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Ginnie Springs is a privately owned park that has been in operation since 1976.  Ginnie Springs is a popular location for camping, tubing, swimming, snorkeling, diving, canoeing, and kayaking. Ginnie Springs has a large on-site dive shop with an air fill station and rental gear.  There are many springs on the property, with Ginnie Spring and Devils Spring being the most popular.

Ginnie Spring, also known as “The Ballroom” is a fairly large cavern with a sandy bottom and substantial out-flowing current.  The maximum depth of the site is appropriately 50ft and the crystal clear water remains 71 degrees Fahrenheit year round.  The park allows open water divers to explore the cavern, however all divers should seek proper training before venturing into an overhead environment.  Access to the cave beyond is blocked by a welded steel grate that was installed in the mid 1970s.

Devil’s Cave is one of Florida’s most popular cave diving sites.  The cave’s tremendous outflow of water keeps it crystal clear even when river levels are at near flood stage.  The cave has two entrance points, Devil’s Eye, and Devil’s Ear.  Devil’s Cave has miles of  beautiful passage that are accessible by swimming or by Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV).  Devil’s Cave has passages that are well-suited for properly trained for side-mount, back-mount, no-mount, and rebreather divers.

Jug Spring, also known as Blue Hole, is a beautiful sidemount cave located in Ichetucknee Springs State Park, open to certified cave divers from October through March. The cave itself is relatively small (550 feet of penetration); however, it boasts some of the most beautiful passage in North Central Florida.

The dive begins with a 40-foot descent from open water, into the cavern entrance. On sunny days, light rays dance through the water creating a fantastic visual experience in the entrance chamber. The cave begins at the end of the light zone in the Blue Room and immediately presents divers with the first of two sidemount restrictions. Just beyond the horizontal bedding plane the cave opens into a large room (the Gray Room) with a sand and clay floor. Next, the cave passage funnels into a tight area with sand that sparkles in the light, hence the name Diamond Sand Restriction. Beyond this point, the cave remains relatively large until the line and the cave terminate.

The walls and ceiling are mostly black in color and the floor transitions between clay and sand. There is moderate to heavy water flow throughout the system. Jug Hole has one jump that leads to an impossibly small bedding plane. The line disappears through a tiny opening which marks the end of the road for most cave divers. The Loft Room is located on the main line just beyond the jump and is a personal favorite. Atop the large clay hill in the middle of the room, close inspection reveals hundreds of tiny bones from catfish that fell prey to the hungry resident eel.

Jug Hole is a truly magical place that deserves the utmost respect. Dangling gear, improper trim and poor buoyancy can lead to  irreversible damage. Be sure that your skills are up to speed and your configuration is clean before venturing into this system.

At Superior Dive Training we believe that individuals should have the right to choose a configuration that suits their needs, desires, and limitations.  Students may complete any of our TDI training programs (with the exception of Sidemount Diver and Sidemount Cave Diver) in either backmount or sidemount configuration.  In our opinion, each configuration has a unique set of strengths and allowing students the flexibility to optimize for the environment is in the best interest of all parties.  For those who wish to save their backs or have sustained back injuries in the past, utilizing sidemount may afford them the opportunity to technical dive instead being stuck on shore.

If you would like more information about the strengths of each system and its ideal environment, feel free to contact us.  If you need any assistance, we are always happy to help!  We look forward to working with you, regardless of your configuration preference.

The TDI Intro to Technical Diving course introduces students to the world of technical diving. This course is designed as an introductory course to the TDI Advanced Nitrox course and the TDI Decompression Procedures Course. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with technical equipment configurations, to enhance open water diving skills (such as buoyancy, trim, and situational awareness), and to introduce students to advanced gas planning techniques within a no-decompression context.

This course is designed to teach certified divers how to safely utilize side-mounted primary cylinders as an alternative to the traditional back-mounted configuration. This course can be combined with other TDI courses such as: Decompression Procedures, Extended Range, Trimix, Advanced Trimix and Advanced Wreck. If combined the standards for both courses must be met.

The purpose of the TDI Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) course is to familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems, and hazards of using DPVS. Upon completing the TDI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Specialty training, the student should be able to: demonstrate comprehension of the practical knowledge necessary for DPV diving, properly plan and safely conduct DPV dives, and implement techniques and procedures to manage and minimize DPV diving hazards.

This is the entry-level certification course for recreational divers wishing to utilize enriched air nitrox (EAN) as a breathing gas. The objective of this course is to train divers in the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for using nitrox mixes from 22 through 40 percent oxygen content.

This course examines the use of EAN-21 through 100 percent oxygen for optimal mixes to a depth of 40 metres / 130 feet. The objective of this course is to train divers in the benefits, hazards and proper procedures for utilizing EAN-21 through 100 percent oxygen for dives not requiring staged decompression. TDI Decompression Procedures or Intro to Tech may be combined with this course.

This course examines the theory, methods and procedures of planned stage decompression diving. This program is designed as a stand-alone course or it may be taught in conjunction with TDI Advanced Nitrox, Advanced Wreck, or Extended Range Course. The objective of this course is to train divers how to plan and conduct a standard staged decompression dive not exceeding a maximum depth of 45 metres / 150 feet unless taught in conjunction with the TDI Extended Range Course. The most common equipment requirements, equipment set-up and decompression techniques are presented. Students are permitted to utilize enriched air nitrox (EAN) mixes or oxygen for decompression provided the gas mix is within their current certification level.

This course provides training and experience required to competently utilize air for dives up to 55 metres / 180 feet that requires staged decompression, utilizing nitrox mixtures or oxygen during decompression. The objective of this course is to train divers in the proper techniques, equipment requirements, and hazards of deep air diving to a maximum of 55 metres / 180 feet utilizing nitrox mixtures or oxygen for staged decompression.

The TDI Trimix course provides the training required to competently and safely utilize breathing gases containing helium for dives that require staged decompression, utilizing nitrox and / or oxygen mixtures during decompression to a maximum depth of 60 metres / 200 feet. The objective of this course is to train divers in the benefits, hazards and proper procedures of utilizing custom oxygen / helium / nitrogen mixtures as breathing gases. Gas mixes are not to have any less than 18 percent oxygen (O2).

The TDI Advanced Trimix course provides the training required to competently and safely utilize breathing gases containing helium for dives that require staged decompression, utilizing nitrox and / or oxygen (O2
11.2 Qualifications of Graduates ) mixtures during decompression to a maximum depth of 100 metres / 330 feet. The objective of this course is to train divers in the benefits, hazards and proper procedures of utilizing custom oxygen / helium / nitrogen mixtures as breathing gases.

This course provides the training required to allow candidates to competently and safely blend nitrox gas. The objective of this course is to train candidates in the proper techniques, equipment requirements and hazards involved in blending nitrox gases for recreational scuba.

This course enables the successful candidate to engage in the blending of oxygen and helium based gasses. The objective of this course is to train candidates in the proper procedures needed for the preparation and blending of high quality nitrox and trimix gases for use in technical diving.

This course is designed to develop the minimum skills and knowledge for cavern and overhead environment diving within the limits of light penetration; in addition outlines specific hazards associated with cave diving. The cavern diver course is not intended to provide instruction for cave diving environments. The objective of this course is to train divers in the proper planning, procedures, techniques and hazards of cavern diving.

This course is an introduction to the basic principles of cave diving utilizing a single primary guide line. Introductory cave diving is the second level in the development of safe techniques for cave diving, directly building upon the cavern diver course. This introduction to cave diving is not intended to train divers for all facets of cave diving. The objective of this course is the perfection of skills taught in the cavern diving program, in addition to the adoption of additional techniques and procedures required for elementary cave dives.

This course is the third stage of training in the series of Cave Diver development program. Advanced cave dive planning, the practical execution of different types of cave systems and scenarios divers encounter are presented. This cave diving course is not intended to prepare divers for evaluating all facets of cave diving. The objective of this course is to expand and critique previous skills accomplished in the Cavern and Introductory Cave Diving programs. Emphasis is placed upon dive planning and skill perfection through actual cave penetration.

This course provides training and experience to competently conduct advanced wreck dives. This program includes penetration skills and techniques. The objective of this course is to train divers in the proper techniques, equipment requirements and hazards of wreck diving. Advanced Wreck Diver courses are primarily conducted in the Florida Keys on the wrecks of the Spiegel Grove, the Duane, and the Vandenberg.