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diver training and my professional guiding for qualified
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PSAI’s new Cave Diving Manual, Cave Diving – Safe & Smart, AND Cavern Diving Manual, Cavern Diving – Safe & Fun
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CAVE DIVING -
SAFE AND SMART
 PSAI’s new Cave Diving Manual, Cave Diving – Safe & Smart, contains 242 pages of up to date information for those interested in becoming a cave diver as well as serving as a comprehensive reference for those who are certified as cave divers. Authored by Steve Gerrard, Gary Taylor, and Martyn Farr; with contributions by Jeff Bozanic, Hal
Watts, and
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 RECENT BOOK
CAVERN DIVING
SAFE AND FUN,
A PRELUDE TO CAVE DIVING
 CAVERN
DIVING - SAFE & FUN is THE INFORMATION SOURCE for the
dive sites we explore in my CENOTE CAVERN TOURS. I carefully
and thoroughly explain how to perform the dives with
entry/exit points, buoyancy skills and swimming techniques,
safety principles, weighting & safe equipment configuration
and the cenote environment.
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THE CENOTES OF THE
RIVIERA MAYA
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CHECK OUT my book, The Cenotes of the
Riviera Maya. It is the definitive guide and
information on snorkeling, cenote diving, and cave diving
the Riviera Maya. It contains over 200 color photographs,
maps and directions to the cenotes, and useful information
on how to travel and safely dive the Riviera Maya area.
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Updated Training Course
"THE COMPLETE CAVE DIVING TRAINING COURSE"
The complete cave diving course is seven to eight days of intense diving and training skills. It is a more efficient and less costly approach to learn and earn the cave diver training certification. For potential students who are prepared with their diving skills including being master of the BCD and their confidence level is comfortable, there should be no problems with being successful in completing the training. However, you will need to
prove your abilities to earn the cave diving certification....
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A RECENT ARTICLE
"Riviera Maya- The World's Best Cave Diving Location"
The world's best cave diving is in the Riviera Maya of Mexico's Yucatan Caribbean coast from Puerto Morelos traveling south beyond the village of Tulum. Within this 100 kilometer distance includes over 180+ explored, surveyed cave systems. With consistent, year-round crystal clear water, relative shallow depths, warm 77 degree Fahrenheit/26 degree celcius temperatures and usually an outstanding array of decorations and speleothems, what better conditions can you ask for? You cannot
find a more exceptional concentration of underwater cave systems within such a close proximity providing the cave diver with the best environment to safely dive and enjoy....
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A RECENT TRAINING ARTICLE
"Sidemount Cave Diving Training"
I now have both the Dive Rite Expedition Nomad harness and BCD system along with the improved Armadillo harness and BCD side mount system available for side mount cave diving training. These harness/BCD systems are two most popular pieces of equipment used for side mount cave diving. The advantage is the student has the opportunity to try and use both pieces of equipment to determine what can work best for you and compare the differences....
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ANOTHER RECENT ARTICLE
SAFE CENOTE CAVERN TOURS
FOR OPEN WATER DIVERS
“THE DOUBLE UNDERGROUND DIVING ADVENTURE”
The CENOTE CAVERN TOUR has evolved into one of the
most popular scuba diving experiences for divers visiting
the RIVIERA MAYA. It is known as the DOUBLE UNDERGROUND
ADVENTURE. The day begins at 9:00 A.M. where I will
pick you up at your hotel or resort. If you are staying
on Cozumel, take the 7:00 or 8:00 A.M. ferry from San
Miquel and I will pick you up in Playa del Carmen. WE
have choice of at least a dozen cenote dives that will
make your day fun and safe. We will perform two cenote
dives...
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ANOTHER RECENT ARTICLE
SPECIALIZING TEACHING SAFE,
INTRODUCTION to CAVE DIVING
“CAVE DIVER I COURSES”
This sensible and wisest approach to become a safe,
competent and comfortable cave diver is the four day
safe Introduction to Cave Diving (Cave Diver I –
NAUI, NACD, PSAI or TDI) course, which includes the
Cavern Diver training and certification. The training
will include a minimum 10 cave dives based on the 1/6
gas rule using at least 5 different cave systems. Topic
presentations and discussions will be held at the AQUANUATS
Dive Store in Puerto Aventuras. They are: What is safe
cavern & cave diving, The Cave Environment, Safety
Principles, Stress & Attitude, Communication &
Planning, Equipment & Configuration, Reels, Guidelines
& protocol, Swimming & buoyancy, Emergencies,
and Protecting the Dive Site. Skills and training exercises
will include: Swimming & finning techniques, trim,
hovering, weight distribution, safety drill, running
the reel, tie-offs, lost line, lost diver, touch-contact/share
gas, gas valve shut downs/switching regulators, line
entanglements, light failures and swimming a minimum
60 feet/18 meters without your gas. The final exam will
be presented the afternoon of the last day of training....
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SUBMERGE LONG RANGE DPV PILOT COURSES
There comes a time when any qualified, certified cave diver considers stepping up and learning more skills as they grow with practice and confidence. However, a good solid foundation of experience that demonstrates competent buoyancy control and swimming techniques is necessary before that level is taken. Once the cave diver honestly feels they are
prepared and ready to move
forward, more training is the logical direction to think about and decide to pursue.....
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