Venturing knowingly into the cave, into pitch darkness and under a ceiling that impeaches a direct vertical ascent to the surface takes require a high level of self-awareness and stress control from the divers. As physical and psychological challenges increase, preparedness and mind-control become more important, and focus will be put on divers’ awareness (self, global and situational). Intro to Cave divers can follow continuous and permanent guidelines that runs deep and far into sometimes huge cave systems. Cave ceilings and bottoms are often covered with thin sediment that can lower visibility very quickly. Refined propulsion techniques and close to perfect buoyancy control and trim are now paramount to avoid silt-outs, disorientation and lost guidelines. Divers at that level might encounter traffic (other cave divers) inside the systems and eventually will have to deal with procedures of more advanced cave divers (stage cylinder or DPV’s attached to the guideline, jumps and gaps with temporary guidelines, etc.), and therefore must be educated to some level about further and more advanced cave diving techniques. As divers swim further away from daylight and into the cave, the risk of reaching psychological and/or physiological limitations is higher. Knowing one-self, couple with healthy non-egoic motivations and high level of preparedness are extremely important mind-skills and character traits of a good and safe Intro to Cave diver. The TDI Intro to Cave Diver course provides you with simple, efficient protocols and helps you develop clear mindset coupled with sound judgement in stressful situations.