AIDA Level 2 Freediver

Description

• Prerequisites:
  • Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
  • Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or at least 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
  Requirements: 2 minutes STA, 40 meters DYNB, 12 meters CWTB, theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
  Minimum water sessions: 5

  The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.

  The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, Freediving Disciplines.

  INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISION

  Active AIDA Instructor or Higher

  KEY STANDARDS
  • Prerequisite certifications: None
  • Student to Instructor ratios for pool or confined water: 8:1 with a certified assistant 12:1
  • Student to Instructor ratios for open water: 4:1 with a certified assistant 6:1
  • Minimum Classroom Sessions (if teaching): 2 (minimum 3 hours total)
  • Minimum Knowledge Review Session (if self-study): 1 session of min. 90 min
  • Minimum Confined Water Sessions: 2
  • Max Confined Water depth: 5m
  • Minimum Open Water Sessions: 3 over at least 2 days
  • Max Open Water depth: 20m
  • The course should run over at least: 2.5 days