Course Descriptions:
1 Star Course
The purpose of the AIDA * Freediver course is to familiarise freedivers with the skills, knowledge, basic safety procedures, techniques and enjoyment of breath hold freediving. Students will learn the very basics of freediving, like what is freediving all about, what equipment is needed and how to get started. It also covers the main risks and how to counter them. You will learn the basics of diving in the pool as well as open water. Students will be introduced to the main competitive categories of freediving including Static Apnea, Dynamic Apnea and Constant Weight freediving. AIDA * is recommended for students with no previous diving experience.
Basic course outline:
Maximum Depth 10 metres
The one star course covers a lot of the 2 star theory and practice. So we will teach the whole 2 star course instead, (which includes an exam), and then give either a 1 or 2 star certification depending on performance.
You don’t have to be a 1 star freediver in order to do the 2 star course, but after 2 star you have to do each level.
The other option is to do the 2 star course and if you can’t reach performance requirements you can come back another time and do ‘freediver development’ programs that are cheaper and help you to get to the 2 star levels.
Price of Course: 2,110 AED
2 Star Course
The AIDA ** freediver course is the foundation freediving course covering the necessary skills and knowledge for a non competitive recreational freediver to safely freedive with or without a guide line. It is designed to be a freediving beginners course for students who are already confident and happy in the water. The purpose of the course is to familiarise the student with the skills, knowledge, planning, organisation, safety procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of breath hold freediving. Students will be introduced to the basic disciplines of freediving; Static Apnea, Dynamic Apnea and Constant Weight freediving.
The course is NOT aiming toward competitive freediving and shall not include competition rules and regulations. The static and dynamic sessions are to be used to teach breathing, relaxation, finning and safety techniques. In the OW sessions the student will use the skills they have learned in the pool sessions and will combine these with the basic skills of OW freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning.
Basic course outline:
Maximum depth 20 metres – minimum 16 metres
This course covers more knowledge development, and is taught to the standards required, this takes 3 ½ – 4 hours. There is also an exam which takes 20 mins- an hour depending on ability. It can be either taught in 1 long session, or in 2-4 sessions.
Static session/ Dynamic session.
This can be taught together in the pool. We should allow at least 2 hours, maybe up to 3 if there is a large group. Or they can be 2 separate sessions
2 Open water sessions off a boat
Price of Course: 2,430 AED
3 Star Course
This course is designed to continue a freediver’s training beyond the level of AIDA ** Freediver. It introduces more advanced concepts and techniques of especially deep diving. The students will come to learn what physiological and physical aspects allow or limit our diving performance. The students are encouraged to take more responsibility and increase their awareness of them selves and their dive buddy. They will learn how to train effectively and performance oriented and learn advanced drills and equalisation techniques.
The aim of this course is to help the student freediver develop the skills and knowledge necessary to plan and participate in freediving activities, independently with similarly experienced freedive buddies.
Basic course outline:
Maximum depth 30 metres – minimum 24 metres
The Knowledge development takes a while, about 4-5 hours, plus an exam. This is done over two days as it is quite intense.
Static/ dynamic sessions
Again, this can be done at one time, although sometimes for the 3 star it is better as 2 sessions, lasting 2 hours for the static and 1-2 for the dynamic
Open water training- 4 sessions over at least 2 days – a minimum of 4 days to complete the course.
Price of Course: 3,080 AED
