UTD Advance cave sidemount class

Questa classe sviluppa e raffina le tecniche specifiche del side mount in ambiente di grotta usando stage in ambienti di grotta.

Lo studente che vorra partecipare a questo corso dovra essere gia UTD cave diver e avere un buon confort con l'attrezzatura side mount prima di poter avanzare con bombole stage in ambienti ristretti.

UTD Advanced Side Mount Cave Diver training develops cave diving proficiency in this specific configuration. This very demanding open circuit training seeks to refine the cave diving techniques of certified Cave Divers who have both mastered the requirements of UTD Essentials of Cave Side Mount diving and gained the necessary experience in side mount configuration at their level of certification. To succeed, students must be practiced in the  basic aspects of cave diving and comfortable in diving the side mount configuration at their level.

The Advanced Side Mount Cave Diver course builds upon previously learned skills, focusing on extending essential cave diving techniques. These skills include: a focus on environmental awareness, dive buddy and team awareness, problem resolution, stress management, self evaluation, navigation, basic survey techniques, extended exposure strategy, while using multiple stage bottles. This training is heavily experience- and stage bottle-based, and includes many practical, task-oriented skills that must be mastered before a student is competent to safely dive at this level.