TS 13093

TS 13093 is a vocational standard for the guide and instructor of cave diving. It defines the professional role, the expected qualifications, and the assessment framework for someone who leads and trains in cave-diving settings. The title and scope indicate a focus on the guide/instructor function within marine cave diving.

Guiding and teaching in cave-diving environments

Cave diving is a highly specialized form of diving because enclosed passages, limited exit routes, navigation challenges, and environmental hazards demand more technical discipline than open-water diving. In that setting, a guide and instructor does more than accompany divers: the role also involves planning for the participants’ level, awareness of equipment, route knowledge, and controlled execution. This standard identifies the occupation in that specific professional context.

From a general technical perspective, cave-diving instruction typically revolves around gas management, communication, line use, emergency awareness, and movement that minimizes disturbance to the environment. Guiding focuses on managing the group, evaluating conditions, and directing participants so the dive remains controlled and organised. TS 13093 provides a framework for the profession’s name, scope, and assessment approach; it does not, in this listing, present the full clause-by-clause content of the standard.

• The occupational focus is cave-diving guidance and instruction.
• The scope points to duties in a marine cave-diving context.
• The document is tied to professional qualifications and assessment.
• The title defines a technical specialty role; detailed methods and equipment rules are not stated here.