Intermediate Freediver 3 Day Course

Service Description

This program teaches freediving techniques for comfortable enjoyment in the aquatic world to depths of 40m/132ft. You will also practice Static Apnea to help develop your breath-holding abilities and in-water comfort. Included in the course fee. • eLearning and student manual • certification card • 6 to 1 instructor student ratio Your PFI Intermediate Freediver course will cover topics such as: Safety and buddy procedures Proper ventilation for gas saturation and volume Equipment for freediving Psychological aspects of freediving Detailed physics and physiology of freediving Confined-water static apnea development Open water constant ballast development Techniques for intermediate freediving Is this course for you? You have basic experience in scuba, freediving, and/or spearfishing You’re interested in freediving in the 25-40m/80-132 feet range You’d like to learn to hold your breath between 3-5 minutes You want to know the physiology and physics that affect you during your freedives Format/Duration 3 days Classroom Sessions eLearning Confined Water sessions Open Water sessions The schedule of these sessions vary slightly by location. Prerequisites Freediver course or equivalent. Experience with freediving, spearfishing, or scuba diving (general comfort in the water) You have basic freediving experience and can achieve depths anywhere from 6–30m/20–99 feet with relative comfort You have a breath-hold time of around one minute or longer Good health and fitness—check the PFI Medical Form 12 years of age with guardian permission Constant Ballast of 6 meters/20 feet Course Components Classroom, eLearning (must attend all classroom teaching sessions) Stretching and equalizing workshops CO2 and O2 training workshops Watermanship and Stamina Swim test Survival float Confined Water Minimum of four consecutive static breath-holds without any hypoxic symptoms minimum 3:00 Recovery breathing and coaching Negative Pressure dives Open Water Recovery breathing and coaching for buddy Eight constant ballast dives reaching minimum 25m/82ft using proper entrance and exit Emergency rescue and problem management, surface and underwater Including LMC, blackout at surface and underwater Full mask flood and ascent from 10m/33 feet Eight free immersion dives to 25m/82 feet Weight belt removal and ascent from 10m/33 feet