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