PFI INTERMEDIATE FREEDIVER

November 11-14th

- Learn to freedive down to a maximum depth of 40m/132 feet! -



National Record Holder - Shell Eisenberg

The PFI Intermediate Freediver course instructs competent and comfortable freedivers in essential safety and problem management for breath-hold diving, with a high emphasis on proper technique development. This program also includes details on training and equipment for diving to depths of 40 meters/132 feet. Your instructor will thoroughly cover the following topics:

• Intermediate Safety and Buddy Procedures

• Proper Ventilation (breathing) for Gas Saturation and Volume

• Equipment for Performance Freediving

• Psychological Aspects of Freediving

• Detailed Physics and Physiology of Freediving

• Confined-Water Static Apnea Development

• Open-Water Constant Weight Development

• Techniques for Intermediate Freediving

IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?

• You have basic experience in Freediving and/or Spearfishing

• You’re interested in freediving in the 25-40m/80-132 feet range

• You’d like to learn to hold your breath between 3-5 minutes!

• You’re not sure of extended freediving physiology or the physics that affect you during your freedives and want to know the details

• You want to learn how to deep dive Safely

FORMAT / DURATION – 4-DAYS

This course has been taught by highly trained PFI Instructor Shell Eisenberg at locations all over the world. The PFI Intermediate Freediver course includes:

• Classroom Sessions

• 2 Confined-Water sessions

• 3 Ocean sessions

• Intermediate Freediving Manual

PREREQUISITES

• Basic Freediver or equivalent experience with Freediving, spearfishing or scuba diving (general comfort in the water)

• You’re comfortable with basic freediving and achieve depths anywhere from 6–30m/20–99 feet with relative comfort

• You have a breath-hold time of around 1 minute or longer

• Good health and fitness—check the Medical Form

• 12 years of age with guardian permission

• Constant Ballast (unassisted freedive) of 6 meters / 20 feet

WHAT TO BRING

For this course, each diver is responsible for bringing his or her own equipment. Equipment is also available for rent

• Mask & Snorkel

• Full Wetsuit (3mm)

• Weight-Belt

• Fins

• Timing device or Dive Computer

• All freedivers must have access to their own transportation and be prepared to drive up to 45 minutes to dive sites

COST

$745 + tax. The tuition price covers the following:

• Personalized instruction from a highly trained freediving specialist and national record holder Shell Eisenberg

• 1 Instructor/Assistant :  5 student divers ratio (in-water)

• ‘Intermediate Freediver Student Manual’

• Classroom Sessions with detailed knowledge development taught by an experienced freediving expert

• Confined-Water Sessions

• Open-Water Sessions

• Certification Card