Advanced Cave Survey

Master the Art of Cave Mapping with the Advanced Cave Survey Course

The Advanced Cave Survey course is designed for certified full cave divers who want to take their skills to the next level. Mapping and surveying underwater cave systems is critical for exploration, safety, and conservation. If you’re serious about cave diving, this course will teach you how to document your dives and create accurate cave maps.

By learning to gather and interpret detailed data from the cave environment, you will contribute to the broader dive community while improving your navigation and planning skills.

What You’ll Learn in the Advanced Cave Survey Course

Throughout the course, you will practice advanced surveying techniques using tools like slates, compasses, measuring tapes, and digital software. Topics covered include:

• Principles of underwater cave mapping

• Measuring distances, depths, and passages

• Recording environmental features

• Drawing detailed maps and profiles

• Survey techniques in complex cave systems

• Planning and executing multi-point surveys

This course is both theory- and practice-based, and includes classroom sessions followed by actual survey dives in some of the Riviera Maya’s most intricate cave systems.

Why Take the Advanced Cave Survey Course?

Understanding the layout and structure of a cave is not just for explorers—it’s essential for safe and efficient diving. Proper survey data helps future divers navigate safely and protect delicate formations. This course is a must for anyone planning deeper cave exploration or technical dive expeditions.

Join Pluto Dive and gain new insight into the world beneath the surface.

👉 Learn more about cave survey techniques on the TDI website