Available Freediving Courses

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Your choice of which Course to take will depend on what you want out of your course. The more effort and resources you put in will generally define what you get back out. Maybe you only have one day and you only want a peek under the sea or you have two to three days and you want to really learn and explore more. 

You will do some NAUI “e learning “ on line in your own time before we spend up to a day out in the ocean and practise a little of what you learnt and check out some kelp environments.
Welcome to the wonders of the underwater world! The NAUI Snorkeler course is an entry-level program designed to educate snorkelers on the skills and knowledge to safely observe underwater attractions from or near the surface of the water. Maximum depth during training is 15 feet (5 meters). If you are looking to learn how to use basic snorkeling equipment or increase your comfort in the water while exploring, this is the course for you.

During your NAUI Snorkeler certification course you will learn about safety & problem management for apnea training, the function, use and care of snorkeling equipment, and proper techniques to comfortably explore on the surface and shallow water zone. Prerequisites include good health and swimming ability, and a minimum 6 years of age.

PFI Basic Freediver Certification 

This program teaches freediving techniques for comfortable enjoyment in the aquatic world to depths of 10m/33ft. You will also practice Static Apnea to help develop your breath-holding abilities and in-water comfort.

E learning and or classroom learning will include: 

Essential safety procedures for breath-holding at the Basic Freediver Level

Proper breathing techniques for freediving and snorkeling

Confined water skill development

Open Water skill development

Equalization for depth diving

Equipment for freediving

Some fundamental physics and physiology of freediving.

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Course Format:

Classroom Session/ and or E learning 

Pool session

Open Water session

Skills you will learn:

Safety skills as a buddy

Perform a 1:00 minute static breathhold in the pool with opportunity to increase to maximum capacity

Dive with proper technique to a max of 10 meters constant weight and free immersion with proper recovery breathing

Prerequisites:

Swimming or snorkeling experience

Good health and fitness

10 years of age with guardian permission

Course Components:

Classroom

Complete the manual or eLearning program

Attend all classroom teaching sessions

Stretching and equalizing workshops

Pool 

Minimum of four consecutive static breath-holds without any hypoxic symptoms minimum 1:00 minute

Recovery breathing and coaching

Optional: three dynamic performances

Optional: complete a minimum 10m dynamic apnea

Full Mask flood and ascent from depth

Open Water 

Recovery breathing and coaching

Six target constant weight dives reaching maximum 10m/33 feet

Four free immersion dives to a maximum 10m/33 feet

Emergency rescue and problem management (rescue scenarios)

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Course Cost:$119.95 USD for eLearning only.  Pool and open water training not included.  Contact us for Course Cost.

Prerequisites:

• Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
• Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop

Requirements: none
Minimum water sessions: 1

This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, duck dives and equalisation.
We will need just one day in total to spend a little time on briefing and theory and then go have an Ocean experience!
Typically one day duration. 

Prerequisites:

• Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
• Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or at least 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel

Requirements: 2 minutes STA; 40 meters DYN, 12 meters CWT, theoretical exam
Minimum water sessions: 5

The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.

The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, Freediving Disciplines.

Typically two to three days duration. This is the Certification that you will need if you plan on traveling and freediving outside the immediate area. 

Additional coaching as needed 

Pool Coaching