Region:
Date Prepared:
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Mark A. Grant |
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Phone Number : |
408.354.7696 |
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Cave
Name: Ocean Caverns Only |
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Current
Conditions: Varied |
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Outstanding
Safety Concerns: Surge |
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Region:
Date Prepared:
Prepared By:
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Name : |
Lance M. Ohl |
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Phone Number : |
850-673-1067 |
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Email : |
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Mailing Address : |
Madison Fl. 32340 |
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Current Conditions: River is low, flow is minimal, vis is great. Cross-under tunnel is beginning to siphon. Marst entry difficult with water so low. |
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Current Conditions: River is low, flow is minimal, vis is good, but slow to clear if disturbed. |
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Current Conditions: River is low, flow is minimal, vis is good. |
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Current Conditions: River is low, flow is minimal except thru Snake sink shallows, vis is fair (20-30ft). The only available entry is on the river side of the natural bridge. |
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Cave Name: LITTLE |
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Current Conditions: River is low, flow is minimal, vis is very good. Entry / exit can be tricky with water so low. |
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Region:
Date Prepared:
Prepared By:
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Name : |
Richard Courtney |
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Phone Number : |
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Email : |
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Cave
Name: Devil’s
System |
Cave
Location: |
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Current
Conditions: 100’+
vis, flow down, water table low |
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Safety
Concerns: expect a
lot of cave diver traffic, especially on weekends! Lines were fixed in the
Mud Tunnel, behind the Bats, and July Spring. Please be aware that the River
Intrusion Tunnel and Mainland have been relined, and may not be similar to
expectations. |
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Cave
Name: Hart Springs |
Cave
Location: |
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Current
Conditions: 70’+
vis, flow down, water table low |
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Safety
Concerns: black
water entrance & exit , must have 100+ cave dives and dive with a Hart
Springs Guide |
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Cave
Name: Hornsby
Springs |
Cave
Location: |
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Current
Conditions: Unknown,
currently closed to cave diving |
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Cave
Name: Mill Creek
Sink |
Cave
Location: |
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Current
Conditions: 60+ in
system, 5’ in basin |
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Safety
Concerns: very
steep stairs for entrance/exit so use care after decompressing, deep cave
with trimix recommended, must have 100+ cave dives and dive with Mill Creek
Guide, downstream is a siphon |
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Cave
Name: Rock Bluff |
Cave
Location: |
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Safety
Concerns: Tight,
sidemount cave, typically high flow |
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Region:
Date Prepared:
Prepared By:
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Name : |
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Phone Number : |
850-656-3864 |
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Email : |
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Cave
Name: Indian Springs |
Cave
Location: South of |
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Current
Conditions: clear, but only diveable to Camp Indian Springs project members –
open access being negotiated. |
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Outstanding
Safety Concerns: Trimix cave |
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Cave
Name: Emerald |
Cave
Location: South of |
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Current
Conditions: clear, but not diveable pending completion of steps and
finalizing of dive procedures from |
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Outstanding
Safety Concerns: Trimix cave |
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Cave
Name: |
Cave
Location: South of Crawfordville |
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Current
Conditions: 30 feet vis, not on public land, need landowner permission to
dive |
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Outstanding
Safety Concerns: low viz, deep section > 200 feet, to be relined |
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Cave
Name: Church Sink |
Cave
Location: South of |
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Current
Conditions: Clear. On private property
and need landowner permission to dive |
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Outstanding
Safety Concerns: |
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Description
of Recent Incidents: -none- |
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Region: 4th QTR for Georgia Region
Date Prepared: December 06
Prepared By:
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Lewis Puckett |
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Phone Number : |
Cell 770-401-7883 |
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Email : |
lewis@lewispuckett.com |
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Mailing Address : |
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Cave Name: Radium Springs |
Cave Location: |
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Description of
Recent Incidents: Mapping and research
lead by Paul DeLoach and other divers in Radium Springs. Said to be using
electromagnetic field readings to map the passages. Permission from the |
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Cave Name: Craigs Mill Blue Pond |
Cave Location: |
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Current Conditions: Unknown at this time |
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Region:
Date Prepared:
Prepared By:
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Name : |
Ben Cook |
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Phone Number : |
305 448 2341 |
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Email : |
bahamabencook@hotmail.com |
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Mailing Address : |
115 Antiquera Av., #1, |
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Cave
Name: Mermaid’s Lair |
Cave
Location: |
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Current
Conditions: Great |
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Description
of Recent Incidents: No Incidents.
Continued Stalagmite reconstruction project with help from Cristina
Zenato |
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Cave
Name: Owl Hole |
Cave
Location: |
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Current
Conditions: Great |
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Outstanding
Safety Concerns: The old forty foot steel ladder, installed in 1996, was
showing it’s age, and recently suffered a broken rung. The old ladder was removed with the help of
Steve Robinson, David Cook, and a large amount of rope and winches. Steve has organized the manufacture of a
new, superior, ladder, which is in the process of being installed. |
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Cave
Name: Ben’s Cave |
Cave
Location: |
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Current
Conditions: Great |
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Outstanding
Safety Concerns: Only cave divers who
have applied for and received a scientific permit from the |
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Cave
Name: |
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Location: |
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Current
Conditions: Great |
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Cave
Name: Chimney Hole |
Cave
Location: Hunter’s, |
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Cave
Name: Zoo Hole |
Cave
Location: Eight Mile Rock, |
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Cave
Name: Cemetary Hole |
Cave
Location: Crabbin Bay, |
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Cave
Name: Sagittarius |
Cave
Location: Sweeting’s Cay, |
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Current
Conditions: Great. |
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Outstanding
Safety Concerns: This relatively short
(900 ft), highly decorated system boasted
3 parallel/overlapping permanent guidelines. Two of these lines had been installed by
the original explorers led by Rob Palmer in the 1980’s and consisted of
quarter inch floating polypropylene; the third had been installed by the
members of ‘Team Karst’, more recently, and consists of #18 nylon line, knotted every 10ft. The 3 lines in places formed a jumble which
would have been extremely difficult to follow in a reduced visibility
emergency situation. The
floating polypropylene lines were removed with the help of Kevin Jones, all
original line markers were transferred to the nylon guideline which was
checked to make sure the route it takes would be possible to follow in
adverse circumstances, and that impact on the cave’s astounding formations
would be minimized by following line
protocol. |
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Cave
Name: Shark Hole |
Cave
Location: Rocky Creek, |
Region:
Date Prepared:
Prepared By:
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Name : |
Chuck Stevens |
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Phone Number : |
984 115 7922 |
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Email : |
cavedivingchuck@hotmail.com |
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Mailing Address : |
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Cave Name:Chac Mool |
Cave Location:
hwy 307 near Puerto aventuras |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Cave Name: Actun Koh |
Cave Location:
hwy 307 near xpuha palace |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Description of Recent Incidents: site undergoing landowners disputes – owner doesn’t want divers on site. New gate with lock |
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Cave Name: Kantunchi |
Cave
Location: hwy 307 near xpuha palace |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Cave Name: Chikin Ha |
Cave Location:
hwy307 next to Kantunchi entrance |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns: unauthorized line changes |
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Description of Recent Incidents: permanent lines have been tampered with and will have to be rectified |
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Cave Name: |
Cave Location:
hwy 307 down from xpuha palace |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Description of Recent Incidents: underwater safety sign tampering have been rectified |
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Cave Name: Minitaura |
Cave Location:
hwy 307 across from Club Maeva |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Description of Recent Incidents: graffiti to cave walls |
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Cave Name: Taj Mahal |
Cave Location:
hwy 307 down from Club Maeva |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns: cave instability |
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Description of Recent Incidents: quarrying being done on next land parcel and some cave collapse has occurred in the downstream section |
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Cave Name: Dos Ojos |
Cave Location:
hwy 307 south of Cheymuyil town |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns: cavern line requires attention |
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Cave Name:Nohoch Nah Chich |
Cave Location:
hwy 307 south of Dos Ojos |
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Current Conditions:normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns:unauthorized permanent line changes |
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Description of Recent Incidents: Main lines have been returned to their original positions after unauthorized gold lines were installed |
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Cave Name:Tankah cenote |
Cave Location:
hwy 307 then to the coast near Sunscape/Dreams resort |
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Current Conditions:normal |
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Cave Name: |
Cave Location:
km.2 of Coba highway |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns: ladder into system damaged |
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Description of Recent Incidents:exiting water will be a problem as ladder is now lashed to the cave entrance |
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Cave Name:Grand cenote/Sac Actun |
Cave Location:
km.5 of Coba High way |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Cave Name:Calimba |
Cave Location:
km.5.5 of |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns: line maker changes |
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Description of Recent Incidents: expect line marker changes and changes to the T at the line going to rio de lagarto. These will be rectified within the next week |
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Cave Name: Vaca Ha |
Cave Location:
km.7 Coba highway |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Cave Name: |
Cave Location:
km.7 Coba highway |
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Current Conditions:normal |
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Cave Name: Carwash Cenote |
Cave Location:
km. |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns: u/w signs in deteriorated state |
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Cave Name: Naharon |
Cave Location:
2 kms. South of Tulum |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns: u/w signs in bad shape |
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Cave Name:Maya Blue |
Cave Location:
Across from Naharon entrance |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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Outstanding Safety Concerns: unauthorized line changes |
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Description of Recent Incidents: unauthorized main line changes have occurred at 3 different time periods to A, B, and E lines. At this date the lines are at their original positions |
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Cave Name:Angelita |
Cave Location:
8 kms south of Tulum |
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Current Conditions: normal |
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SAFETY OFFICER REPORT – Dec 2006
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- Sra Keow, Krabi. The exploration Sra Keow 1 has been done to a maximum depth of 201m/660ffw so far. Further exploration of Sra Keow 1, 2 and 3 should take place in January.
N/A
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A cave has been discovered in
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Local cave divers are exploring
the huge number of cave systems in
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Two cave systems have been
explored in
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A team of Korean divers is
exploring different cave systems in
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A team of Chinese divers has
explored a few cave systems in mainland
N/A
A press release will be send to all the local diving magazines and a letter will be emailed to all the dive shops in the area to present the duties of the NACD Safety Officer and to encourage local cave diving team to contact me and share the information they have about local cave systems, maps, exploration projects, etc.
info@cedricverdier.com
Reports have been
compiled by Richard Dreher – International Safety Director