The table below lists many of the elements of a cave dive that we must consider, the list is NOT exhaustive or totally complete.
| Cylinder Pressures | Cylinder Contents | Light Checks |
| Safety Drills in water | Long Hose Deployment | Valves Fully Open |
| Hand Signals Review | Dive Plan/Objectives Review | Appropriate Propulsion Techniques |
| Proper Use Of Reels | Avoiding Cave Damage | Etiquette Regarding Other Teams |
| Light Failures | Loss Of Buddy | Loss Of Line |
| Correctly Marking Lines | Gas Management | Complex Navigation |
| Landowner Relations | Restrictions, Line Traps | Main versus Offhoot Lines |
| Thermal Protection | Proper Hydration | Decompression Physiololgy |
| Golden Rule Of Cave Diving | Accident Analysis | Team Sequencing/Dimmer Lights |
| Gas Matching Dissimilar Volume Tanks | Sharing Primary Reels | Maintaining Team Cohesion |
| Back Referencing | Three Command Signals | Who Has Right Of Way? |
| Communicating With Lights | My Fifteen Second Rule | Line Entanglement |
| Following A Guideline | Primary And Secondary Tie-Offs | OOA Receiver/Donor |
| Set Maximums - Not Goals | Consider Least Experienced Buddy | Pace Yourself |
