Intro to Cave Instructor
Going beyond the light zone and building upon the values found in the TDI Cavern Instructor Evaluation, the TDI Introduction to Cave Diving Instructor Evaluation (commonly referred to as “Intro”). Intro Instructor candidates will demonstrate the ability to educate overhead students in cave etiquette, communications and cave diving skills in an academic setting. Moving on, the candidate will demonstrate their proficiency in teaching in-water skills such as S-drills, emergency procedures and lost diver drills to name a few.
Intro to Cave Instructor Course Prerequisites:
- Minimum age 21
- Certified as an open water instructor in active teaching status with an internationally recognized scuba training agency for a minimum of 1 year
- Have a minimum certification of TDI Cavern Instructor or equivalent (e.g. NACD, and NSS-CDS), with active teaching status
- Provide proof of at least 150 full-cave dives
- Provide proof of teaching a minimum of 3 cavern diver courses and assisting with a minimum of 1 complete TDI Introductory Cave Diver course with 1 active TDI Cave Diver Instructor
- Provide recommendation from a TDI Cave Instructor with which the candidate has assisted in introductory cave training classes and stating that the candidate is prepared for the instructor evaluation program
Qualification of graduates
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be eligible to teach and certify students in the TDI Cavern and Intro to Cave Diver courses. Upon successful completion of this course, graduates can enroll in the TDI Full Cave Instructor course.
How to take this course
Book the course with Full Cave Evaluator Gennady Misan divecentre BaikalTek. The course can be conducted both individually and in a seminar mode. The course can be started in advance Online
The cost of the courses TDI Intro to Cave Instructor is 25000 rubles.
