AIDA 2 - Ocean Freediver

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This weekend course is our foundation freediving course covering the necessary skills and knowledge for a recreational freediver to safely freedive up to a maximum depth of 20 meters.

This course is for students who are already confident in the water, especially the ocean. It is ideal for confident swimmers, surfers, and scuba divers or simply for those who want to challenge themselves.  

Note that the AIDA 2 course includes AIDA 1, so you can start with AIDA 2. 

Includes all gear during class to use (wetsuits, fins, snorkels, weights), pool entry, boat trip to and from the dive site, underwater videos, and unlimited deep pool sessions to practice.

• Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
• Be able to swim at least 200m non stop without fins and at least 300m non stop with mask, fins, and snorkel.
• Have completed the AIDA Medical Form.
• Have completed the Liability Release form.

• 2 minutes STA
• 40 meters DYNB 
• 12 meters CWTB
• the theoretical exam-passing score is 75%

• On successful completion of this course, the student is awarded the AIDA 2 Freediver certification 
• On partial completion of this course, the student is awarded the AIDA 2 Pool Freediver certification 
• Registered on the AIDA website Education Online System (EOS).

The AIDA 2 course consists of three introductory phases:

1. Theory: The instructor will deliver a class in person focusing on knowledge development, including Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, and Freediving Disciplines. [240 mins]
2. Pool session:  a “confined water” session to teach relaxation, breathing, finning, and safety techniques. [240 mins]
3. Open water sessions: students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving, such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns, and use of buoyancy. [240 mins]

 Brisbane, Gold Coast

1 - 4 students