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Cave Divers Association of Australia

Associations Organisation Scuba Diving (English)

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Company description The CDAA was formed in September 1973. At the time landowners throughout the Mount Gambier area of South Australia, were contemplating the closure of all holes to diving for fear of legal liability following a spate of diving fatalities in the water filled caves. With the forming of the CDAA, sinkhole divers hoped to prevent the wholesale closure of the dive sites by presenting a united voice in defence of their sport. They wished to indicate to landowners and the public at large that they were able to regulate their activities to acceptable standards of safety and training.
The newly formed CDAA set up a series of criteria and testing procedures. Initially these were a listing of all the popular cave diving sites divided into three different Categories based on their degree of difficulty. (This later expanded into the four levels of training - Cavern, Sinkhole, Cave, and Penetration - that now exist within the association). Cards were issued to divers to display to landowners to indicate their competency. The landowners gained confidence in the ability of the CDAA to produce safe divers and, as a result, the holes remained open.
The main aims and objectives of the CDAA are to foster the development, advancement, promotion, mapping, education, exploration, conservation, safety and research of underwater caves and related features.
CDAA Membership is available to all persons who complete a membership application form and are accepted for a CDAA entry level course (Cavern Diver). Members are required to abide by the CDAA regulations and to renew membership annually which includes payment of an annual membership fee. The National Committee consists of the National Director, Business Director, Publications & Records Director, Site Access Director and the Standards Director. The National Committee manages the day to day affairs of the association.
Training:
*Cavern / Sinkhole Diver Course
This course aims to develop the minimum skills and knowledge for cavern and sinkhole diving including the planning, organisation, procedures, techniques and problem solving required in a variety of cavern and sinkole diving situations
*Cave Diver Course
This course aims to familiarise Cavern and Sinkhole qualified divers with the theory and practical requirements necessary to safely undertake diving activities in a CDAA defined cave environment
*Penetration Diver Course
The aim of this course is to develop the minimum skills and knowledge for penetration diving including the planning, organisation, procedures, techniques, self reliance and problem solving in a variety of cave diving situations.
You can get more details bout each course on our website.
Location description: The CDAA categorises divesites on four different levels due to their level of technical difficulty when diving. To dive in a site of a particular rating you need to be trained and certified to that level. In addition, some sites require prior experience in other locations of the same rating before access is granted. The four categories are Cavern, Sinkhole, Cave and Penetration. Here is some of them:
*Gouldens Hole
Smaller sinkhole with some yabbies and fish, and thermoclines at 15 metres depth. Visibility usually good. Often used for training and courses. Permission must always be sought from DEH before diving.
*Horse & Cart
Eight metres of ladder required. Shallow water with algae, some tree debris, small fish in water, snakes in reeds and underbrush.
*Tea Tree
Eight metres of ladder required. Water cold and dark, much tree debris, shallow silty floor, eels.
*The Sisters
Two separate holes with landbridge.Visibility average, usually better in northern hole along wall, bottom is silty, car body, truck, cash register, bike in southern hole. Popular training site.
*Glenbawn Dam
Very large dam 22 KM long 1.5 to 2KM wide. Depth goes to 60 meters. Gradual drop from the shore being 1:10 for 50 meters from the shore. Water clarity from 3-6 meters. Drop 2 to 4 degrees gradient after 22meters. Warm in summer. Bottom composition is rocks,silt ,mud, trees.
*Burrinjuck Dam
This site has been tri-rated as Sinkhole, Cave and Penetration (depending on exact part of site). Water visibility is described as being 5-10m and when silted clears slowly. The temperature varies significantly between winter and summer and also between depths. Variations from 12 to 20 degrees at different times and levels are reported. The bottom composition is described as mud and silt, as would be expected in a dam.
*Piccaninnie Ponds
One of Australia`s most popular cave diving locations with a spectacular chasm dropping to great depths,a beautiful white cathedral and attractive aquatic weed growth in the clear water. Many native freshwater fish, eels and shrimp.
*The Shaft
Tiny tube entrance drops down into small lake chamber with huge underwater chasm. Visibility excellent. Impressive shaft of sunlight visible in late spring, summer and early autumn.
...and many more

Website: Preview http://www.cavedivers.com.au by Thumbshots.org http://www.cavedivers.com.au
Official website of the CDAA. Information on training, dive sites, site maps, news, instructors, products and photographs.

Contact information:

Phone: 0408 374 112
Fax: 03 9563 8594
Street Address:
PO Box 290
North Adelaide
South Australia
Australia
5006
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT + 9 Osaka, Sapporo, Tokio, Seoul, Yakutsk
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