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Does the cave community have any certification levels that equate over to open water Dive Master, or does the Cave Pro route start at Instructor?
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Is the IANTD rating specifically for caves or technical diving in general?
...I think it is great training for anyone who ever acts as a guide in the caves.
There are several training pipelines for Technical Dive Supervisor, Tec, trimix, rebreather, wreck and there is a cave specific program. I have conducted a few of these programs and I think it is great training for anyone who ever acts as a guide in the caves.
I was going to ask the OP, to what end would the certification be used?
I'm interested in knowing more about the Tech dive supervisor and the cave specific program
Prerequisites
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- Must be IANTD advanced cave diver or equivalent
- Have proof of 100 logged dives, 60 of which must be cave dives
I'd like to eventually teach. I'm doing the DM, then instructor thing for open water. I would like to eventually do the same in the cave world. I just wondered if there was a crossover for DM's in the cave world. Would be nice to eventually guide cave dives and/or help a cave instructor the way Open water DM's do.