Learn to freedive down to a maximum depth of 20m/66 feet!
This program teaches fundamental freediving techniques for comfortable enjoyment in the aquatic world to depths of 20m/66ft. You will also practice Static Apnea to help develop your breath-holding abilities and in-water comfort.
Your PFI Freediver course will cover fundamental topics such as:
• Essential safety procedures for breath-holding at Freediver Level
• Proper breathing techniques for freediving and snorkeling
• Confined water skill development
• Open water skill development
• Equalization for depth diving
• Equipment for freediving and snorkeling
• The fundamental physics and physiology of freediving
Is this course for you?
• You’re interested in learning the fundamental techniques of freediving
• You’re new to freediving
• You typically dive in the shallows
• You want to hold your breath longer
• You want to dive deeper
Format/Duration
This course is taught by highly trained PFI Instructors at locations all over the world. The PFI Freediver course includes, at a minimum:
• Classroom sessions
• Confined Water sessions
• Open Water sessions
Skills
Some of the skills a student will be able to perform at the end of the PFI Freediver course are:
- Safety skills as a buddy
- Perform a 1:30 static breathhold in the pool with opportunity to increase to maximum capacity
- Dive with proper technique to 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
- CO2 and O2 workshops
Watermanship and Stamina
- Swim test
- Survival float
- Snorkel
Confined Water
- Minimum of four consecutive static breath-holds without any hypoxic symptoms minimum 1:30
- Recovery breathing and coaching
- Optional: Three dynamic performances
- Optional: Complete a minimum 25m dynamic apnea
- Manage LMC, blackout on surface and underwater
Open Water
- Recovery breathing and coaching
- Six target constant ballast dives reaching minimum 10m/33 feet
- Four free immersion dives to a minimum depth of 10m/33 feet
- Emergency rescue and problem management (rescue scenarios)
- Managing an LMC and blackout on surface and underwater blackout
- Full mask flood and ascent from depth
Equipment Used:
- Mask, snorkel, fins
- Appropriate exposure protection
- Weight system
- Timing device or freedive computer
This course should be viewed as a minimum requirement for everyone participating in any form of freediving.