![]() ![]() ![]() In this course you not only expand on your own self-rescue abilities but you learn how to recognize problems and stop them before they become threatening. Diving typically anywhere from 18-30 metres / 60-100 feet.” Another includes “scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time.” And then there is the very important next step: “Rescue is by far one of the best confidence building courses you can take. Once you complete this course you are certified to dive anywhere in the world up to a depth of 60 ft.” The next class up “The Advanced Open Water Diver course Deep Diving” offers “Exploration, Excitement, Experience. ![]() For example, the Vortex Spring site talks of “PADI Open Water Certification training will prepare you for a lifetime of adventure. Each level seems to be certified for more activities. There are all kinds of training for cave diving. Cave divers have suggested that cave diving is in fact statistically much safer than recreational diving due to the much larger barriers imposed by experience, training, and equipment cost.” Photo #11 by BBS.Godeyes This perception is arguable because the vast majority of divers who have lost their lives in caves have either not undergone specialized training or have had inadequate equipment for the environment. Cave diving has been perceived as one of the more deadly sports in the world. The dive may also be deep, resulting in potential deep diving risks. The underwater navigation through the cave system may be difficult and exit routes may be at considerable distance, requiring the diver to have sufficient breathing gas to make the journey. Cave diving is a form of penetration diving, meaning that in an emergency a diver cannot swim vertically to the surface due to the cave’s ceilings, and so must swim the entire way back out in case of emergency. Facts from Wikipedia: Cave diving is one of the most challenging and potentially dangerous kinds of diving or caving and presents many hazards. It has to be an incredible adrenaline rush though. It’s not for the faint of heart, nor for the inexperienced. Īfter entering the cavern, it has a narrowing tunnel that descends into the darkness. ![]() Sometimes even qualified divers get lost sometimes they dive into the Vortex but they don’t come out. At 310 feet down, there is a locked steel gate that bars the way into the cave so the inexperienced and uncertified will not risk the underwater grim reaper. There are more than 1,600 feet of underwater passageways. From professional cave divers to curious adrenaline junkies, adventurers travel far and wide to dive the Vortex. We had not heard of this unusual yet beautiful piece of paradise, but we hope you find it as fascinating and mysterious as we do. and a bit infamous for all the cave divers who have died there. Yet instead of the famed Fountain of Youth, the commercial dive location is famous for teaching people how to cave dive. It’s located right outside Ponce de Leon, Florida. Vortex Spring produces 28 million gallons of crystal clear freshwater, not saltwater, and holds at a steady year-round temperature of 68 degrees. Tagged adrenaline rush, adventure, cave divers, cave diving, caverneers, dive, divers, diving, eels, extreme sport, fish, Florida, freshwater diving, nature, people, travel, Vortex Springs. ![]()
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