnels and shafts in pitch
black darkness and this does not sound that appealing
to many sport divers but submerging in crystal
clear cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico
to view the spectacular formations and underwater
canary could entice even the faint hearted to
try a spot of cave diving.
Cave diving is considered the most hazardous
of all diving disciplines as there is generally
no immediate access to the surface, calling for
more advanced dive planning, equipment requirements
and diver skills to execute these dives without
ill event. Through training and experience, diving
underground can be one of the most rewarding adventures
available to a diver.
Many of the world pioneering wreck divers applied
techniques and procedures from Cave diving. Progressive
penetration, line techniques, gas management and
the technical diving rig are some of the things
that share similarity in both diving disciplines.
Some of the more popular Cave diving areas around
the world including Florida, considered the birthplace
of cave diving, Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Dordogne,
New Zealand, Australia, Bahamas, and of course
the British Isles. More recently exploration of
caves not visited by the masses included systems
in Thailand & Asia, Russia, Korea and Japan.
There are many different routes available for
training; some of the major training agencies
recognized for cave diving are linked here.
www.tdisdi.com - Technical Diving International
www.gue.com - Global Underwater Explorers
www.safecavediving.com - National Association for Cave Diving
www.nsscds.com - National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section
www.cavedivinggroup.org.uk - Cave Diving Group of Great Britain
www.cavedivers.com.au Cave Divers Association of Australia
I am currently planning trips to
Mexico, Europe & Australia as well as Thailand. If you are
interested in taking a cave diving course or simply
would like a reference of an instructor or facility
that can provide cave diving in these areas please
contact me as I am always happy to help.
info@tech-ccr.com
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