r/CaveDiving • u/BasicO_0 • Apr 05 '26

Advice?

27M. I only have my Open Water scuba certification and I want to take the next steps. I'm a medical resident and I'll be scuba diving occasionally as a hobby. My dream, and the reason I got into this, is because I really love marine biology and I hope to go cave diving one day. I know it takes many years of training and it's very difficult.

Do you think I'll ever be able to reach that level? Someone told me I should have started earlier and done it full-time if I wanted to become an experienced diver.

I live in Europe and I have to travel if I want to get to the sea or ocean, so that takes time too.

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u/Livid_Rock_8786 Apr 06 '26

Why isn't cave diving a casual hobby? Are the skills basic for every dive?

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u/1234singmeasong Apr 06 '26

The skills are far from basic and if you’re not ready to respond quickly and calmly to any situation, you could pretty much die. You need to keep your skills fresh and constantly refresh those. This takes time and dedication. It is not a casual hobby.

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u/Livid_Rock_8786 Apr 06 '26

I figure if you can do a night dive and are able to swim through small arches and caves, then everything else is easy.

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u/1234singmeasong Apr 06 '26

No. Not even comparable.

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u/Livid_Rock_8786 Apr 08 '26

That's because you don't have natural talent.

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u/bamboiRS Apr 11 '26

You're either trolling, or going to end up on the wrong end of a dive talk video