Workshop Scandalopetra

Next course date: at Volos (Greece) / On demand

Practical part

Every training program should be conducted with an instructor and an assistant instructor - kolauzieri. The trainer will be in the water controlling the whole process both in water and out. The assistant kolauzieri will take care of the squat rope for diving and emerging with the trainee. The total number of trainees during the internship should not exceed four people. In the theoretical part there is no restriction of students as long as the capacity of the classroom and the audiovisual media are sufficient for the smooth and correct conduct of the course.

Workshop price: 449 €

FIRST LEVEL OF EDUCATION

First day

Theory

• History and philosophies of Skandalopetra
• The importance of proper breathing in free diving but also in life in general.
• Natural in free diving
• Absolute atmospheric hydrostatic pressure
• Boyle law

Second day

Theory

• Refraction, diffusion absorption
• Physiology the consequences of the law of Boyle
• in the air cavities (ears par nasal cavities metaphysical teeth lungs intestines.)

Third day

Theory

• Hypothermia hyperthermia
• Theoretical approach of the peculiarities that govern the free diving with sandstone.
• How do we hold the stone
• How do we dive?
• How do we guide the stone.
• We attach great importance to the safety rope that connects the diver with the stone rope
• The correct posture of the body for better hydrodynamics both for diving and for emerging
• Proper respiratory preparation before each dive.
• Each training day will include 4 dives for each trainee with a maximum depth of 10 meters on the first day and fifteen for the next two. In total we have three days of theoretical and three days of practical training. At the end of the course there will be a commemorative diploma.

SECOND LEVEL OF EDUCATION

In order to be able to take part in the program, one must have done 10 certified Skandalopetra dives. The program lasts 6 days: 3 theoretical and 3 practical courses. The theoretical part includes Henry's physical law, Charles law, Physiology, Pulmonary hyperplasia, air embolism, nitrogen anesthesia disease of divers. Hypercapnia subcapsular hyperventilation.

 The practical part includes relaxation techniques and breathing exercises. The maximum depth of diving with the stone reaches 25 meter.

THIRD LEVEL OF EDUCATION

At this level the trainee learns the management of the Skandalopetra rope. The assistant must hold the rope to understand if the trainee has left the stone. This means the completion of the dive and the immediate emergence of the student. Learns how to organize diving, how to use the boat and the safety divers so that we have the maximum possible safety in the realization of the effort. He also assumes the responsibility of completing the certify the diver's effort. 

The program also includes training in first aid, assisted breathing and technical rescue in case of black out or loss of vigilance in or out of water. The training program lasts ten days, five days of theory and five days of practical training. In the theoretical part, in addition to all the above, you repeat and analyze the knowledge that has been acquired from the previous levels of education. The trainee must prove their understanding of the knowledge with three ten-minute lectures which will take place at the end of the program. The first lecture will refer to the history and philosophy of the stumbling block. The other two will be decided by the program instructor. The practical part will take place in five days

In the practical part, the trainee must perform three dives with the sandstone at a depth of 35m, which is the maximum performance in the entire training program. The final exams will include the overall evaluation of the trainee from the final exam, his / her performance in the practical part and the effectiveness of the lectures. All this together and after he has completed 80% success and more than the trainee will have entered the family of Skandalopetra as an active member.

FOURTH LEVEL OF EDUCATION

At this level the trainee has completed his theoretical and practical training. In the theoretical part lasting 5 days he will teach teaching methods and methods of organizing and evaluating students. 

He will learn how to use the audiovisual media and how to make the most of the teaching time in the classroom.

He learns to organize and deliver lectures, arousing the interest of the class, using apt examples. He also teaches the correct use of the word, the fluctuation of the volume, the pauses and in general what you need in order to acquire all the supplies that a complete one need. In the practical part, he learns to observe and understand the anxiety and agony of the student and to take the necessary actions in order to avoid a diving accident. 

He learns the harmonious cooperation with the assistant Kolaouzieri and he has under his control all the practical training of the students. The trainee who can participate in the program must be over than eighteen years old and he has successfully passed the examinations at the previous levels of education. He must also has been a kolaouzieri assistant in ten free dives with Skandalopetra.

The Scandalopetra Organisation of Greece has set itself the goal of promoting the awareness and education of Scandalopetra and publicizing it beyond its borders.

PURPOSES

I. Protection of the marine environment and fauna by undertaking initiatives and interventions at national and international level.

II. Research, understanding and recording of scuba diving from every possible historical source, as well as its importance in the local

     history and the economic, social and cultural development of our place through the sponge.

III. The contribution to the rescue and development of the cultural stock, material and intangible, of Magnesia and island Greece in

      general, as far as the sponge societies are concerned during the Stone Age (way of life, work, equipment, boats, etc.).

V. Parallel actions and energies for the systematic utilization of the above material, with the organization of cultural, scientific,

    institutional, social and other events related to the region of Magnesia, but also events of national and international interest.

V. The publication-production of educational material (information folders, publications, books, CD ROMs, digital publications,

     etc.). Also the publication in any way and by any means (visual or audio), of information material, related to the training in

     underwater swimming with apnea and specialized in the sandstone.

VI. The creation of a body of volunteers with the aim of reviving the pumice stone at a competitive level.

WHY IS IT WORTH TRAINING SOMEONE IN THE SKANTALOPETRA

The training in free diving with sandstone is an excellent opportunity for the lovers of the liquid element and the lovers of the Greek tradition to learn and experience this primordial charm. Man, stone and water are three elements that come together in an effort

Hello those who do free diving as a sport is a good opportunity to work their equations following the speed of the stone. You can also easily gain the psychology of depth as both the descent and the ascent become without muscular effort. Even the cold reason to take

Heat protection works as an advantage which will pay off wearing after the uniform on your racing trips. Finally, I would like to point out that the most important thing is that we create a society of people with common interests in order to learn sports and entertainment through our many actions. We hope to accompany you on this journey.

WHO CAN BE TRAINED IN FREE DIVING WITH SKANTALOPETRA

In free diving, with Skandalopetra every man and woman over the age of 16 can be trained after first performing some basic skills:

• 50m swimming in any style 
• Floating for a minute with one hand out of the water. 
• Free diving without at 3 meters depth. For children aged 12 to 16 there is a special program which will be analyzed below

Completion of medical history. Each trainee has to fill in the special form in which you will state that the medical perfection of the student is a given.