PFI Freediver Course

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 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.

• 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

• 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

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

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

• Swimming or snorkeling experience
• Good health and fitness
• 10 years of age with guardian permission

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

• Mask, snorkel, fins
• Appropriate exposure protection
• Weight system
• Timing device or freedive computer

• Sign up for the PFI Freediver course online: Start eLearning today!
• eLearning = $125 USD 
• in-water training = $400