Diving Requirements

• No diver under the age of 18 is allowed to dive Paradise Springs
• A minimum certification of Advanced Openwater is required to dive Paradise Springs
• Any Instructor teaching at Paradise Springs must also be a Certified Cavern Diver or above.
• Advanced Openwater students must be with an Instructor who is at minimum a Certified Cavern Diver
• No one is allowed into the spring without being a Certified Diver and having signed a current liability waiver.
• No diver shall enter the cavern with less than 2,000psi / 135BAR tank pressure.
• All divers must observe “rule of thirds” and begin exiting the cavern with 2/3 of remaining gas supply.
• No diver shall go below 60 feet/ 18 meters unless advance certified.
• No solo diving.
• No diving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
• No open water style knives allowed. Only “Z knives” or non-pointed line cutters are allowed.
• No diving beyond the 100 foot /30 meters level unless cave certified and properly equipped.
• Each diver must be equipped with an alternate air source.
• Each diver must be equipped with a primary light and at least one backup light.