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| | Cave Diving |
 | | Regardless of their prior openwater experience, most cave diving accident fatalities were untrained in cave-diving procedures, inadequately equipped for the planned dive, and/or making one of their initial cave dives. |
 | | Yet despite these potential hazards, thousands of cave dives are made each year in complete safety by those who have learned to cave dive properly. |
 | | A two-stage program encompassing approximately 4 days or more of highly specialized, private instruction in which the student is taught the fundamental and more advanced aspects of cave diving, including complex dive planning, advanced guideline protocols, surveying and cartography, and stage diving (diving beyond the normal limits of a dual-cylinder air supply). |
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