Your PFI Basic Freediver course will cover topics such as:
- 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 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
Format/Duration
This course is taught by highly trained PFI Instructors at locations all over the world. The PFI Basic 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 Basic Freediver course are:
- 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
Watermanship and Stamina
- Swim test
- Survival float
- Snorkel skills
Confined Water
- 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)
Equipment Used:
- Mask, snorkel, fins
- Appropriate exposure protection
- Weight system
- Timing device or freedive computer
How to take this course!
- Available as an Online Course: Start eLearning today!
- To find a local Dive Center: Click here!
- Find your local PFI Instructor: Click here!
- Course Cost: $119.95 USD for eLearning only. Pool and open water training not included. Contact your local dive center for full course cost.
