Advanced Freediving Safety

The course begins in the classroom and moves into open water for rescue-specific drill training. It is designed for responsible freedivers and spearfishermen who want to strengthen their safety and rescue ability beyond the basics while learning additional protocols used in advanced training, challenging environments, and a range of freediving styles, including competition.

Advanced Freediving Safety is also a required step for candidates entering the FII professional path

• Freediving safety and problem management
• Evaluation and progress in freediving performance
• Self-rescue techniques
• Freediver retrieval systems
• Decompression sickness and procedures specific to freediving
• Event-specific safety protocols

Course Duration:
1-day course, including a minimum of 4 hours of academics and 2 hours of open water training.

Prerequisites:
Minimum FII Level 1 Freediver or FII Junior Freediver (if applicable) or Waterman Survival EXTENDED certification or equivalent

Age Requirement:
Participants must be at least 16 years old.

Equipment:
Wetsuit, mask, freediving fins, snorkel, weight belt, weights, freediving computer, lanyard.

Learning Materials:
FII Advanced Freediving Safety Manual and Workbook