Cave training

Cave Diver

Organisation	Swiss Cave DIving			IANTD (Sulawesi Dive Trek)			? ( Stratis Kas)			TDI (SubSport)			FFESSM CNPS			FSS EFPS
Level	HT 1	HT 2	HT 3	Cavern	Intro	Full	Cavern	Intro	Full	Cavern	Intro	Full	PS1	PS2	PS3	–
Unsupervised	✓			✓			✓			✓			✖️	✓
Max penetration	50 m, day	–		day	–		60 m, day	–		60 m, day	–		90 min total		–
MOD	20 m	30 m	40 m END	39 m			40 m			40 m			40 m		–
Visibility min	10 m	3 m	–
Gas limit	1/3			1/3			1/3			1/3			1/4
Deco	✖️		✓	✖️			✖️		30 min	✖️		✓	30 min		✓
Cave limitations
T	✖️	✓				✓			✓	✖️			✓			✓
Jumps	✖️	✓		✖️		✓			✓	✖️			✓			✓
Gaps	✖️	✓				✓			✓	✖️			✓			✓
Restrictions	✖️		✓	✖️			✖️		✓	✖️			✓			✓
Circuit, traverses	✖️	✓		✖️		✓	✖️		✓				✓			✓
Siphon	✖️		✓										no multisiphon		✓
Entry requirements
Min certification	Rescue		Dive leader	Advanced			Advanced			P2			N2	N3		skills
Min open dives	25	50	100	10	30	50	30	20	–	25	–		(15)	(20)	–	–
Min night dives	5	10	20	–			–			–			–			–
Min overhead dives	–	4 (2 sites)	8 (4 sites)	–		10	–		10	–			–	20 (3 sites)	40 (6 sites)	–
Specifications	–			–		500 min	–						–		6 Z3, 2 multi	–
Course
Theory, hours	4 to 6	6 to 8	8 to 12							1 x	1 x	1 x	1 x
Dry practice	0.5 day	0.5 day	0.5 day
Open dives	2	4 (2 sites)	4 (2 sites)	1			1	1	–	1	1	1	–
Overhead dives	4 (2 sites)	6 (3 sites)	8 (4 sites)	4	4	8	3	6	4	4 (2 sites)	4 (2 sites)	8 (3 sites)	1+3	as many 2-4 day perfecting courses as needed		as needed
Bottom time				100 min (200)	100 min (200)	400 min	60 to 90 min together		90 to 120 min	80 min	100 min	240 min
Minimum days	2.5	3.5	5.5	4	4	5	3	5	4	2	2	4	3
Total to cave level 3
Course days	11.5			13			12			8			4 + as needed
Overhead dives	18 (4 sites) + 12			16 + 10			13 + 10			16 (3 sites) + 0			40 (6 sites, min 2 multisiphon)
Costs
CHF	590	1045+	1650	865	865	1080	575	905	905	450	400	750	230	as needed
Total CHF	3285 incl. services			2810			2385			1600
Per guided OH	182.50			175.60			183.45			100.00
Specialities
Courses	Stage, SM, Mapping, DPV			Tec, DPV, SM, Stage/Multi, Survey			Stage, Multi-Stage, DPV			Tec, SM, Stage, DPV, Survey			Nitrox, Trimix

Cave Instructor

Organisation	Swiss Cave DIving			FFESSM CNPS			FSS EFPS
Level	CDI 1	CDI 2	CDI 3	FPS1	FPS2	FPS3	Init	Monit	Instr
Age	20	25	30
Membership	1 Y	2 Y	5 Y
Min certification	I1 active	I2 active		N3	N4
Min overhead	HT 3 for 1 Y	CDI 1 for 1 Y	CDI 2 fir 2 Y	PS3 + Nx	FPS 1 for 1 Y	FPS 2 for 3 Y
Min open dives	200 (CMAS 300)	300 (CMAS 600)	500	–
Min caves	10	15	20	10	25	–
Min overhead dives	50	100	200	60	100	–
Specifications	10 Z2 10 Z2 DL 5 Z3 DL 5 Z3 40 m	20 Z2 5 Z2 DL 15 Z3 5 Z3 DL 5 Z3 40 m DL	80 Z2 15 Z3 5 Z3 40 m	10 Z3 5 speleo	10 speleo	–
Recommended	vertical climbing

Line

	GUE	SCD	IANTD	TDI	FFESSM	FFS	Line	previously
SMB spool	30 m	–					metal spool ScubaDiving, 30 m flat line, orange
Safety spool	45 m	50 m					small reel DirZone, 36 m 2 mm, white	45 m
Jump spool	23 m	30 m					large spool DGX, 26 m 1.7 mm, retrofluo green
Gap spool	–	15 m					thin spool DirZone, 15 m 1.7 mm, retrofluo green	17 m 2 mm, white
Primary reel	45 m	80 m					big reel Divesoft, 213 m 1.7 mm, retrofluo green	228 m
Exploration reel	–	> 100 m