Divers are trained with a continuous guideline to help them navigate.
To make the journey from cave diving safer and easier for divers, they are trained to use continuous guides in cave diving. These lines can either be non-directional (or directional) and must be visible in total darkness. The diver's guideline is also referred to as the diver's jump line. It connects all diver's lines. In the event of a problem, it can also be used as a safety guideline.
To help them navigate through caves, divers use three types of markers. Permanent line markers, or line arrows, are used as a visual and tactile guideline. The arrows also indicate the direction of the exit. They are also used to indicate jump locations in the cave.
They must be able locate a lost guideline.
The ability to find a lost guideline is one of the most essential safety skills that a diver should have when diving into a cave. There are many ways a diver can locate a guideline. A touch signal, a compass or an underwater map are all possible ways to help a diver locate a guideline.
The guideline is used to mark a safe route through a cave and diver should know how to use it. The guideline is often mounted on a reel or spool, depending on how long the diver needs to dive. Open water divers might only need a 50-meter guideline while cave divers may require several reels of varying lengths.
They must have the right equipment
For cave diving, it is important to have the proper equipment. Cave water can be quite cold, so you may want to wear a wet suit if you're planning a long dive. It's a good idea to have a waterproof notebook handy so you can keep track of any important information. These notes are helpful for navigation inside the cave or during decompression.
Divers should also have extra fins and oxygen cylinders. Cave diving can be dangerous and divers need to have the proper equipment in order to avoid injury. Cave divers should have specialized equipment as there is often high water pressure in caves. This equipment can weigh a lot, so it's important to be careful in choosing your equipment.
They must be self-controlled and disciplined
It takes disciplined self-control to dive in caves. Cave divers need to be able see clearly in caves. Cave divers need to be able and able maintain their calmness in difficult situations.
Once inside the cave, the diver must drop the scooter and swim three to four hundred feet until the end of the line is reached. Some parts of the cave can be extremely tight and contain high amounts of silt. The dive to the end is quite simple but diver should not actively search for the marker. The training process involves team protocols, blind staging, and simulation of a silt-out caused by a tank dropped on sediment.