FREEDIVER
Discover the Freedom of Freediving
Full Course Information
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COURSE DETAILS:
If you want to explore the underwater world at your own pace, consider freediving. No prior course is needed to begin. Freediving emphasizes inner strength and discipline. The PADI Freediver course is your first step to experiencing the freedom of staying underwater as long as your breath allows.
About the Course
Explore the underwater world with the PADI Freediver course, your first step toward understanding why freediving is gaining popularity. No prior freediving experience is necessary.
Freediving emphasizes inner strength, discipline, and control. If you've always wanted to dive into the underwater realm quietly and on your own terms, for as long as your breath allows, then freediving is for you.
The PADI Freediver course consists of three main phases:
Knowledge Development: Learn freediving principles through independent study using PADI Freediver eLearning. Alternatively, your instructor may conduct classes if eLearning is unavailable in a language you understand.
Confined Water Session: Practice breath-holding techniques, static apnea, and dynamic apnea in a controlled environment. The goals for this session include achieving a static apnea of 90 seconds and a dynamic apnea of 25 meters (80 feet).
Open Water Sessions: Apply your skills in open water with free immersion and constant-weight freedives, ensuring proper buddy procedures are followed. The goal is to successfully perform a constant-weight free dive to a depth of 10 meters (30 feet).
Equipment
In the PADI Freediver course, you learn to use a mask, snorkel, and fins, and you may also use a wetsuit and weight belt. While gear designed specifically for freediving is best, you may be able to use snorkeling equipment you already own in this course.
What to Bring
Low-volume mask and J-style freediving snorkel
Freediving fins OR bifins (standard SCUBA fins)
A change of clothes
A secure swimsuit
Towels
Water and snacks
Notebook
Please note. While we supply equipment for the freediving class, it will be standard diving equipment. We recommend that all students bring their own freediving masks, snorkels and freediving fins. Use of a freediving wetsuit is also highly recommended.
Important Medical Information for Freediving and Mermaid Students
Freediving requires a certain level of health and physical fitness. If you have chronic medical conditions, are taking specific medications, or have recently undergone surgery, you may need written clearance from a physician before participating in any diving activities.
Please download and review the Diver Medical form before enrolling in a freediving or mermaid course to determine whether you'll need medical approval.
Please note: Instructors, Divemasters, and dive shop staff are not qualified to provide medical advice—only licensed medical professionals can assess your fitness for diving and provide medical clearance if necessary.
INCLUDED
Open water training with a certified PADI Freediver Instructor
Use of any remaining equipment needed for open water dives
Certification upon completion
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum age: 12 years old (Younger than 12? Kids aged 8+ can join the PADI Skin Diver course)
Adequate swimming skills
Good physical health
No prior experience with snorkelling, skin diving, or freediving is required
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
This course is made up of 2 components, you need both to complete the certification.
Your e-Learning is your self-study material from PADI and the training course is with our instructors at Pocna Dive Center. Contact us if you have any questions.
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Scuba diving equipment allows you to visit the underwater world by making it possible to breathe, see, and move comfortably while below the surface. It is important that all our equipment including our compressors are fully maintained and regularly checked for both your comfort and your safety. We want to make sure that you are fully comfortable and confident with our equipment. To help, we offer opportunities to practice in our on-site pool, or we provide refresher classes for experienced divers who haven't been in the ocean for a while.
Environmental Responsibility
At our center, we take this responsibility seriously. We are proud members of Green Finns and PADI Aware ambassadors. In addition, we collaborate with the Saving Our Sharks Foundation and run our own Ambassadors Del Mar initiative. This initiative is focused on providing children and fishermen on the island with the opportunity to learn about conservation and diving.
