Tech diving courses

[ianr33]

Do you know how much money you are going to spend becoming cave and trimix certified? No way I could have done that when I was 15.

 

[Divenutt315]

for pete sakes now all I ask is best place to get Cavern certfication not trimix or cave

 

[vshearer]

for pete sakes now all I ask is best place to get Cavern certfication not trimix or cave

One option would be just to contact the staff here. And listen to what they advise you.

There is no reason you cannot obtain what you are striving for, but go slow. Just dive and learn as you appear to be doing. But most important, get a mentor. It may save your life.

 

[texdiveguy]

for pete sakes now all I ask is best place to get Cavern certfication not trimix or cave

You are in a great state for that type recreational cert.,,,,but you can ask 100 divers that question and get almost 100 different replies. I would visit with a few local cavern instructors in your area and find one that you feel has what out of an instructor and you feel you can be mentor with over time.

 

[Tassie_Rohan]

I am wanting to take a cavern diver, an intro to cave, ADV nitrox, Deco procedures, and prolbly not going to happen at 15... trimix

Mate – before worrying about how many dives you have or have not recorded in your log book ask yourself:


Do other divers naturally tend to turn to you for help and advice?


Do other divers start following you when you diving and assume you are an instructor due to the level of proficiency and ease you show under water?


Are you comfortable assisting less experienced divers in the water and can recognise potential problems in the divers around you before they do, and before they become an issue?


Do all skills come as automatically as natural reflexes under all conditions due to past experience (such as ripping currents, gear failures and panicked divers all at the same time).


If so, then you’re ready to start down the training path you describe.

Cheers,
Rohan

 

[Divenutt315]

actually the answer to that is yes people at least on dive trips do often ask my advice even my dad whom is only open water certified I had to save his life Belive it or not while diving just a month after I got my rescue diver certification as far as other divers follow me not so much but I do notice them do a "monkey see monkey do" with me... I have indeed help out other novice divers and usualy in the rare cases that problems do arise I usually think to myself if only he knew it would make it so much easyier for him but I do swim over and help him let him watch me and let him do a monkey see monkey do kinda thing or let him know whats going on... a last but not least I am very comfortable diving never have self issues under water or any out of control or major cases of Fear or anxitity I only had to do an ascent with a buddy out of air from 110' I just gave him the reg to my 13 cu ft OMS pony bottle we made a saftey stop for 4 mins at 15 feet while he breathed from the surface support station (tank we tied off at 15) we were safe not bent or lung over expanison injuries... I remained calm during the whole procedure

 

[Tassie_Rohan]

Excellent.

Seeing that in your other post about becoming an advanced trimix instructor you state you have already signed up for TDI Cavern Diver and ADV Nitrox there not much more this thread can do, is there?

 

[PerroneFord]

pushing rocks uphill...

 

[Ben_ca]

for pete sakes now all I ask is best place to get Cavern certfication not trimix or cave

From the Tech Diving Courses thread:

I am 15 years old have my PADI Master Scuba Diver, Nitrox, Wreck, DPV, Deep, Dry suit, Peak performance bouyancy, Altitude, Under water hunter, and Under water navigator certifications as well as 67 logged dives and about 115 non logged dives I am signed up for a Cavern diver and ADV Nitrox class by TDI but I have this dream of when I turn 18 to work toward becoming an Extended range cave and Advanced Trimix instructor does anyone have any tips pointers advice of what I can do now to get started and what its like to do that kind of diving as well as what you would reccomend doing that will help me later down the road
Thanks
-Jordan

Looks like you are all over Scubaboard. I suggest you live life a little before trying to end it.... (Or at least make your own money instead of burning your parent's money)

 

[Divenutt315]

My dad told me that he signed me up just a few hours ago... I am excited yes ... and I do have a job which paid for my cavern course and my dad said if I made straight A's last year he would sign me up for a class of my choice which I earned and my left over money from the cavern course is going for half the cost of my ADV nitrox