Description
Designed to refine and improve your freediving skills, allowing you to progress slowly while learning how your body performs during apnea (suspension of breathing).
Achieving a new freediving time or reaching a new depth is an incredible feeling. It satisfies that very personal desire to do your best and be proud of what you can accomplish. The PADI Advanced Freediver course is designed to fulfill that personal need to refine and improve your freediving skills, allowing you to progress slowly while learning how your body performs during apnea.
To enroll in a PADI Advanced Freediver course, you must be at least 15 years old and hold a PADI Freediver certification (or a qualifying certification from another freediver organization). It is recommended to have Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months. If you want, you can complete this training course with your instructor.
One Instructor for every 4 Students with a total duration of 3-4 days.
The PADI Freediver course consists of three main phases:
- Knowledge development about advanced freediving techniques and equipment. You’ll study independently using the PADI Freediver eLearning (or your instructor may conduct class sessions if not available in your language).
- Confined water session to learn stretching and relaxation techniques as well as refine static and dynamic apnea. Goal – static apnea of 2 minutes, 30 seconds (2 minutes for freedivers younger than 18) and dynamic apnea of 50 metres/165 feet (40 metres/130 feet for freedivers younger than 18)
- Open water sessions to practice deeper free immersion and constant weight freedives, along with additional buddy procedures and rescue techniques. Goal – constant weight freedive of 20 meters/65 feet (15 metres/50 feet for freedivers younger than 18) for certification + dives down to 24m if the student feels comfortable.
Content
Our PADI Freediver course includes:
- PADI eLearning® program
- Rescuing a Blacked-Out Freediver + Lifeguard Towing + Exit + CPR
- Student manual + notes
- Free diving equipment provision for the duration of the course
- Underwater Filming and Class Session Video analyzing for skills assessment
- Knowledge review and final written assessment
- PADI Global Organization Certification
- Free lifetime consultation
The Two Knowledge development class sessions include:
- Advanced Freediving Equipment and Proper Use
- Advanced Physiology of Freediving
- Advanced Middle ear Pressure Equalization Techniques – Frenzel Equalization
- Advanced Relaxation Techniques
- Advanced Breathing Techniques
- Advanced Underwater Swimming Technique
- Advanced Freediving Techniques – Static Apnea(STA), Dynamic Apnea(DYN), Constant Weight Diving(CWT), Free Immersion Diving(FIM)
- Advanced Buddy Procedures
- Rescuing a Blacked-Out Freediver from 10m + Lifeguard Towing + Exit + CPR
- Open Water Session Videos analyzing for skills assessment
- Tables Training
The Three Practical sessions include:
- Putting On – Using – Removing Advanced Freediving Gear
- Advanced Relaxation Techniques
- Advanced Breathing Techniques
- Advanced Middle ear Pressure Equalization Techniques – Frenzel Equalization
- Advanced Underwater Swimming Technique
- Skills Development in Static Apnea(STA), Dynamic Apnea(DYN), Constant Weight Diving(CWT), Free Immersion Diving(FIM)
- Advanced Buddy Procedures
- Rescuing a Blacked-Out Freediver from 10m + Lifeguard Towing + Exit + CPR
- Tables Training
Participation requirements
Documents and conditions of participation:
- The participant must be over 15 years old
- The participant must hold a PADI Advanced Freediver certification (or a qualifying certification from another freediver organization)
- PADI Advanced Freediver Program Statement of Risk and Liability/
Non-agency Acknowledgement Form EU Version - PADI Advanced Freediver Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding
- PADI Advanced Freediver Medical History Form
- Physicians Written Clearance to Freedive issued within the 12 months prior
- All required Forms signed by parent/guardian and child for those under 18
years old.