Home / Education / Courses / Cavern Diver Gain the knowledge and skills to explore caverns correctly and safely. This course guides you to enter far enough for adventure, but stay within the light zone for an easy exit to open water. Cavern Diver Contact Dive Shop Continuing-Education Cavern Diver Contact Dive Shop Your Dive Shop Description Caverns exist in many areas where scuba divers venture - from freshwater springs to volcanic island walls and limestone coasts. In these locations you'll find large, dark spaces that seem incredibly inviting, yet are potentially dangerous. The PADI Cavern Diver Specialty course gives you the knowledge and skills to explore caverns correctly - allowing you to enter far enough for adventure, but staying within the light zone for an easy exit to open water. You need to be PADI Advanced Open Water Diver who is at least 18 years old to enroll in the Cavern Diver course. Academic Ready for a challenge? You'll complete four scuba dives with the first focused on line handling, reel use and emergency procedures outside a cavern; and the next three dives put your new skills to use inside a cavern. You'll also learn about: Other specialized equipment for cavern diving, such as lights and redundant breathing systems. Avoiding disorientation and anti-silting techniques. Dive planning, including depth and distance limits and air management for cavern diving. Available Languages For information on other available languages please contact your PADI Dive Center. Equipment Along with your basic scuba equipment, you'll need a primary dive light and a smaller backup light, plus a line and reel. Your PADI Instructor or local">https://locator.padi.com">local dive center staff may suggest other gear appropriate for cavern diving, such as a collapsible snorkel that fits in your pocket or other technical diving equipment. Getting Started Visit your local PADI">https://locator.padi.com">PADI Dive Center or Resort to enroll in the course and schedule the first class session with your PADI Instructor. Your Dive Shop More Courses Continuing Education Advanced Rebreather Diver Dive in silence and train to dive as deep as 40 metres/130 feet. Learn about scrubbers, oxygen consumption and bailout requirements including how to configure a bailout cylinder system. Continuing Education Altitude Diver Diving in altitudes higher than 300 metres/1000 feet above sea level is altitude diving. Discover a hidden world where only a few have ventured. Continuing Education AWARE Shark Conservation Sharks are an essential part of a healthy ocean. This course explores why they are vulnerable, the importance of a healthy shark population, managing threats and how to take action to protect them. Continuing Education Boat Diver This course helps you expand your knowledge about boats from small inflatables to large liveaboards. You'll gain experience scuba diving by completing two dives from a boat. Continuing Education Coral Reef Conservation This course helps you appreciate the complexity of coral reef habitats and teaches how you can help conserve these vital systems. Continuing Education Deep Diver Explore deeper dive sites with confidence at depths down to 40 metres/130 ft. Learn to manage your gas supply, go over buddy contact procedures, and buoyancy control.