Workshop Master Freediver Kurs

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

Requirements

Brevet Requirements: The participant should have completed the first level "Advanced Free Diver (Level 2)" of the Apnoe-King Academy, but the participant should be able to complete a distance of 200 meters in any swimming style without fins in. 5 minutes and 10 minutes of floating on the surface (unassisted), with hands (not arms) out of the water. Participants do not have to be scuba divers.

Minimum age: 18 years

Workshop duration: 3 days

Required equipment

• mask, snorkel, normal or Apnoe fins, watch and depth gauge or a freediver computer
• for open water training a wetsuit, weight belt and weights
• Furthermore, a medical certificate of fitness for diving is required

Workshop price: 449 €

Description and aim of the workshop

Participation in this program is the first step into the professional activity of freediving. The Master Freediver plays a key role in the proper and successful operation of a freediving base. Through the training he will gain valuable experience that will help him in his preparation first as a Free Diver Assistant Instructor and then as a Free Diver Instructor. Proper behaviour, preparatory training, appropriate knowledge and use of proper equipment are the necessary conditions for successful performance of duties and gaining experience.

Upon completion of the workshop, the participant should be able to do the following:

• Hold his/her breath at the water surface for 3 minutes (Static Apnoe).
• 60 meters of distance diving (dynamic Apnoe)
• 25 meters deep diving (with weights)
• 10 meters of deep diving (without mask, fins) including 10 seconds of dwelling on the bottom

Upon completion of the workshop, the participant will receive a certificate of attendance/certificate from the Apnoe-King Academy.

Theory

• Physics (gas laws)
• Principle of Archimedes
• Buoyancy
• Breathing
• Gas exchange in the lungs
• Gas exchange in the tissues
• Cardiovascular
• Anatomy of the heart (ventricular sinus)
• Injuries due to weight
• Decompression sickness
• Emergency procedures
• Preparations before diving
• Special forms of free diving
• Deep diving 25m and deeper (special features)

Open water training

The practical part is divided into two parts:

1. Part

• Preparation of the team for freediving from a boat
• Preparation and installation of vertical ropes
• Apnoea diving to a depth of 25 m with ten seconds stay on the bottom
• Apnoea diving without mask and fins to a depth of 10 m with ten seconds stay on the bottom
• Organizational - / safety aspects, as well as the supervision of the diver during the whole procedure

2. Part

• First aid measures
• Missing diver
• Conducting the research
• Research techniques
• Rescue-/emergency procedures