RAID Cave 1 Diver

Course Overview

Congratulations on your decision to become a RAID certified Cave 1 diver. The RAID Cave 1 diver program is an entry-level program designed for guidance wishing to explore the incredible world of flooded caverns and caves that exists under our feet.

Upon the successful completion of the RAID Cave 1 diver program you will be prepared, confident and most importantly competent in being able to conduct simple navigation following established permanent guidelines, be able too safely and effectively lay your own guideline whilst following your dive plan, established gas management protocols and ensuring that you have enough gas for any unexpected event that may lead to having to utilize your structured contingency planning.

As the RAID Cave 1 diver program is the very first step in our technical overhead environment program, it’s designed to present you with particularly interesting challenges that are steeped with a very long interesting and diverse lineage. Many divers consider cavern and Cave diving to be the foundation of all technical diving regardless of the environment or whether the dive is conducted using open circuit or closed circuit rebreathers.

One thing we will guarantee upon completion of the RAID Cave 1 diver program is the skills that you will develop during the program can be applied across most other forms of diving and will develop and hone your understanding and skills as a diver no matter where your future adventures take you.

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RAID Open Water 20

Course Overview

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You must be:

Be a minimum of 18 years old.
Be a certified diver for at least 3 months.
Be certified as a RAID Nitrox, Deep 40 and Master Rescue Diver (or equivalent) and have experience in Navigation and Night / Restricted Visibility diving.
Submit current Rescue Breathing, CPR Training and Oxygen Provider certificates.
Have logged 50 hours underwater or 75 dives using an open circuit.
Documented proof of prerequisites must be presented to the Dive Centre for approval prior to any in-water training

Bay City Scuba will supply all your hardware during your open water course which you can hire.

You will need to bring the following soft wear equipment to your practical component of this course.

Single Back Mount Configuration:

Single cylinder of adequate capacity (11litres or above)
DIN First stage
One Standard regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed or standard short hose configuration.
One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
One low pressure inflator hose for BCD
One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit
One SPG with piston clip for attaching to D’Ring when stowed

(When using any helium mixes, an off-board drysuit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)

BCD must be adequate, has the capacity to carry a side sling cylinder, and must have adequate lift.

Twinset Equipment Configuration:

Twin Cylinder with an isolation manifold and DIN valves.
Minimum10 liter cylinders (12 liter is preferred)

Right-hand post regulator:

DIN First stage, primary regulator with 2m / 7ft hose with piston clip for clipping off regulator when stowed. This regulator must be HOG LOOPED
One low pressure inflator hose for BCD or Dry Suit depending on harness configuration
One SPG with 15cm / 6 inch HP hose

If using Transmitter style computers, transmitter to be placed on this side.

Left-hand post regulator:

DIN First stage, One Back up regulator wit standard length hose fitted with a neck bungee
One low pressure inflator hose for Dry Suit or BCD depending on harness configuration
One SPG with 15cm / 6 inch HP hose

(When using any helium mixes, an off board dry suit inflation system must be used or bailout gas must be used for suit inflation)

Side Sling Cylinder Configuration:

One suitable DIN regulator with SPG on a 15cm / 6 inch HP hose that conforms and is compliant with the gas being used and any local laws.
One Primary regulator with a 1m / 3ft hose
One rigging kit
One Cylinder (minimum 5.7 litre / 40 cft, recommended 11 liter 80 cft)

Sidemount Equipment Configuration:

Cylinders with DIN valves and preferably left and right side valves adequate for sidemount diving.
Minimum 10 litre, 232 bar cylinders
12 litre, 232 bar cylinders prefered
7 litre, 300 bar cylinders are possible (consult with your instructor)
Appropriate sidemount rigging kits on all cylinders
Sidemount harness must be adequate, has the capacity to carry a side sling cylinder and must have adequate lift.

General Diving Equipment and Accessories:

1 x primary mixed gas (Helium capable) dive computer if completing and mixed gas programs
1x secondary mixed gas dive computer or dive timer with gauge mode
1 x wet-notes
1 x wrist slate
1 x 40m minimum spool or reel
1 x 30m spool
1 x 15-20m spool
4 x double ended Piston clips
2 x cutting devices (sensible knife or line cutters no massive Rambo knives)
1 x Primary Mask
1 x Backup mask (must fit and be useable)
1 Primary torch that has sufficient illumination for signaling buddy in low light conditions)
2 Back-up torches
5 Directional Markers
5 Non Direction Markers (Cookies or REM)
1 Suitable exposure suit (drysuit, undergarments, semidry or wetsuit depending on water temperature)
Climbing Cave Diving Harness (Optional)
Cave Diving Helmet (Optional)
Smart Phone, Tablet or Laptop with Decompression Diving Software (V-Planner, Baltic Deco etc)
Access to and dive gas analyzer that is capable of analyzing the gases being used.