Description

The SSI Freediving Level 1 program is the best first step to take and certifies you to freedive with a buddy in open water to a depth of 20 meters!

Program Objectives
• The SSI Freediving Level 1 program is intended to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to safely participate in the recreational sport of freediving (breath-hold diving) autonomously with an equally- or more-qualified buddy, in environments and to a depth equivalent with their training.

II. Student Prerequisites
• Minimum age: 12 years old.
• Be able to swim

Medical form (Please note: You will need GP sign-off on this if you answer 'yes' to any of the listed medical issues).

NOTE: Freediving sessions may take place in confined or open water training environments.
III. Depth Limitations
• The Freediving Level 1 program has an open water depth limit of 20 meters.
• The maximum depth for students under the age of 15 during all training dives is 12 meters.

You will aim to achieve the following performance requirements:
• Dynamic (swim under the water at a shallow depth) with bi-fins for 30 meters, while demonstrating proper neutral buoyancy, start, finning, body position, turn and surfacing.
• Blackout Rescue of a victim with dynamic weights on.
• Loss of Motor Control (LMC) surface rescue.
• Dynamic Only arm stroke 15m.
• Mask removal (confined water).
• Static breath hold session in the water with no minimum requirements.
• Constant Weight Dive (CWT) to a minimum depth of ten (10) meters(20 meters maximum), while
demonstrating proper duck diving, finning, body positioning, line orientation, turn and surfacing techniques.
• Shallow Water Blackout (SWBO) rescue from ten (10) meters.
• Arm-stroke only ascent from ten (10) meters.
• Mask removal ascent from (10) meters.

Minimum Age: 12 

Amount of Academic Sessions: 4

Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions: 2

Amount of Open Water Sessions: 2

Maximum Training Depth: 20 m / 65 ft

Suggested duration: 16-20hrs, this includes some digital learning before the course, so please allow time for this.  Once you have booked we will contact you to get you signed up for SSI where you can access the digital learning materials.