Excellent! Not only can I say I've dived with you, but also that we got certified the same year!!Originally Posted by FW
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Excellent! Not only can I say I've dived with you, but also that we got certified the same year!!
WJH
how much did it cost
How much did your certification cost
in just training and travel
0-$500
1000-2000
2000-3000
3000-4000
4000-5000
5000+
0-$500, but that was a long time ago
My OW class was a whopping $30, and I never had to pay for cave, except the card fee.
You left out $500-$1000
my full cave (cave 2) course was in this range.
including cave 1, i'm probably in this category.5000+
That's why I didn't answer. My instructor charged $175 per level, and let me stay in his motel room with him for free.You left out $500-$1000
Whoever said money can't buy love never bought a puppy.
Mine was $150 for cavern/intro to cave and $900 for full technical cave. Lodging was cheap $20 a night and nitrox was unlimited fills for $25 per weekend. So the total cost from Cavern to full technical cave was $1,500
I've never heard that term - how does it differ from cave?
Whoever said money can't buy love never bought a puppy.
From IANTD...
The IANTD Technical Cave Diver course introduces the student to more complex planning and navigation in cave dives, using 100% O2 and decompression to extend bottom times. Techniques learned during the previous levels of cave training are further reinforced, and complex navigation skills are emphasized.
Topics include advanced cave diving planning, recalculation dives, simple and complex traverse procedures, simple and complex circuits, jumping procedures, reverse jumping procedures, decompression diving and procedures, dissimilar tank turn around procedures, anti silting techniques, trim and equipment streamlining and line protocol and awareness. Accident analysis continues to form the basis of the training.
Chicken, this is in no way directed at you, but looking at these two pages:
http://www.iantd.com/iantd3.html
http://www.iantd.com/IANTD_Course_Breakdown_2009.pdf
... IANTD seems to be the PADI of technical diving.
Whoever said money can't buy love never bought a puppy.
For travel, lodging and cert I'm at about $700 just for Cavern. Intro will probably be over $1K for that training..
As for training time, I did cavern last year and have spent the time since practicing my weak areas. I hope to get Intro in this summer. Then it's back to Iraq, so it will be at least 5 years to complete.
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